Organisational Structure and Information Technology (IT): Exploring the Implications of IT for Future Military Structures

Abstract

This report provides a conceptual framework for describing organisational structures based on the work of Mintzberg (1979) and Groth (1999), and considers the implications of information technology (IT) for current and future military organisational structures. The various components that influence organisational structure are considered: coordinating mechanisms, design parameters and contingency factors. When combined together these components form various structural configurations. The role of IT in modifying and extending the range of coordinating mechanisms and structural configurations is also described. These configurations and associated components provide a framework within which military organisations can be categorised. This framework is used to describe a current joint operational level headquarters (HQ), and to explore the implications of emerging IT for future HQ.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA458912

Entities

People

  • Justin Fidock

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Command And Control
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Mail
  • Engineers
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Systems
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Personnel
  • Multiagent Systems
  • Organization Theory
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Situational Awareness
  • Warfare

Readers

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