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Complexity: The Dark Side of Network-Centric Warfare
Swedish Defence University, Department of Military Studies, Command & Control Studies Division.
Swedish Defence University, Department of Military Studies, Command & Control Studies Division.
2014 (English)In: Cognition, Technology & Work, ISSN 1435-5558, E-ISSN 1435-5566, Vol. 16, no 1, p. 1-13Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Military theoretical considerations suggest that a networked command and control architecture will provide a more effective form of command and control under complex operations that demand a high tempo of action. This article presents an experimental study with the purpose to examine team performance under different conditions of command and control architectures and their resilience to complexity. The experiment was performed with the task to extinguish simulated fires in a microworld. Three factors were varied in the experiment: command and control architecture, the number of simulated units, and tempo. The dependent variable was the number of lost cells in the microworld. Three command and control architectures were investigated; command by negation, directive command, and a control condition. The general conclusion from this experiment was that all command and control architectures performed equally poorly under the condition of many subordinate units and fast tempo. This was in contradiction to suggestions made in the military theoretical literature. Command by negation was presumably the more effective command and control architecture under the other conditions.

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London: Springer London, 2014. Vol. 16, no 1, p. 1-13
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Information Systems, Social aspects
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URN: urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-2841DOI: 10.1007/s10111-012-0248-1ISI: 000330832100008OAI: oai:DiVA.org:fhs-2841DiVA, id: diva2:563429
Available from: 2012-10-30 Created: 2012-10-30 Last updated: 2025-02-17Bibliographically approved

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