Exploring the Modern Military Experience
Buch, Englisch, 441 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 686 g
ISBN: 978-1-4613-6899-1
Verlag: Springer
This book brings together experienced military leaders and researchers in the human sciences to offer current operational experience and scientific thought on the issue of military command, with the intention of raising awareness of the uniquely human aspects of military command. It includes chapters on the personal experiences of senior commanders, new concepts and treatises on command theory, and empirical findings from experimental studies in the field.
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Differentielle Psychologie, Persönlichkeitspsychologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Kognitionspsychologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
- Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Allgemeines
Weitere Infos & Material
1 The Human in Command: A Brief Introduction.- I The Command Experience.- 2 The Nature of Command.- 3 The Human in Command: A Personal View.- 4 Command Experiences in Rwanda.- 5 The Fog of War: A Personal Experience of Leadership.- 6 Command and Control in Stressful Conditions.- 7 Command and Leadership in Other People’s Wars.- 8 Establishing Command Intent—A Case Study: The Encirclement of the Ruhr, March 1945.- 9 Time, Tempo, and Command.- 10 United States Army Leadership Doctrine for the Twenty-First Century.- 11 Human Problems in Organizational Devolution.- II The Science of Command.- 12 Redefining Command and Control.- 13 Developing Practical Thinking for Battle Command.- 14 Command and Control: A Biased Combination?.- 15 Mission Command in Ambiguous Situations.- 16 Dynamic Decision Making in Command and Control.- 17 Self-Assessment of Command Performance and Feedback in Multiforce Training.- 18 A Schema-Based Approach to Measuring Team Decision Making in a Navy Combat Information Center.- 19 Communication of Intent in Military Command and Control Systems.- 20 Misplaced Loyalties: Military Culture and the Breakdown of Discipline in Two Peace Operations.- 21 Morale, Cohesion, and Confidence in Leadership: Unit Climate Dimensions for Canadian Soldiers on Operations.- 22 Coping with Interrogations.- 23 Stressors Faced by Commanders in Three Operational Environments: The Gulf, Bosnia, and Northern Ireland.- 24 Training of Higher-Level Joint Commanders.- 25 Relative Efficacy of an Open versus a Restricted Communication Structure for Command and Control Decision Making: An Experimental Study.- 26 Research Challenges for the Human in Command.- The Contributors.
