<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Numerous studies have focused on identifying the relevant conditions and factors that can assure the effectiveness of a team. The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of some positive and negative aspects of the teamwork in the military, using as a starting point the components of a scientific instrument of research. Two of the particular features of the military organization were more detailed analyzed, due to the fact that they turn the potential strengths into weaknesses, and military leaders have to face with them: the formal power of the military leaders and the increased mobility of the military team members.</p></abstract>

Numerous studies have focused on identifying the relevant conditions and factors that can assure the effectiveness of a team. The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of some positive and negative aspects of the teamwork in the military, using as a starting point the components of a scientific instrument of research. Two of the particular features of the military organization were more detailed analyzed, due to the fact that they turn the potential strengths into weaknesses, and military leaders have to face with them: the formal power of the military leaders and the increased mobility of the military team members.

The Myth of Teamwork in The Military

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Numerous studies have focused on identifying the relevant conditions and factors that can assure the effectiveness of a team. The purpose of this paper is to...

The Myth of Teamwork in The Military

Published Online: Jul 25, 2017

Page range: 256 - 260

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/kbo-2017-0123

Keywords
team effectiveness, military team

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Myth of Teamwork in The Military

Published Online: Jul 25, 2017

Page range: 256 - 260

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/kbo-2017-0123

Keywordsteam effectiveness, military team

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
team effectiveness, military team