Reappraising Defense Organization: An Analysis Based on the Defense Organization Study of 1977-1980,
Abstract
Organizational problems have plagued our military establishment from the start. The development of the Army and the Navy was accompanied by the growth of semiautonomous, often intractable fiefdoms which continued to riddle those services right up to the start of World War II. The demands of the war provided the incentive to make major progress in integrating efforts within each service, but cross-service cooperation remained extremely difficult even under the pressures of a major conflict. The author provides a unique service in illuminating defense organization issues by adding the weight of organizational theory to the evidence accumulated over the past 35 years. His identification of the allocation of decisions as the highest level of administrative responsibility rings very true on a practical as well as a theoretical plane. This book should be studied by those interested in one of the most important issues facing our country today. Although the current threat to our security is great, there is little likelihood that we will have the time to regroup if we do not meet the threat effectively at the outset of any major conflict. We can no longer afford the degradation of our defense capabilities that comes with less than effective organization.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADA134313
Entities
People
- Archie D. Barrett
- David C. Jones
Organizations
- National Defense University