SOF INTRAPRENEURSHIP: HOW SOF CAN LEVERAGE ENTREPRENEURSHIP WITHIN THE MILITARY BUREAUCRACY TO MANAGE COMPLEXITY
Authors
Berntsen, Oerjan
Kuehnle, Erich
Subjects
special operations forces
SOF
intrapreneurship
entrepreneurship
military bureaucracy
complexity
complex environment
innovation
adaptation
emulation
imitation
diffusion
invention
incubation
implementation
change
learning organization
SOF
intrapreneurship
entrepreneurship
military bureaucracy
complexity
complex environment
innovation
adaptation
emulation
imitation
diffusion
invention
incubation
implementation
change
learning organization
Advisors
Blanken, Leo J.
Date of Issue
2021-06
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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In an environment steeped in complexity, military organizations must be able to respond to change. By drawing from the fields of complexity and entrepreneurship and from military innovation literature, we create a concept called special operations forces (SOF) intrapreneurship. SOF intrapreneurship leverages SOF characteristics to increase innovative capacity. SOF intrapreneurship balances the tensions of entrepreneurship with the inherent characteristics of the military bureaucracy. The concept provides the tools to navigate, iterate, and pivot, giving organizations the framework for exploring and implementing innovations. SOF intrapreneurship, therefore, provides a way for SOF to respond to changes in the environment and, ultimately, remain an effective and relevant choice for decision and policy makers in an environment of constant change.
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Defense Analysis (DA)
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