IDTLs’ perceptions of these processes and their outcomes
suggest the critical importance of certain team inputs, processes,
and emergent states in influencing desirable outcomes. While we
did not pursue structural equations modeling due to limitations in
our dataset, regression and correlation analyses provide some clues
as to which of these variables may serve as mediating variables, or
those that may account for the relationships observed between
antecedent variables and outcomes, and which may serve as
antecedent variables. Mapping these relationships provides
insights into the key drivers of process outcomes and areas for the
Forest Service and other natural resource management agencies
and organizations to consider for enhancing those outcomes.