Five Key Changes for the Management of UK Defence - An Agenda for Research?

Abstract

This paper is conceptual in nature and reviews five of the key management challenges facing those charged with the management of the UK Defence. It is argued that similar challenges face many Western governments, albeit the solutions are likely to be country-specific. Given the paucity of academic research into the general area of defence management, it is suggested that there is considerable potential for focused application of ideas and concepts from a broad range of disciplines that will help improve the UK's ability to maintain its peacetime military capability efficiently whilst retaining its capacity to conduct operations effectively. Whilst the paper does not seek to recommend solutions for the issues identified, it does seek to expose the essential features as a means of broadening the understanding of the nature of the challenge and, hence, to help shape the research agenda.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 23, 2008
Accession Number
ADA494101

Entities

People

  • Peter Tatham
  • Trevor Taylor

Organizations

  • Defence Academy of the United Kingdom

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Information Systems
  • Knowledge Management
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Organizational Structure
  • Supply Chain
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Warfare

Readers

  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design