Managing military organisations : theory and practice / / edited by Joseph Soeters, Paul C. van Fenema, and Robert Beeres

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910792384603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
• ISBN: 1-135-15481-3; 1-135-15482-1; 1-282-57033-1; 9786612570339; 0-203-85710-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (299 p.)
• Collana: Cass military studies
• Altri autori (Persone): BeeresRobertus Johannes Maria <1968->; FenemaPaul van; SoetersJ
• Disciplina: 355.4; 355.6
• Soggetti: Military administration; Military administration - Philosophy; Armed Forces - Management
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Preface; 1 Introducing military organizations; Part I: Context, strategy and external coordination; 2 Leading military organizations in the Risk Society: Mapping the new strategic complexity; 3 Legitimacy and surveillance: Shifting patterns of external control; 4 The internationalization of the armed forces; 5 Research, development and innovation in the military; Part II: Internal coordination and preparation of operations; 6 Expeditionary operations and modular organization design; 7 (Re-)drawing the boundaries: Sourcing operational and supportive services in military organizations8 Logistics planning and control: Lessons learned in Afghanistan; Part III: Military organizations in action; 9 Leadership in the face of chaos and danger; 10 Sensemaking during operations and incidents; 11 Managing moral professionalism in ; military operations; 12 Military law and operations; 13 Trust and control in the military: Dual or dueling forces?; 14 Partnering with 'strangers'; 15 Military organizations and national crisis response; Part IV: Monitoring operational effectiveness and (secondary) outcomes16 Commanding and controlling crisis response operations; 17 Measuring performance in today's missions: The effects-based approach to operations; 18 Learning military organizations and organizational change; 19 Managing the well-being of military personnel and their families; 20 Epilogue: Military organizations' capabilities for heterogeneous value creation; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book deals with the processes and theories involved in managing military organisations in both peacetime and crisis conditions.Examining the challenges faced by policymakers and military commanders in conducting military operations, this book considers the benefits of conventional management and organisation theory for the military. At the same time, these essays recognise that the military should be considered as a highly individual organisation, operating in exceptional circumstances. This awareness of the differences between the military and other organisations generat