Military Organizations, Complex Machines
(Part of the Cornell Studies in Security Affairs Series)
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Chris Demchak explores the reasons why military machines surprise their users and how they can change both the complexity and effectiveness of tactical organizations. She uses the Army's experiences with its M1 Abrams tank, as well as other examples, to explain the interaction of complex technology and militaries that seek to control uncertainty. Under some conditions, Demchak demonstrates, complexity in critical machines induces increased complexity...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0801424682
ISBN13:9780801424687
Release Date:July 1991
Publisher:Cornell University Press
Length:224 Pages
Weight:1.03 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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