Cultural Factors in Managing an FMS Case Program: Saudi Arabian Army Ordnance Corps (SOCP) Program

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to identify and evaluate the impact of significant cultural differences, to include establishment of mutual program goals, attitudes towards time, economy and efficiency, planning, performance evaluation, the intrinsic value of work, and the role of language, as barriers to overall program success. The report is based on personal experiences of an Ordnance Advisor and data generated from a structured interview/questionnaire of eight former Advisors who served with the SOCP program or related programs in Saudi Arabia. The report also examines the highly limited amount of management-oriented literature that presently is available concerning Saudi Arabia and the Middle East. The report concludes that cultural differences do have a significant impact which can be anticipated and prepared for by Program Management personnel; such differences cannot be avoided or ignored.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA052105

Entities

People

  • Joseph H. Mayton Jr

Organizations

  • Defense Systems Management College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Arabia
  • Contracts
  • Defense Systems
  • Efficiency
  • Language
  • Management Personnel
  • Middle East
  • Military Education
  • Munitions
  • Personnel Management
  • Program Management
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Security
  • Standards
  • Systems Management
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Business

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Systems Analysis and Design