Command and control : the sociotechnical perspective / by Guy Walker ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Walker, Guy.

Series:

Human factors in defence.

Human factors in defence

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Command and control systems--Effect of technology on.

Command and control systems.

Command and control systems--Technological innovations.

Command and control systems--Evaluation.

Communications, Military.

Technology--Social aspects.

Technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Place of Publication:

Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Military command and control is not merely evolving, it is co-evolving. Technology is creating new opportunities for different types of command and control, and new types of command and control are creating new aspirations for technology. The question is how to manage this process, how to achieve a jointly optimised blend of socio and technical and create the kind of agility and self-synchronisation that modern forms of command and control promise. The answer put forward in this book is to re-visit sociotechnical systems theory. In doing so, the problems of 21st century command and control can

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; About the Authors; 1 Introduction; 2 Reconsidering the Network in NEC; 3 Some Effects of Certain Communications Patterns on Group Performance; 4 Complexity and Human Factors; 5 Dimensions of Live-NEC; 6 The Human in Complex Dynamic Systems; 7 Beyond NEC; 8 The Design of Everyday Networked Interoperable Things; 9 Conclusions; References and Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-315-57276-1

1-317-16404-0

1-283-01862-4

9786613018625

0-7546-9191-8

9781315572765

OCLC:

609852951