Battle Staff Integration

Abstract

This paper sets forth a research-based conceptual framework for understanding and addressing battle staff functioning and its relation to the effectiveness of combat organizations. It also develops a concept for maintaining battle staff structure and function under the heavy stress of combat. Together, the melding of structure and function and the notion of functional competence constitute the area of Battle Staff Integration. This paper offers practitioners (military leaders, trainers, and performance analysts) guidance for developing and directing effective battle staffs. The dynamic structure and functioning of military organizations are discussed and the roles of battle staffs are analyzed. An historical and analytical review of organizational theories and concepts is included, and the concept of team work and the characteristics of effective teams are discussed. A conceptual framework is presented for teamwork in problem-solving and decision-making activities within hierarchical organizations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA248941

Entities

People

  • Joseph A. Olmstead

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Psychology
  • Business Administration
  • Climate Change
  • Cognitive Science
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Readiness
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Group Dynamics
  • Information Processing
  • Military Organizations
  • Organizational Structure
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Teamwork
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.