Modular Structures in a Multinational Force Headquarters

Abstract

When organizations operate in an environment that is dynamic, complex and unpredictable they need to develop more flexible structures if they are to increase their chances of surviving. Organizational complexity increases when the constituent elements involved belong to different nationalities. Advances in information and communication technology (ICT) implemented with the appropriate process and structural changes offer the prospect of improving the flexibility of organizations. It is proposed that future Multinational Force (MNF) military headquarters (HQ) can achieve this flexibility through a modular organizational structure enabled by networked information management and communication technologies. This paper provides a critical examination of the human factors issues that would be involved in the future implementation of a modular structure to a MNF HQ.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA466661

Entities

People

  • Kenneth Stewart
  • M. Christie

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Community Of Practice
  • Control Systems
  • Electronic Mail
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Overload
  • Information Systems
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Knowledge Management
  • Language
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Organizational Structure
  • Situational Awareness
  • Training
  • United Kingdom

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