Knowledge Enabled Logistics (KEL)

Abstract

The current research accomplished three objectives: 1) it examined the factors that influence the effectiveness of organizational change initiatives within the government, 2) it explored the relevance of novel simulation technologies in supporting organizational changes, and 3) it fostered engagement with actual organizational change projects within the Department of Defense (DoD) to reveal factors that inhibit organizational change success in military organizations. This report details specific interventions used in organizational change projects, simulation tools as they were applied in an organizational setting, and the theory behind change readiness as a facilitator of organizational change. Notably, the current research also discussed the following barriers to change in military organizations: group differences among personnel, rapid senior leader turnover, lack of communication/visioning behaviors, too much focus on technology and lack of attention toward change management, historical factors, and lack of attention to workspace design.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA532263

Entities

People

  • Alex Nelson
  • Charlene Stokes
  • Frank Tartaglia
  • Joseph B Lyons
  • Paul Faas
  • Stephanie Swindler

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Applied Psychology
  • Command And Control
  • Command Centers
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Processing
  • Logistics
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Simulations
  • Training

Readers

  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Organizational Psychology.