Hierarchical Organizations and Information Age Technologies: A Strategic Mismatch

Abstract

This study assumes we have entered a postindustrial period, the Information Age. It examines Industrial Age hierarchical organizational structure to determine if this model remains a viable and relevant organizational framework for the future. It proposes that there is a critical strategic link between organizational structure and information technology enablers. In its conclusion, the study discusses the strategic implications of this structural issue for the Department of Defense, currently a hierarchical bureaucracy seeking to prepare for the twenty-first century.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 07, 1999
Accession Number
ADA363691

Entities

People

  • Charlette I. Roman

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Commerce
  • Computers
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Law
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Administration
  • United States
  • War Colleges

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  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design