Influence of Powerful Leadership in Technically Oriented Enterprises

摘要

Network Centric Warfare proposes to leverage the as yet undefined military capabilities of Information Technology to bring about a 'Revolution in Military Affairs' To examine the concepts of NCW, analogies to business or industrial applications of similar technologies are made. The Stock Market, which possesses mature Information Technology systems provides a place for case study because of the extent to which people are involved with, and influenced by both technology and the stresses associated with making fast paced, high stakes decisions. This paper seeks to examine several of NCW's concepts using the Stock Market as a backdrop, to better understand the human response to operating while immersed in Information Technology, and begin to assess the role of traditional military leadership over the emerging concepts of NCW.