Army Cost Culture: What Is It? What Should It Become?

Abstract

The Army and the Department of Defense are facing some very tough times due to the U.S. economic crisis and the normal drawdown after completion of military operations. However, the Army s mission to fight and win our nation s wars has not changed: In this challenging environment, an improved Army cost culture will enable senior leaders to preserve the nation s security. This Strategy Research Project explains what the Army cost culture is. It provides a road-map for a more effective Army cost culture. It uses John P. Kotter s Eight-Stage Process of Creating Major Change to assess what the Army has done to modify its culture. Most importantly, it recommends what remains to be done.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA589382

Entities

People

  • Ricardo Nieves

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Personnel
  • Business Administration
  • Cost Benefit Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Financial Management
  • Governments
  • Management Personnel
  • Management Training
  • Military Operations
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Resource Management
  • Students
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).