All Outputs (39)

A systematic review on conditions before and after training of teamwork competencies and the effect on transfer of skills to the clinical workplace. (2024)
Journal Article
WITTIG, J., KROGH, K., BLANCHARD, E.E., XING, K., KUSHNER, J., BICHMANN, A., FLIN, R., BRAZIL, V., GOLDHABER-FIEBERT, S.N., PAIGE, J. and LAURIDSEN, K.G. [2024]. A systematic review on conditions before and after training of teamwork competencies and the effect on transfer of skills to the clinical workplace. Simulation in healthcare [online], Ahead-of-Print. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1097/SIH.0000000000000809

The researchers conducted a systematic review to assess if any condition before- or after simulation-based training of teamwork competencies for healthcare professionals affects learning or transfer of skills to the clinical environment. The followin... Read More about A systematic review on conditions before and after training of teamwork competencies and the effect on transfer of skills to the clinical workplace..

Emergency management decision-making in a changing world: three key challenges. (2024)
Journal Article
BUTLER, P.C., FLIN, R., BEARMAN, C., HAYES, P., PENNEY, G. and MCLENNAN, J. [2024]. Emergency management decision-making in a changing world: three key challenges. Australian journal of emergency management [online], (accepted).

Managing emergencies is taxing for individuals due to the stress of making decisions in dangerous, high-stakes and time-constrained environments. These complex, dynamic environments also make it difficult to coordinate as other responders perform dif... Read More about Emergency management decision-making in a changing world: three key challenges..

Training to improve emergency management decision-making: what the research literature tells us. (2024)
Journal Article
MCLENNAN, J., HAYES, P., BEARMAN, C., PENNEY, G., BUTLER, P. and FLIN, R. [2024]. Training to improve emergency management decision-making: what the research literature tells us. Australian journal of emergency management [online], (accepted).

The importance of training for effective performance in high-stakes, high-risk work settings is well-known. Successful training is the systematic acquisition of skills, rules, concepts or attitudes that result in improved work performance. Simply exp... Read More about Training to improve emergency management decision-making: what the research literature tells us..

A review of cognitive aids and their application to emergency management in Australia. (2024)
Journal Article
PENNEY, G., BEARMAN, C., HAYES, P., MCLENNAN, J., BUTLER, P. and FLIN, R. [2024]. A review of cognitive aids and their application to emergency management in Australia. Australian journal of emergency management [online], (accepted).

Decision-making in disasters and major crises faced by emergency services globally is a difficult combination of science and art to master. To assist decision makers in these environments, a number of cognitive aids been developed and subsequently ad... Read More about A review of cognitive aids and their application to emergency management in Australia..

Naturalistic decision making and decision drivers in the front end of complex projects. (2023)
Journal Article
LAWANI, A., FLIN, R., OJO-ADEDOKUN, R.F. and BENTON, P. 2023. Naturalistic decision making and decision drivers in the front end of complex projects. International journal of project management [online], 41(6), article 102502. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2023.102502

Decision making plays a crucial role in the front end of projects, which is a critical stage for maximising the performance of complex projects. Although it has been suggested that project managers rely more on analytical approaches to decision makin... Read More about Naturalistic decision making and decision drivers in the front end of complex projects..

Organizational risk and the COVID-19 pandemic. (2023)
Journal Article
SOANE, E., FLIN, R., MACRAE, C. and READER, T.W. 2023. Organizational risk and the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of occupational and organizational psychology [online], Early View. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.12460

Reports of viral pneumonia began circulating in December 2019. COVID-19 was subsequently identified and declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation in March 2020. The disease's potency and transmissibility have led to infections and deaths a... Read More about Organizational risk and the COVID-19 pandemic..

Risk, the COVID‐19 pandemic, and organisations: extending, repurposing, and developing theory. (2023)
Journal Article
SOANE, E., FLIN, R., MACRAE, C. and READER, T.W. 2023. Risk, the COVID-19 pandemic, and organisations: extending, repurposing, and developing theory. Journal of occupational and organizational psychology [online], Early View. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.12461

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged and changed organisations. While the pandemic has brought opportunities for business in some sectors, such as information and communication, and for people who enjoy the flexibility they gain from home-based or hy... Read More about Risk, the COVID‐19 pandemic, and organisations: extending, repurposing, and developing theory..

Mindfulness and workplace safety: an integrative review. (2023)
Journal Article
LIU, Z., HOFF, K., BARANSKI, E., SNYDER, G., FLIN, R., LINDNER, P., and SPITZMUELLER, C. 2023. Mindfulness and workplace safety: an integrative review. Journal of organizational behavior [online], 44(8), pages 1263-1282. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/job.2705

Mindfulness has recently gained popularity in applied settings for the enhancement of workplace safety, especially in safety-critical occupations such as healthcare and construction. In this review, we synthesize existing research across disciplines... Read More about Mindfulness and workplace safety: an integrative review..

The development of the helicopter non-technical skills (HeliNOTS) behavioural marker systems. (2023)
Journal Article
HAMLET, O.E.D., IRWIN, A., FLIN, R. and SEDLAR, N. 2023. The development of the helicopter non-technical skills (HeliNOTS) behavioural marker systems. Ergonomics [online], 66(12), pages 2232-2241. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2023.2194591

Behavioural marker systems (observational frameworks geared towards the assessment of non-technical skills by way of behavioural markers) exist across a variety of high-risk occupations, however no identifiable system currently exists developed from... Read More about The development of the helicopter non-technical skills (HeliNOTS) behavioural marker systems..

Building a transdisciplinary expert consensus on the cognitive drivers of performance under pressure: an international multi-panel Delphi study. (2023)
Journal Article
ALBERTELLA, L., KIRKHAM, R., ADLER, A.B. et al. 2023. Building a transdisciplinary expert consensus on the cognitive drivers of performance under pressure: an international multi-panel Delphi study. Frontiers in psychology [online], 13, article 1017675. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1017675

The ability to perform optimally under pressure is critical across many occupations, including the military, first responders and competitive sport. Despite recognition that such performance depends on a range of cognitive factors, how common these f... Read More about Building a transdisciplinary expert consensus on the cognitive drivers of performance under pressure: an international multi-panel Delphi study..

Implementing human factors in anaesthesia: guidance for clinicians, departments and hospitals: guidelines from the Difficult Airway Society and the Association of Anaesthetists. (2023)
Journal Article
KELLY, F.E., FRERK, C., BAILEY, C.R., COOK, T.M., FERGUSON, K., FLIN, R., FONG, K., GROOM, P., JOHN, C., LANG, A.R., MEEK, T., MILLER, K.L., RICHMOND, L., SEVDALIS, N. and STACEY, M.R. 2023. Implementing human factors in anaesthesia: guidance for clinicians, departments and hospitals: guidelines from the Difficult Airway Society and the Association of Anaesthetists. Anaesthesia [online], 78(4), pages 458-478. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.15941

Human factors is an evidence-based scientific discipline used in safety critical industries to improve safety and worker well-being. The implementation of human factors strategies in anaesthesia has the potential to reduce the reliance on exceptional... Read More about Implementing human factors in anaesthesia: guidance for clinicians, departments and hospitals: guidelines from the Difficult Airway Society and the Association of Anaesthetists..

Human factors in anaesthesia: a narrative review. (2023)
Journal Article
KELLY, F.E., FRERK, C., BAILEY, C.R., COOK, T.M., FERGUSON, K., FLIN, R., FONG, K., GROOM, P., JOHN, C., LANG, A.R., MEEK, T., MILLER, K.L., RICHMOND, L., SEVDALIS, N. and STACEY, M.R. 2023. Human factors in anaesthesia: a narrative review. Anaesthesia [online], 78(4), pages 479-490. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.15920

Healthcare relies on high levels of human performance, as described by the 'human as the hero' concept. However, human performance varies and is recognised to fall in high pressure situations, meaning that it is not a reliable method of ensuring safe... Read More about Human factors in anaesthesia: a narrative review..

A critical evaluation of the role of human resources in the transition towards sustainable business practices in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. (2022)
Thesis
RICHARD-OSU, O.J. 2022. A critical evaluation of the role of human resources in the transition towards sustainable business practices in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2071784

Heightened pressure on those organisations that are to be held accountable for the impact of their processes on the societies and the environment in which they operate has resulted in sustainable business practices (SBPs) becoming a major area of foc... Read More about A critical evaluation of the role of human resources in the transition towards sustainable business practices in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria..

Conditions for learning non-technical skills (NTS) / teamwork competencies using simulation and transferring the learned skills to the clinical workplace. [Protocol] (2022)
Other
LAURIDSEN, K.G., BRAZIL, V., GOLDHABER-FIEBERT, S., FLIN, R. and PAIGE, J. 2022. Conditions for learning non-technical skills (NTS) / teamwork competencies using simulation and transferring the learned skills to the clinical workplace. [Protocol]. PROSPERO [online], Item number CRD42022320721. Available from: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42022320721

This research considers whether positive conditions, (e.g., manager/ leader/peer support; collaborative work culture, safety culture, post-training feedback (does this go with methods)/coaching post/ reinforcement/ practice/resources/staffing levels/... Read More about Conditions for learning non-technical skills (NTS) / teamwork competencies using simulation and transferring the learned skills to the clinical workplace. [Protocol].

Project managers' front-end decision making. (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
LAWANI, A., FLIN, R., ADEDOKUN, R. and BENTON, P. 2021. Project managers' front-end decision making. In Proceedings of the 2021 British Academy of Management conference (BAM 2021): recovering from COVID: responsible management and reshaping the economy, 31 August - 3 September 2021, [virtual event]. London: British Academy of Management [online], paper number 493. Available from: https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/#/event/1821/submission/493

In project management, Front End Loading (FEL) is a core work process before project authorization or sanction. This stage is where the extent of uncertainty is highest and if properly conducted with optimal decision making, it maximises the potentia... Read More about Project managers' front-end decision making..

State of science: models and methods for understanding and enhancing teams and teamwork in complex sociotechnical systems. (2021)
Journal Article
ROBERTS, A.P.J., WEBSTER, L.V., SALMON, P.M., FLIN, R., SALAS, E., COOKE, N.J., READ, G.J.M. and STANTON, N.A. 2022. State of science: models and methods for understanding and enhancing teams and teamwork in complex sociotechnical systems. Ergonomics [online], 65(2), pages 161-187. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2021.2000043

This state of the science review brings together the disparate literature of effective strategies for enhancing and accelerating team performance. The review evaluates and synthesises models and proposes recommended avenues for future research. The t... Read More about State of science: models and methods for understanding and enhancing teams and teamwork in complex sociotechnical systems..

Job insecurity during an economic crisis: the psychological consequences of widespread corporate cost-cutting announcements. (2021)
Journal Article
VAN EGDOM, D., SPITZMUELLER, C., WEN, X., KAZMI, M.A., BARANSKI, E., FLIN, R. and KRISHNAMOORTI, R. 2022. Job insecurity during an economic crisis: the psychological consequences of widespread corporate cost-cutting announcements. Occupational health science [online], 6(1), pages 1-25. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41542-021-00102-8

Economic crises, such as the one induced by the COVID-19 pandemic, and resulting widespread corporate cost-cutting, drastically alter the nature of work. Job insecurity represents a critical intermediate between the economic ramifications of an econo... Read More about Job insecurity during an economic crisis: the psychological consequences of widespread corporate cost-cutting announcements..

What use is technology if no one uses it? The psychological factors that influence technology adoption decisions in oil and gas. (2021)
Journal Article
ROBERTS, R., MILLAR, D., CORRADI, L. and FLIN, R. 2021. What use is technology if no one uses it? The psychological factors that influence technology adoption decisions in oil and gas. Technology, mind, and behavior [online], 2(1). Available from: https://doi.org/10.1037/tmb0000027

What use is technology if no one uses it? This question underscores the critical interaction between people and the technology, highlighting the importance of understanding the underlying psychological factors that influence technology uptake. This s... Read More about What use is technology if no one uses it? The psychological factors that influence technology adoption decisions in oil and gas..

Pilot is a pilot is a pilot? Exploration of effects of professional culture in helicopter pilots. (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
KAMINSKA, A., IRWIN, A., RAY, D. and FLIN, R. 2021. Pilot is a pilot is a pilot? Exploration of effects of professional culture in helicopter pilots. In Black, N.L., Neumann, W.P. and Noy, I. (eds.) Proceedings of the 21st congress of the International ergonomics association (IEA 2021), 13-18 June 2021, Vancouver, Canada. Lecture notes in networks and systems, 221. Cham: Springer [online], volume 3: sector based ergonomics, pages 682-690. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74608-7_83

Culture has been identified as a factor influencing the way people communicate and behave. Though often imperceptible by its members, cross-cultural interactions can lead to misunderstandings and conflicts. Despite ex-military and civilian trained pi... Read More about Pilot is a pilot is a pilot? Exploration of effects of professional culture in helicopter pilots..

What use is technology if no one uses it? [Video recording] (2021)
Digital Artefact
ROBERTS, R. and FLYNN, R. 2021. What use is technology if no one uses it? Building a technology adoption culture [Video recording]. Presented at RGU knowledge bites for business, 25 February 2021. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/4xa6r7ab

Innovation is set to play a significant role in building a sustainable future: for example, the oil and gas industry transitioning into an integrated energy sector. Yet in recent years, this sector has developed a reputation for being conservative an... Read More about What use is technology if no one uses it? [Video recording].