Command Decision-Making. A Selected Review.

Abstract

To deal effectively with such problems, the commanders must be carefully trained. But trained in what. How should they be trained. Is it even possible to train a commander to deal more effectively with the unknown--to make better decisions and to make them faster. At this time, answers to such simple but basic questions are not available. If they are ever to be had, a systematic program of research is demanded. It is hardly necessary to add that no such program presently exists. Before such a program is under-taken, however, the present status of our working knowledge about command skills, duties and functions, i.e., command decision-making, should be care-determined.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1963
Accession Number
ADA062649

Entities

People

  • Robert A. Baker

Organizations

  • George Washington University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Defense
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Decision Theory
  • Game Theory
  • Human Behavior
  • Human Resources
  • Information Overload
  • Information Processing
  • Judgment
  • Mathematical Models
  • Motivation
  • Personality
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Thinking

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Systems Analysis and Design