Command and Control · The Sociotechnical Perspective by Walker, Guy H. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements About the Authors 1 Introduction

Network Enabled Capability Where Did the Humans Go? Sociotechnical Theory Parallel Universes Matching Approaches to Problems What is the Network Enabling? An Interconnected Approach to Analysis From Theory to Practice Summary

2 Reconsidering the Network in NEC

Aims of the Chapter Rationality and Industrial Age Thinking The Irrationality of Rationality Network Enabled Capability Main Principles of Sociotechnical Theory Responsible Autonomy Adaptability Meaningfulness of Tasks Sociotechnical Systems Import and Export Steady States Equifinality Real-Life Sociotechnical Systems Organisational Interventions The Sociotechnical Legacy Contemporary Sociotechnical Systems Theory Summary

3 Some Effects of Certain Communications Patterns on Group Performance

Aims of the Chapter Introduction Method Procedure Results Summary

4 Complexity and Human Factors

Aims of the Chapter Human Factors Complexity The ‘Attribute’ View The Complex Theoretic View The Complex Systems Research View Command and Control Summary

5 Dimensions of Live-NEC

Aims of the Chapter Introduction Part 1: Developing the NATO SAS-050 Model Part 2: Exploring Live-NEC Using the Enhanced NATO SAS-050 Approach Space Modelling Results: Digitally Mediated Communications Results: Agility Summary

6 The Human in Complex Dynamic Systems

Aims of the Chapter Introduction Emergence Sensitive Dependence on Initial Conditions From Typology to Taxonomy Summary

7 Beyond NEC

Aims of the Chapter The Ultimate NEC Dimensions of Organisation Structure Beyond NEC NATO SAS-050 Derived Archetypes NEC versus Commercial Organisations NEC Benchmarked against Commercial Organisations NEC versus Civilian Command and Control NEC Benchmarked Against Civilian Command and Control NEC versus ‘Next Generation’ Organisations NEC Benchmarked Against Next Generation Organisations NEC versus Jointly Optimised Sociotechnical Organisations NEC Benchmarked against a Sociotechnical Organisation Summary

8 The Design of Everyday Networked Interoperable Things

Aims of the Chapter The Proposition(s) The Information Age Design Evolution Design Co-evolution Open Systems Behaviour Summary

9 Conclusions

Putting the Human Back into NEC Sociotechnical Principles for NEC System Design Visions of Success The Intervention of Last Resort

References and Bibliography Index