Product Development and Utilization within the Army Training System: Observations and Recommendations from Development and Implementation of the New Basic Rifle Marksmanship Training Program
Abstract
The purpose of this report is to contribute to the development of improved R&D management and utilization within the Army Training System at organizational levels of HQ MACOM'S (Headquarters, Major commands, e.g., HQ TRADOC) and their subordinate organizations (e.g., USAIS) by providing a description of the organizational change process observed during the BRM POI development and implementation, including observed consequences of that process, and managerial implications. Observations of the organizational change process currently used for R&D product utilization within the Army training system were made by ARI-Fort Benning researchers as they developed the new BRM POI and provided extensive technical assistance during its implementation in the 1st Infantry Training Brigade at Fort Benning and later at the seven other ATC's. Current scientific and applied literatures on organizational change were searched and integrated with researcher observations to produce a description of the current change process and its managerial implications and to develop a managerial checklist to guide implementation management at higher organizational levels of the Army. Keywords: Individualized training; and Decentralized training.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA168191
Entities
People
- Arthur D. Osborne
- Judy A. Holley
- Seward Smith
Organizations
- U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences