THE APPLICATION OF GROUP DECISION MAKING PROCESSES TO THE MILITARY ORGANIZATION.

Abstract

The military on the American scene, comprises the largest and most complex organization known. Multitudinous decisions are necessarily an integral of such a system all the way from the basic unit, or level, on through the highest; both in war and in peace. Due to the possible impact on the lives of millions of Americans who comprise the military world, as well as the national security and the gross national produce, it is imperative that the best possible and most timely decisions be reached. In certain areas of responsibility, group-decision making techniques may allow a closer approach to this utopian state. Initially, an over-view of the group decision making process is presented as gleaned from available information on the subject. A typical military organization is described to serve as a model for this paper. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0475377

Entities

People

  • Riley D. Mixson

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Security

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  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design