Managing defense transformation : agency, culture and service change / / Adam N. Stulberg and Michael D. Salomone ; with Austin G. Long

• Autore: Stulberg Adam N. <1963->
• Pubblicazione: Aldershot, Hampshire, England, : Ashgate, c2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (227 p.)
• Disciplina: 355.30973
• Soggetto topico: Strategy - History - 20th century
• Soggetto geografico: United States Armed Forces Reorganization History 20th century Case studies
• Altri autori: SalomoneMichael D LongAustin G
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-207) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Managing defense transformation
• ISBN: 1-315-59352-1; 1-317-10177-4; 1-317-10176-6; 1-281-09904-X; 9786611099046; 0-7546-8620-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785070303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II