Stress as a Cause for the Tenerife Air Disaster

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The essay explains how there was a formal structure in place in the Tenerife incident where each person had a specific role to play and yet stress managed to complicate the situation. It goes into greater detail regarding the various elements of group dynamics including structure/status, hierarchy/roles, norms, leadership, cohesiveness and conflict.

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"In order for groups to function effectively, a structure must be in place. This structure may be formal or informal. In the Tenerife example, the structure was formal and followed a hierarchy in which each main player held a specific status and role. The airport controllers give direction to the pilots and coordinate movements of aircrafts. Aboard the plane, the captain was the designated leader (years of experience, decorations, and image added to his legitimate authority and control), and the copilot and engineer where his subordinates."

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