Constructing context: How extreme teams adapt and thrive in isolation and confinement

Beschreibung

Extreme teams operate in high-stakes, high-risk environments where failure carries severe consequences, such as space exploration and search-and-rescue missions. While existing research has advanced understanding of team performance and resilience, it often relies on static, variance-based models that fail to capture the dynamic, non-linear nature of teamwork in isolation and confinement (ICE) environments. This ethnographic study adopts a practice-based, process-focused perspective to explore how teams in ICE contexts collectively make sense of, negotiate, and adapt to their environment. Conducted during a two-week simulated space mission in a high-fidelity analog habitat, the research employs participant observation, interviews, diaries, and photo-documentation to examine how teams synchronize temporalities, socially construct emotions, and interact with their material environment. Findings will contribute to theory by modeling the dynamic interplay between team practices and context, with practical implications for training, support systems, and habitat design in mission-critical settings.

Zeitraum	19 März 2026
Ereignistitel	85. VHB-Tagung: Responsible Innovation – Betriebswirtschaftslehre gestaltet Zukunft
Veranstaltungstyp	Konferenz
Ort	Göttingen, DeutschlandAuf Karte anzeigen
Bekanntheitsgrad	International