Management Cybernetics: An Application to Staff Officer Repair and Overhaul Division of the Royal Australian Air Force.

Abstract

The underlying thesis of this research is that the management cybernetic paradigm, as established by Professor Stafford Beer, is applicable to the Staff Officer Repair and Overhaul (SORO) Division of the Royal Australian Air Force. This was researched by studying the principles of cybernetics, as applied to organizations; and, then by applying them to SORO Division. The authors developed a methodolgy for analyzing and reviewing SORO Division functions in cybernetic terms. Furthermore, an alternative organization for SORO Division is proposed. The conclusion is that, provided a researcher is cognizant of the cybernetic principles, the management cybernetic paradigm can be applied to other organizations. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA074463

Entities

People

  • David C. Allard
  • Raymond D. Wilkes

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Cognition
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Linear Programming
  • Management Personnel
  • Mathematical Models
  • Mathematical Programming
  • National Security
  • Operations Research
  • Organization Theory
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Systems Engineering

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