Two Air Force Subcultures Collide as General McPeak Sets a New Course for the Air Force.

Abstract

General Mcpeak made sweeping changes to the Air Force during his tenure as Chief of Staff of the Air Force. This assessment analyzes his changes from a organizational cultural management perspective. The paper reviews the- two dominant subcultures of the Air Force, Strategic Air Command and Tactical Air Command, and how General Mcpeak impacted these cultures to secure his vision for the future Air Force. The paper is fused with Edgar H. Schein's model for cultural analysis. Mr. Schein is a noted authority on organizational culture.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 1996
Accession Number
ADA308584

Entities

People

  • Charles H. Mcguirk

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Bomber Aircraft
  • Bombing
  • Combat Operations
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Life Cycles
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Organizational Structure
  • Strategic Bombing
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Research.
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).