The Network Centric Warrior: The Human Dimension of Network Centric Warfare

Abstract

Much of the NCW related work done by the military has been in technological and operational domains. The literature review in this report focuses on the human and organisational factors that need to be considered to make the most of the future NCW context and enable future warfighters to deal with war, peace, terrorism and overall uncertainty. Particular focus is placed on the transformation of warfighting and the issues that individuals and groups face in the NC environment. Such issues include: organisational culture, cognitive demands, the nature of information, C2 processes, knowledge mobilisation and learning, and transformational pathways organisations may follow while changing from a traditional hierarchical way of operating to more flexible and decentralised structures. The report concludes with suggestions for future research in the human dimension of effective NCW.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA426720

Entities

People

  • Celina Pascoe
  • Dennis Hart
  • Derek Bopping
  • Irena Ali
  • Leoni Warne

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Knowledge Management
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Applications
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Systems Analysis and Design