Information Technology and Knowledge Distribution in C 3 I teams

This paper lays out a computational model for analyzing the relative efficacy of different CI architectures for teams with access to different types of databases (ITT). Then using this model, a virtual experiment is conducted. Aspects of this virtual experiment are patterned off of behavior and technology surrounding the knowledge wall. Results suggest that bringing ITT in to traditionally structured teams may reduce their efficiency. Some guidance is provided for how to design CI architectures for high performance and adaptive teams who are ITT enabled. Implications of these results for the knowledge wall are provided. This study, although preliminary, provides guidance for how to reason about team design in a network centric context. _______________________ This paper is part of the A2C2 project directed by Daniel Serfaty, Aptima.This work was supported in part by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), United States Navy Grant No. N00014-97-1-0037 under the direction of Dr. Bill Vaughan. Additional support was provided by the NSF IGERT for resesarch and training in CASOS and by the center for Computational Analysis of Social and Organizational Systems at Carnegie Mellon University (http://www.casos.ece.cmu.edu ). The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of the Office of Naval Research, the National Science Foundation or the U.S. government. Contact: Prof. Kathleen M. Carley Dept. of Social and Decision Sciences Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Tel: 1-412-268-3225 Fax: 1-412-268-6938 Email: kathleen.carley@cmu.edu