And much more importantly, many people lose their lives as a result of medical errors. So she wanted to understand this phenomenon and how you can reduce it.
更重要的是 許多人因為醫療事故而喪失 所以她想研究這一現象并尋找解決之道
And she was working with Richard Hackman who's been doing work for decades on effective groups. Those of you who have taken his class, psychology 501, know him. If you haven't taken his class, put it on the top of your list.
她的導師是理查德·哈克曼 他當時已對有效群組研究了數十年 參加過心理學501號課程的同學應該認識他 如果還沒有參加過 不妨列為第一選擇
And he's done work on teams, on groups for many years. And what he found was there are certain conditions that if they are put into place in an organzation, the group is more likely to perform well. Certain conditions.
他對團隊和小組進行了多年研究 他發現在某些條件下 如果人們置身于某個組織 更有可能表現優異 某些條件

And what Amy Edmondson wanted to do in her dissertation was show that when hospitals implement Richard Hackman's advice, when they have the conditions that Richard Hackman talks about, such as a clear, engaging goal for the team, for the group, such as an enabling team structure, such as supportive organization, such as effective coaching.
所以艾米·埃德蒙森的論文想要證明 如果醫院采取理查德·哈克曼的建議 使用理查德·哈克曼說的條件 比如給予團隊明確可行的目標 建立有效的團隊結構 及時的組織支援 高效的訓練
When a group has these conditions in place, it will not only perform better, which is the research that Hackman illustrates for decades, they will also commit less medical errors.
當一個團隊具備了這些條件 就會表現得更出色 這也是哈克曼十幾年來的研究結果 而且會減少醫療事故
Very important research. So she did this research. It took her very long time. She went to the field, studied at hospitals.
這是項非常重要的研究 于是她著手研究了 花費了很長時間 進行實地調查 在醫院研究