Culture at Work in Aviation and Medicine ─ National, Organizational and Professional Influences

Concentrating on airline pilots and operating room teams, this book examines the influence of culture in the aviation and medical professions. The effects of professional, national, and organizational cultures are considered as they shape individual attitudes, values, and team interaction. The implications for error management, cultural conflict, and cultural psychology are specifically discussed. Helmreich and Merritt are affiliated with the Aerospace Crew Research Project at the University of Texas in Austin. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Professor Robert L. Helmreich is Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, USA and Director of the University of Texas Aerospace Crew Research Project. With his colleagues he has conducted research for the US Office of Naval Research, NASA, the FAA and several major airlines around the world, and with University of Basel/Kantonsspital Operating Room Human Factors Project. He served as an officer in the US Navy and gained his PhD at Yale University. Dr Ashleigh C. Merritt earned her PhD in psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, USA and also served as a postdoctoral fellow at the Aerospace Crew Research Project. An Australian by birth and attitude, Ashleigh now works with Jean PariA‥s safety and human factors consulting group, DAcdale, in Paris, France.