THE BUCK STOPS NOT.

Abstract

A review is given of decision making behavior in the environment of a real-time air defense system. Man's place in such systems is discussed and are that rationale on which one allocates functions (decisions) between men and machines and decision avoidance behavior. In the general theory of bureaucracy, not making a decision is regarded as never being as dangerous to a man's position as making a wrong decision. The conclusion is that it may be said that the way to get ahead is to make only those decisions which superiors in the organization have already approved. This material represents reflections on a presentation made to the Human Factors Work Group at the 12th Military Operations Research Symposium, held at the U. S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo., on Oct. 22-24, 1963.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 30, 1964
Accession Number
AD0610026

Entities

People

  • Joseph Fink

Organizations

  • System Development Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Colorado
  • Defense Systems
  • Environment
  • Materials
  • Military Operations
  • Operations Research
  • Reflection
  • United States Air Force Academy

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Operations Research