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Military utility : A proposed concept to support decision-making

Kent Andersson, +6 more
- 01 Nov 2015 - 
- Vol. 43, Iss: 43, pp 23-32
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In this article, a concept called Military Utility is proposed for the study of the use of technology in military operations, which is derived through conceptual analysis and is based on related concepts used in social sciences, the military domain and Systems Engineering.
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This article is published in Technology in Society.The article was published on 2015-11-01 and is currently open access. It has received 19 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Concept of operations & Technical performance measure.

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Modeling the impact of surface emissivity on the military utility of attack aircraft

Kent Andersson, +1 more
- 01 Jun 2017 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, an analysis scheme and a mission system model were applied to the evaluation of the military utility of efforts to reduce infrared signature in the conceptual design of survivable aircraft.
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Safety management module to create social sustainability skills

Hans Liwång
- 27 Apr 2020 - 
TL;DR: This study has a scope limited to a specific course and changes integrated to the core of the KTH naval architecture master program.
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Defense development: The role of co-creation in filling the gap between policy-makers and technology development

Hans Liwång
- 01 Jan 2022 - 
TL;DR: In this article , the authors investigate the role of government, industry, and academia in the early phase design of systems for security and defense, and identify the need for a pragmatic relationship to traditional scientific traditions to capture the multitude of perspectives present.

Secure Tactical Communications for Inter-Organizational Collaboration : The Role of Emerging Information and Communications Technology, Privacy Issues, and Cyber Threats on the Digital Battlefield

Johan Sigholm
TL;DR: The development within the area of information and communications technology (ICT) has been rapid during the last couple of decades and Advancements in mobile technology, such as smartphones and other ...
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What Difference Does a Difference Make? Considerations About Lessons Learned from Difficult Operational Situations

Therese Heltberg, +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss potentials and pitfalls related to the delimitation of "incidents" in relation to time and context, and suggest that the practice of categorization is exerted through three main activities: narrative selection of punctuations; fragmentation of experiences; and translation of personal (physical and emotional) experience into (written) knowledge management artifacts.
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Research Methods in the Social Sciences

David Nachmias, +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a comprehensive treatment of the scientific approach to research within the context of the social sciences, emphasizing the relationship between theory, research, and practice, leading students through seven major, interrelated stages of research methods: definition of the research problem, statement of hypothesis, research design, measurement, data collection, data analysis, and generalization.
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On the Theory of Scales of Measurement

S. S. Stevens
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Exposition of a new theory on the measurement of risk

Daniel Bernoulli
- 01 Jan 2011 - 
TL;DR: In this theory, the consideration of cases which are all of the same probability is insisted upon as mentioned in this paper, and what remains to be done within the framework of this theory amounts to the enumeration of all alternatives, their breakdown into equi-probable cases and their insertion into corresponding classifications.
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Concept Misformation in Comparative Politics

Giovanni Sartori
- 01 Dec 1970 - 
TL;DR: In a very crucial sense there is no methodology without logos, without thinking about thinking as mentioned in this paper, and if a firm distinction is drawn between methodology and technique, the latter is no substitute for the former.
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Exposition of a New Theory on the Measurement of Risk

Daniel Bernoulli
- 01 Jan 1954 - 
TL;DR: In this theory, the consideration of cases which are all of the same probability is insisted upon as discussed by the authors, and what remains to be done within the framework of this theory amounts to the enumeration of all alternatives, their breakdown into equi-probable cases and their insertion into corresponding classifications.
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Frequently Asked Questions (2)
Q1. What are the contributions mentioned in the paper "Military utility, a proposed concept to support decision-making" ?

A concept called Military Utility is proposed for the study of the use of technology in military operations. The suggested concept is expected to contribute to the development of the science of Military-Technology and to be found useful to actors related to defense. 

Future research is needed to further validate the concept. This will be done addressing relevant decision situations and fitting frameworks of indicators and methods to specific problems and applications.