Following the tragic loss of Columbia in early 2003, executives at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration implemented a simulation-based training program to facilitate the development of the Space Shuttle Mission Management Team (MMT). This article discusses the findings from an...

In this review, we conceptualize teamwork as the linchpin driving safety performance throughout an organization. Safety is promoted by teams through various mechanisms that interact in a complex and dynamic process. We press pause on this dynamic process to organize a discussion highlighting the...