Modern military operations and equipment are extremely complex. Teamwork allows the group to perfect complex and complicated component operations that far exceed the capabilities of any individual working alone.

Slide 8 - Research of teamwork issues:

Sociological observation, psychological experiments & organizational evaluations

Peer-reviewed journals, academic textbooks & organizational evaluations

Multiple sources provide the best information

Suggested visual image: a research situation depicting a researcher and subjects, books and periodicals in a library, or a sociologist amongst a different cultural group]

Slide 8 Notes:

Sociological observation allows researchers to study teamwork by recording evidence of teamwork within different societies. Psychological experimentation allows researchers to study teamwork within structured situations and contexts. Organizational evaluations allow researchers to study the effects of different types of...

And Smith, D.K. (1992) "Why Teams Matter." The McKinsey Quarterly, No. 3. An example of an academic textbook on teamwork is: Hare, a.P. (1992). Groups, Teams, and Social Interaction. New York: Praeger. Many examples of sociological research are detailed in Macionis, J.J. (2003). Sociology. New Jersey: Prentice Hall/
References

Hare, a.P. (1992). Groups, Teams, and Social Interaction. New York: Praeger.

Katzenbach, J.R. And Smith, D.K. (1992). "Why Teams Matter." The McKinsey Quarterly, No. 3.

Macionis, J.J. (2003). Sociology. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.