02823nam 2200613 a 450 991045140990332120200520144314.01-317-10177-41-317-10176-61-281-09904-X97866110990460-7546-8620-5(CKB)1000000000411401(EBL)429629(OCoLC)476277355(SSID)ssj0000196831(PQKBManifestationID)11208965(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000196831(PQKBWorkID)10153894(PQKB)10192471(MiAaPQ)EBC429629(Au-PeEL)EBL429629(CaPaEBR)ebr10211112(CaONFJC)MIL922736(EXLCZ)99100000000041140120061201d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrManaging defense transformation[electronic resource] agency, culture and service change /Adam N. Stulberg and Michael D. Salomone ; with Austin G. LongAldershot, Hampshire, England ;Burlington, VT Ashgatec20071 online resource (227 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7546-4856-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-207) and index.List of figures -- About the authors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Understanding military transformation -- Explaining military transformation -- Principals, agents and service transformation -- Case studies -- The German Blitzkrieg transformation : rebuilding preeminence from catastrophe -- The U.S. Navy transformed : managing change from sea to air -- The British and armored force : squandering early innovation -- U.S. counterinsurgency in Vietnam : shirking transformation -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.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 some classic cases, the authors offer a novel explanation for change rooted in managerial strategies for aligning service incentives and norms.StrategyHistory20th centuryCase studiesUnited StatesArmed ForcesReorganizationHistory20th centuryCase studiesElectronic books.StrategyHistory355.30973Stulberg Adam N.1963-986686Salomone Michael D986687Long Austin G986688MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451409903321Managing defense transformation2255075UNINA