Pre-requisites for large scale coordination

  • Authors:
  • Björn Johansson;Erik Hollnagel

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Linköping, Department of Computer and Information Science, 581 83, Linkoping, Sweden;École des Mines de Paris—Pôle Cindyniques, 581 83, Sophia Antipolis, France

  • Venue:
  • Cognition, Technology and Work
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

Communication is in this paper seen as the foundation for purposeful human–human activity in dynamic environments. Coordination is a central issue in large systems such as military organisations, enterprises, or rescue organisations, and communication is needed in order to achieve coordination in such systems. This paper suggest a holistic approach to control, where control in a large system is seen as an emergent product of human interaction, focusing on human–human communication from a technical, organisational, temporal, and social perspective.