Command and Control in the Fleet Battle Group: An Organizational Approach.

Abstract

This thesis contains a brief overview of past developments in command and control, and applies organizational theory to the design of systems for tactical command and control, specifically within the context of the Fleet Battle Group. By applying Ashby's theory of requisite variety and Mintzberg's five coordinating mechanisms, a general model of tactical warfare is provided. The author proposes a balanced application of the five coordinating mechanisms to the problems of command and control within the battle group, or other tactical combatant organization. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA167140

Entities

People

  • Anneliese L. Kennedy

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combat Areas
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Control Theory
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Military Applications
  • Military Organizations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Organizational Structure
  • Tactical Warfare
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control