Comparing the organizational cultures of the Department of Defense and Silicon Valley / Nathan Voss, James Ryseff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Voss, Nate, author.

Ryseff, James, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

Research report (Rand Corporation)

Research Report (RAND Corporation)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporate culture--United States--Case studies.

Corporate culture.

Artificial intelligence--Government policy--United States.

Artificial intelligence.

Artificial intelligence--Military applications--United States.

Physical Description:

ix, 66 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corporation/National Defense Research Institute, [2022]

Summary:

The ability to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and capabilities is viewed as vital to the long-term success of the U.S. military and to the future of national security. Despite the importance of making AI advances, there are concerns that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is not well positioned to engage with the private sector and recruit top AI talent from U.S. technology firms. Unlike previous eras, DoD is no longer the primary driver of research and development investment in these types of advanced technologies. Instead, large software companies that derive the bulk of their revenues from nondefense sources employ the greatest reservoirs of AI talent and invest the majority of capital into improving their AI algorithms. Consequently, DoD has sought to collaborate more effectively with the software companies of Silicon Valley. Although differences in organizational culture are often cited as one of the reasons to be concerned about a potential civil-military divide over AI, no studies have empirically explored this possibility. Accordingly, the authors of this report mapped the organizational cultures of both DoD and Silicon Valley software companies to determine where the two communities have substantial differences and where they might find common ground.

Contents:

CHAPTER ONE: Introduction

CHAPTER TWO: Comparing Department of Defense and Silicon Valley Cultures

CHAPTER THREE: Method

CHAPTER FOUR: Analyses

CHAPTER FIVE: Analytic Takeaways

APPENDIX A: Keyness Analysis for Different Dimensions of Organizational Culture

APPENDIX B: Nonsignificant Stance Comparison Analysis Categories.

Notes:

"Prepared for the Office of Net Assessment ; Approved for Public Release ; distribution unlimited" -- Titler page.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9781977409652

1977409652

OCLC:

1330196385