Congruence of Human Organizations and Missions: Theory versus Data
Author
Levchuk, Georgiy M.
Kleinman, David L.
Ruan, Sui
Pattipati, Krishna R.
Date
1999Metadata
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In this paper, we present a methodology for quantifying the degree of fit between a mission and an
organization based on the closeness between the task structure (i.e., resource requirements and task
interdependence) and the DM-asset allocation across the organization (i.e., amount and distribution
of resource capabilities among DMs, and organizational processes). This closeness is based on
three main characteristics of organizational performance: workload balance, communication
requirements, and DM-DM dependence. These characteristics are affected, in turn, by the
interactions and interdependencies of the organizational processes and the demands of the mission
scenario. Invariably, coordination is essential to achieve good performance because the
information required for decisionmaking is often distributed. However, excessive DM-DM
communication and coordination are harmful to performance, since they increase the processing
workload/overhead that delays task execution. Performance improvements can be obtained by
changing the structure and processes of an organization to decrease the requisite coordination,
while balancing the levels of workload across the organization and reducing inter DM dependence.
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1999 Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium (CCRTS), June 29 - July 1, 1999, U.S. Naval War College, Rhode Island
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