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Aptitude for Destruction, Volume 1 [[electronic resource] ] : Organizational Learning in Terrorist Groups and Its Implications for Combating Terrorism



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Autore: Jackson Brian A. <1972-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Aptitude for Destruction, Volume 1 [[electronic resource] ] : Organizational Learning in Terrorist Groups and Its Implications for Combating Terrorism Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Santa Monica, : RAND Corporation, 2005
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (105 p.)
Disciplina: 303.6/25
303.625
Soggetto topico: Organizational learning
Terrorism -- Prevention -- Government policy
Terrorists
Altri autori: BakerJohn C. <1949->  
ChalkPeter  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di contenuto: Cover; Preface; Figures; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Chapter One - Introduction; About This Study; About This Report; Chapter Two - What is Organizational Learning?; Organizational Learning as a Four-Part Process; The Need to Combine Explicit and Tacit Knowledge; Different Forms of Organizational Learning; Chapter Three - The Need to Learn in Order to Change Effectively; Development, Improvement, and Employmentof New Weapons or Tactics; Improving Skills with Current Weapons or Tactics; Collecting and Utilizing Intelligence Information
Thwarting Efforts to Combat Terrorist ActivitiesPreserving Organizational Capabilities Despite the Lossof Group Members; Chapter Four - How Understanding Terrorist Group Learning Can Aid in Combating Terrorism; Detecting Terrorist Groups' Efforts to Change; Anticipating the Outcome of Terrorist Groups' Efforts to Change; Acting More Effectively to Thwart Terrorist Efforts; Chapter Five - Limitations of an Organizational-Learning-Based Approach for Analysis and Operational Planning in Combating Terrorism; The Need to Understand Terrorist Group Structureand Membership
Lack of Data on Terrorist Group Learning ProcessesThe Nature of Learning Models; Difficulties in Measuring the Results of Learning; Understanding the Contribution of Learning Ability toSpecific Terrorist Operations; Chapter Six - Conclusions; Assessing the Threat Posed by Individual Terrorist Groupsand Understanding Their Behavior; Developing and Implementing Effective Counterstrategies; Allocating Resources and Developing Metrics to Assessthe Effectiveness of Efforts to Combat Terrorism; Concluding Remarks; Appendix - Overview of the Case Study Groups; References
Sommario/riassunto: Understanding how terrorist groups learn may aid in developing strategies to combat terrorist activities
Titolo autorizzato: Aptitude for Destruction, Volume 1  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8330-4076-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
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Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910219988003321
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