1st Edition
Managing Defense Transformation Agency, Culture and Service Change
220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
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Why are some military organizations more adept than others at reinventing themselves? Why do some efforts succeed rapidly while others only gather momentum over time or become sidetracked or even subverted? This book explicates the conditions under which military organizations have both succeeded and failed at institutionalizing new ideas and forms of warfare. Through comparative analysis of... Read more
Introduction; Part I Understanding Miltary Transformation; Chapter 1 Explaining Military Transformation; Chapter 2 Principals, Agents, and Service Transformation; Part II Case Studies; Chapter 3 The German Blitzkrieg Transformation; Chapter 4 The U.S. Navy Transformed; Chapter 5 The British and Armored Forces; Chapter 6 U.S. Counterinsurgency in Vietnam; Chapter 7 Conclusion;
Biography
Adam N. Stulberg and Michael D. Salomone are both from the Georgia Institute of Technology, USA.
'Militaries are notorious for being stuck in tradition, yet sometimes they embrace dramatic new ways of war. This book helps to unravel that puzzle by showing how the particular strategies that managers of reform adopt can either fizzle in failure or unleash stunning change. With fascinating case studies and a nuanced argument, it is necessary reading for students, scholars, and policymakers interested in organizations or security affairs.' Jeffrey W. Legro, University of Virginia, USA '...Managing Defense Transformation fills a gap in that it offers an analytical understanding of the process of military organizational transformation and innovation...The richness of the comparative analysis may even make this work essential for anyone interested in military innovation and favourable conditions for successful military transformations.' Etudes internationales
