Unintended Consequences of the Network-Centric Decision Making Model: Considering the Human Operator

Abstract

Although in principle network-centric warfare (NCW) has been embraced by strategic decision makers in the United States and its allies, diverse critiques have begun to appear about the soundness of the construct. Despite this multidisciplinary scrutiny, surprisingly little attention has been paid to the salient human factors questions raised by the paradigm shift. The purpose of this paper is to consider the implications of the network-centric model on individual and team decision making, reflecting in particular on the unintended consequences of network-centric decision making for the human operator.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA444628

Entities

People

  • Michael A. Vidulich
  • Robert S. Bolia
  • W. T. Nelson

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Command And Control
  • Computer Science
  • Control Systems
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Information Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Network Centric Warfare
  • New York
  • Psychology
  • Situational Awareness
  • United States
  • Warfare

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  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.