ABSTRACT
This chapter aims to propose foundations for a theory of fratricide causality based on a review of the existing literature. Core suppositions are drawn from current research into fratricide, each of which is explored in relation to prominent work within the wider Human Factors literature. Greitzer and Andrews continue the emphasis on the importance of expectations to fratricide incidents, suggesting that the impact of such expectations is heightened in situations of acute stress. Stanton and Stewart et al. put forward a theory of Distributed Situation, which states that SA is an emergent property arising from the interaction and coordination of agents within a system. The framework used by Wilson et al. has also been extended beyond an error identification tool to provide possible training strategies to mitigate teamwork breakdowns. The chapter focuses on the systemic evaluation of fratricide, research into the individual decision-making processes involved in fratricide has identified a number of interesting conclusions.
