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dc.contributor.advisorAbdel-Fattah, Dina
dc.contributor.authorHoel, Marte Raknerud
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-14T12:59:23Z
dc.date.available2021-09-14T12:59:23Z
dc.date.issued2021-05-28
dc.description.abstractTeams operating in the Arctic are surrounded by hazardous environments, and therefore make decisions influenced by uncertainty. This case study aimed to gain an understanding of how risk and uncertainty influence team decision-making processes in hazard environments in the Arctic. To collect data, nine interviews from fishing vessels operating in the Barents Sea, as well as search and rescue crew members have been conducted in order to find commonalities and differences between environments operating in the Arctic. Three people with experience from search and rescue were consulted initially to address challenges within the field. A model focusing on team decision-making address five codes through a literature review. This review consists of 30 articles from the research fields of human behavior, psychology, business and health. These codes are elements in a team decision-making process, and consist of the terms shared mental models, trust, awareness, task management and time management. Also, communication has been identified in the data as importance for team decision-making. These codes all help obtaining optimal decision-making in teams, even when affected by uncertainty. The necessity of the role of the leader was also identified in the data. Interviewees stressed the importance of the leader being in charge, but also listening to crew members to secure safety and a good working environment. Further, to secure optimal team decision-making processes under uncertainty, each individual's risk perception much be taken into account. This perception regards to previous experience, but also how the team works together. As a result, the leader has great importance to establish a good work environment where each crew member can trust each other and communicate properly, by having shared mental models and a situational awareness in the given situation. The main findings in this research shows a differentiation between different teams operating in the Arctic. Nevertheless, the data shows similarities in teams when it comes to the leaders’ role in the team. The leader is in charge of making decisions, but the team members are, to some extent, welcomed to speak their mind and contribute in the decision-making process. Doing so will increase the communication about risk perception, which may contribute to safer operations and rescues. This thesis will hopefully be a small contribution to what team members should be aware of in decision-making processes in hazardous environments surrounded by uncertainty.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/22517
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherUiT Norges arktiske universiteten_US
dc.publisherUiT The Arctic University of Norwayen_US
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2021 The Author(s)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)en_US
dc.subject.courseIDSVF-3920
dc.subjectArcticen_US
dc.subjectTeam dynamicsen_US
dc.subjectDecision-makingen_US
dc.subjectUncertaintyen_US
dc.subjectRisken_US
dc.subjectTeamen_US
dc.subjectTeam decision-makingen_US
dc.subjectHazarden_US
dc.subjectSearch and rescueen_US
dc.subjectMaritimeen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Information and communication science: 420::Security and vulnerability: 424en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Informasjons- og kommunikasjonsvitenskap: 420::Sikkerhet og sårbarhet: 424en_US
dc.titleRisk and uncertainty in team decision-making - Case study in an Arctic contexten_US
dc.typeMaster thesisen_US
dc.typeMastergradsoppgaveen_US


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