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Record Nr.

UNINA9910220111803321

Autore

Ries Charles P.

Titolo

Improving decisionmaking in a turbulent world : strategic rethink / / Charles P. Ries

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, California : , : RAND Corporation, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-8330-9435-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (69 p.)

Collana

Perspective

Disciplina

352.3/30973

Soggetti

National security - United States - Decision making

Administrative agencies - United States - Reorganization

Executive advisory bodies - United States

Interagency coordination - United States

United States Defenses Decision making

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover ; Title Page ; Copyright ; Foreword ; Contents ; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction ; Evolution of Strategies and Systems ; CHAPTER TWO: Why Process Matters ; CHAPTER THREE: How Did the National Security System Evolve? ; How Do Other Nations Make Decisions? ; CHAPTER FOUR: Previous Attempts at Reform ; CHAPTER FIVE: Changing Environment ; CHAPTER SIX: Recommendations for the National Security Decision Structure ; NSC Staff Size ; Civil-Military Cooperation and Resource Sharing ; Decline of Disciplined, Organizational Messaging Systems ; Including the Right Agencies

Integrating Intelligence Insights Groupthink and Embedded Assumptions ; Continuity, Integration, and Professional Staff Development ; Overuse of Czars ; CHAPTER SEVEN: Conclusion: Strategizing, Decisionmaking, and Policy Implementation ; Abbreviations ; Bibliography ; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

"Every president needs a decisionmaking system that harnesses the full capabilities and accumulated wisdom of the U.S. government and the nation's many stakeholders. This Perspective analyzes a range of



management challenges in the national security system and presents recommendations for strengthening U.S. decisionmaking and oversight of policy implementation."--Provided by publisher.