Lessons Learned from Commercial Transformations to Network Centric Operations
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چکیده
As we move from the industrial age to the information age, organisational effectiveness will require the development of different capabilities. Information age technologies may allow us to develop new methods of working together that will enable agile groups to respond rapidly to changing circumstances. By examining the experiences of commercial organisations’ transformation to network centric operating, valuable lessons can be learned to inform the military transition to Network-enabled Capability (NEC). Research involving 93 commercial organisations enabled the identification of the critical factors that have an impact on an organisation’s ability to be flexible and adaptable. This in turn influences organisational effectiveness in network-enabled environments (Phillips and Louvieris, 2003). Seven factors were identified: • Alliance/Joint decision management and intelligence
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