Organizational Development and the Marine Corps: are We Too Unique to Need It

Abstract

Organizational development is a managerial discipline which has been incorporated by all the military services except the Marine Corps. It is the author's view that this is due to misconception of what organizational development is and normal resistance to change. The purpose of this thesis is to explain what organizational development is, how it relates to Marine Corps needs and values, and show a present need for organizational development techniques in the Marine Corps. To give this discipline a military perspective both the Army and Navy programs will be discussed in relationship to their scope and methods. Finally three possible scenarios for implementing organizational development into the Marine Corps will be discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA081687

Entities

People

  • Raymond M. Belongie

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Aircrafts
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Business Administration
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Health Services
  • Human Behavior
  • Human Resources
  • Instructors
  • Management Personnel
  • Marine Corps
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Resource Management
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Theoretical Analysis.