Transforming command : the pursuit of mission command in the U.S., British, and Israeli armies /
On today's complex, fragmented, fast-moving battlefield, where combatants adapt constantly to exploit one-another's weaknesses, there is a demonstrable requirement for military commanders to devolve a high level of autonomy of decision-making and action to leaders on the ground. An effecti...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Stanford, Calif. :
Stanford Security Studies,
©2011.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Setting the stage
- Command and military culture
- The origins of mission command (Auftragstaktik)
- Inspired by corporate practices : American Army command traditions
- Caught between extremes : British Army command traditions
- Molded by necessity : command in the IDF
- Comparison
- Adopting and adapting mission command
- Testing : mission command in operations
- The praxis gap
- Summary remarks and wider implications
- Final verdict : has mission command been adopted successfully?