| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 198 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Human factors in defence
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Human factors in defence.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Command and control systems -- Effect of technology on.
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Command and control systems. |
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Command and control systems -- Technological innovations.
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Command and control systems -- Technological innovations. |
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Command and control systems -- Evaluation.
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Command and control systems -- Evaluation. |
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Communications, Military.
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Communications, Military. |
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Technology -- Social aspects.
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Technology -- Social aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Walker, Guy.
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| Other Form: |
9780754672654 |
| ISBN |
9780754691914 (electronic book) |
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0754691918 (electronic book) |
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0754672654 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780754672654 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780754672654 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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