Executive Rotation at the Dahlgren Laboratory

Abstract

Executive rotation as a means of administrative development is analyzed in a context separate and distinct from managerial rotation. The advantages of executive mobility are enumerated for a Navy R and D Laboratory and are explained in particular for the Dahlgren Laboratory whose corporate concept of organization increases the impact of the advantages. The report also emphasizes how the benefits of organizational memory, sense of direction, interfaces, etc., can be achieved by executive rotation in any kind of organizational setting.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA064421

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  • Philip L. Martin

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  • Virginia Tech

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  • Human Systems

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  • Business Administration
  • Classification
  • Cognition
  • Executives
  • Governments
  • Human Resources
  • Management Personnel
  • Management Training
  • Mental Processes
  • Military Research
  • Mobility
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Development
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Administration
  • Teamwork
  • Test And Evaluation

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