Trust in Military Teams

Edited by Stanton (human factors, U. of Southampton, UK), this volume is a result of the work of the Human Resources and Performance Group Technical Panel on Human Aspects of Command of The Technical Cooperation Programme, the international organization within which the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand cooperate on military science and technology matters. The 12 papers presented address the role of trust in military team operations. The papers are organized into sections examining experimental studies into mood, personality, and training; multinational challenges for trust; and trust in technology. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Professor Neville A. Stanton holds a Chair in Human Factors and has published more than 150 international peer-reviewed journal papers and 20 books on Human Factors and Ergonomics. In 1998 he was awarded the Institution of Electrical Engineers Divisional Premium Award for a co-authored paper on Engineering Psychology and System Safety. The Ergonomics Society awarded him the President's medal in 2008 and the Otto Edholm medal in 2001 for his contribution to basic and applied ergonomics research. The Royal Aeronautical Society awarded him the Hodgson Medal and Bronze Award with colleagues for their work on flight deck safety. Professor Stanton an editor of Ergonomics and on the editorial board of Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science and the International Journal of Human Computer Interaction. Professor Stanton is a Fellow and Chartered Occupational Psychologist registered with The British Psychological Society, and a Fellow of The Ergonomics Society. He has a BSc in Occupational Psychology from Hull University, an MPhil in Applied Psychology from Aston University, and a PhD in Human Factors, also from Aston.