The Future of War Organizations as Weapons |
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| Author:
| Mandeles, Mark |
| Series title: | Issues in Twenty-First Century Warfare Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-57488-631-3 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2005 |
| Publisher: | Potomac Books, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $35.20 |
Book Description:
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Argues that the key to future combat effectiveness is not in acquiring new technologies but rather in the institutional and organisational structure and its effect upon incentives to invent, to innovate, and to conduct operations effectively. Doing so requires the military establishment to resist incentives to substitute short-term technological gains for long-term operational advantages and to maintain incentives for long-term innovation.
Argues that the key to future combat effectiveness is not in acquiring new technologies but rather in the institutional and organisational structure and its effect upon incentives to invent, to innovate, and to conduct operations effectively. Doing so requires the military establishment to resist incentives to substitute short-term technological gains for long-term operational advantages and to maintain incentives for long-term innovation.