A Blessing and a Curse: Communications as an Enabler to Micro-Management

Abstract

Technical improvements in telecommunications and information management open unprecedented possibilities for mankind, including military applications and effects. Potential advantages are clear, but no less certain is the potential for actually making matters worse if the power of the technology is misapplied. Modern information systems may be used to enable micro-management to a degree unprecedented in history. As the former technical impediments to micro-management disappear, the degree of micro-management applied in a military setting becomes more a matter of choice and decision.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 09, 2000
Accession Number
ADA389119

Entities

People

  • Jared A. Kline

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Army
  • Command And Control
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Communications
  • Control Systems
  • Information Systems
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Applications
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Rail Transportation
  • United States
  • Video Teleconferencing
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Economics
  • Educational Psychology
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security