The Engagement of Military Voice

Abstract

Distinctive operational competencies from the civilian and military sectors provide usable knowledge to both. When military voice (in the form of counsel, advice, guidance, and suggestions) is given appropriate credence, unique capabilities flow easily back to the civilian leaders of the armed forces. When voice and counsel are muted or constrained, the information flow will entropy and valuable knowledge will be lost. Using military experience as case studies, this article discusses the principal form of error occurring due to the principals' ineffective engagement of the military voice. This is referred to as "The Error of the Third Kind"-E(sub III)." This article examines two sources of E(sub III): principal-agent dynamics and administrative structures. We then apply the construct of organizational justice to the process associated with engagement of military voice. Providing examples of cases that examine the consideration of the military voice will inform leader-follower, advice-and-consent dynamics in the private and nonprofit sectors of enterprise.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA514738

Entities

People

  • Breena E. Coates
  • Charles D. Allen

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Business Administration
  • Department Of Defense
  • Federal Budgets
  • Governments
  • Military Commanders
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Public Administration
  • Public Policy
  • Security
  • United States
  • War
  • War Colleges

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  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Criminal Law
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies