Enhancing Critical Thinking through Creation of Learning Organizations within the Confines of an Overarching Mechanistic Organization

Abstract

DoD as a Mechanistic Organization. Characteristics of a mechanistic organization: High levels of hierarchical structure and control, Clearly defined roles and responsibilities, Written policies and procedures, Specialized, standardized tasks, Centralized decision-making processes, Higher efficiencies through lessened variation and improved predictability, and Restricted innovation, flexibility and creativity. History: Frederick the Great of Prussia, Frederick Taylor s scientific management, and SECDEFs Robert McNamara and Donald Rumsfeld. Calls for change: Today s acquisition workforce: 2014 Acquisition Policy Survey report, Acquisition Workforce Questionnaire. Acquisition Workforce Questionnaire

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2015
Accession Number
ADA625198

Entities

People

  • David Riel

Organizations

  • Defense Acquisition University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acquisition
  • Education
  • Human Behavior
  • Information Operations
  • Leadership
  • Learning
  • Military Acquisition
  • Personality
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Questionnaires
  • Resilience
  • Surveys
  • Thinking

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).