Improvisation in Safety Critical Situations: An Analysis of Improvisation Incidents in Led Outdoor Activities

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Title: Improvisation in Safety Critical Situations: An Analysis of Improvisation Incidents in Led Outdoor Activities
Author/Creator: Trotter, M | Salmon, P M | Lenne, M G
Description: Introduction: Appropriate, effective improvisation can enhance organisations’ resilience in safety critical situations; however, conditions across work systems that influence improvisation are not well understood. This PhD aims to identify the factors influencing improvisation from a systems perspective. Method: 20 Critical Decision Method interviews were conducted with led outdoor activity leaders and the transcripts analysed using Leximancer™ software. Results and discussion: 35 concepts across 12 major themes were identified. The themes confirmed influencing factors identified in the literature (e.g. decision making, knowledge, situation awareness) as well as several important new themes (e.g. time and students). The concept map analysis demonstrates the important links between concepts and themes that will provide guidance for the construction of a systems model of improvisation.
Relation: 11th International Conference on Naturalistic Decision-making (NDM2013), Marseille, France 22-24 May 2013
Relation: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Naturalistic Decision-making / H. Chaudet, L. Pellegrin & N. Bonnardel (eds): pp.303-307
Relation: http://arpege-recherche.org/ndm-13
Year: 2013
Publisher: Arpege Science Publishing
Subject: FoR 1701 (Psychology) | decision-making | outdoor recreation | improvisation | systems safety | critical decision method

Collection(s): Research Publications
Resource Type: Conference Paper
Identifier: ISBN: 9791092329001
Rights: Copyright © 2013 Arpege Science Publishing. This paper is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non commercial-No derivative Works 3.0 licence. Authors retain copyright of their work.
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