The Future of Military HQ: An Exploration of the Organisational Design Implications of Modularisation

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. Advances in information and communication technology (ICT), implemented with the appropriate process and structural change, offer the prospect of improving the flexibility of organizations. It is proposed that future military headquarters (HQ) can achieve this flexibility through Modular Capability Expansion (MCE), which is a modular organizational structure enabled by networked information management and communication technologies. This paper provides a critical examination of MCE and reports the results of an experiment exploring some of the technological and organizational design issues associated with modularisation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA468331

Entities

People

  • Claire Macklin
  • Justin Fidock
  • Mal Christie

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Community Of Practice
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Overload
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Information Transfer
  • Knowledge Management
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Situational Awareness
  • Warfare

Readers

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