Empirical Analysis of Systematic Communication Errors.

Abstract

This study is concerned with the causality of systematic communication errors encountered in Marine land combat operations in Vietnam. Source data was compiled from an examination of after-action reports maintained at USMC Archives, Washington, D.C. The fundamentals of Information and Communication Theory are explored first, in an effort to understand the phenomena (psychological and physiological capabilities and limitations) affecting the 'human link' in information and communication systems. This background served as the foundation regarding the development of a suitable communication error model to explain the anomalies encountered in human behavior in military operations of high intensity. From this model, inferences were made regarding the practicability of implementing Decision Support System's (DSS's) to eliminate the systematic communication errors discovered. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA109573

Entities

People

  • Timothy B. Born

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cognition
  • Combat Operations
  • Communication Systems
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Human Behavior
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Information Theory
  • Land Warfare
  • Military Applications
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Psychology
  • Systems Engineering
  • Vietnam War
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy