Succeeding at Organizational Transformation: a Study of Literature, Western Military Organizational Transformations in the Last Seventy Years, and Comments on the Current Canadian Forces Transformation
Abstract
Organizational transformations are inherently difficult to achieve in any public or private sector. As such, there has been a significant body of writing developed primarily in business and the military as to how to achieve successful organizational transformations. The intent of this paper is to synthesize these writings down to five key principles that will then be used to examine several recent, western, military transformations. They include the attempt at U.S. unification in the 1940s, the implementation of the Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986, the creation of the Australian Defence Force in the 1970s and Canadian Forces unification in the 1960s. Once these historical examples have been used to test the five principles of a successful organizational transformation, the current attempt at a transformation of the Canadian Forces will be examined to determine if that endeavor is likely to succeed or not.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 19, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA545168
Entities
People
- Derek D. Basinger
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College