This thesis determined if selected military journals emphasized a traditional style of leadership in contrast to a managerial style of leadership during the period 1970 to 1985. A content analysis of five selected military journals was undertaken...
To gain a working knowledge of this subject, it is emphasized that management is only part of our overall concept of command. Command is the authority an individual in the Military Service lawfully exercises over subordinates by virtue of his rank...
This study examines the relationship between command or managerial success and various attributes of motivation. Specifically, the intent of the study is to conduct an exploratory assessment of the motivation to manage among a sample of mid-grade...
The purpose of this study was to measure the attitudes of the middle level career Army officers relative to the concepts of conflict management. The scope of the study narrowed the view to the interpersonal and intergroup levels of conflict. The...
"This 1967 manual is published to provide interim guidance to commanders, staff officers, and other personnel concerned with Ammunition Service in the Theater of Operations under the TASTA-70 concept of organization and operation."
As the U.S. Army transforms itself for future information age operations, it will rely heavily on the Army Battlefield Command Systems (ABCS) to provide digital Command and Control (C2) support to commanders throughout the theater of operations....
Currently the U.S. Army is intensely appraising its doctrine and methods in view of perceived future wars. The relationship existing between the division G-2 and G-3 has not been examined. Historically peacetime the role of the G-2 and related...
This study examines motivation and job satisfaction for middle level career army officers. A question is raised as to the efficacy of utilizing civilian motivational techniques in a military environment. It is hypothesized that the variables...
This thesis examines the value of keeping an expert in the field of aviation maintenance, the aviation logistician, in the Army's list of officer specialties. The evidence indicates that there is a need for expertise in the aviation maintenance...
Pilot retention is decreasing to historically low levels, due in part to the inability of the current USAF personnel system to satisfy demands for job security, assignment selection, and self-esteem. The 'dual-track' system by which several Air...
This paper explores the impact that an army's structure has on its ability to process information and achieve victory on the battlefield. It discusses the following questions. What is information and how is it related to organizations? How does...
Doctrine requires the Army to conduct full spectrum operations, giving equal consideration to stability operations and Defense Support of Civil Authority (DSCA) with the traditional missions of offense and defense. This shift in doctrine, among...
Commercial firms have operated on the battlefield in support of combatants since antiquity. This monograph examines the efficacy of current US Army doctrine and practice for contingency contracting. The Army's contingency contracting program is...
This study investigates the feasibility of designing, constructing, and operating a conceptual model of a tactical operations center simulator. The model is intended to simulate performance tasks identified for Army Security Agency company level...
There is a general understanding that leadership is the key to the success of any organization. This research examined whether the leadership style of Kofi Annan as the Secretary General of UN had an impact on the successful implementation of the...
The establishment of CBP on March 1, 2003 created the world's largest law enforcement agency encompassing several large, complex and diverse organizations from three separate departments of the United States Government. Since its formation, CBP's...
In 2001, the Belgian Defense Force (BDF) significantly adapted its structure and operational engagements to better meet the contemporary organizational challenges. In this thesis, recent studies of organizational leadership are combined with the...
In the future, the United States of America and the Peoples Republic of China have a number of fundamental issues which could escalate into any of multiple levels of conflict, from diplomatic disagreements to war. The United States military and...
This thesis provides an analysis of Management by Objectives (MBO) and its probable application as a management technique in an Army active duty battalion in a peacetime environment. Research encompasses the basis for MBO and reported successes and...