The Israeli Defense Forces: an organizational perspective
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Authors
Green, Matthew John
Subjects
Israel
Israeli
IDF
Organization
Structure
Organizational model
Principles
System
Combat organization
Israeli
IDF
Organization
Structure
Organizational model
Principles
System
Combat organization
Advisors
Jones, Carl R.
Magnus, Ralph H.
Date of Issue
1990-03
Date
March 1990
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
The author traces the organizational growth and change within the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) over its 40-year history. A model is offered which depicts a military organization as an open system embedded within a changing environment. Selected inputs to this organizational system are shown to affect organizational structure and, in turn, the combat capabilities of the force. The author uses the five major Arab-Israeli wars as critical junctures in examining the IDF's organizational history. The IDF is shown to have a willingness and ability to adapt to changing environmental factors. This capacity is determined to be a major reason for the IDF's long military dominance in the region. The author concludes with an analysis of the IDF's unique organizational adaptability.
Type
Thesis
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Command, Control and Communications Academic Group
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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NPS Report Number
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Format
x, 144 p. ; ill. (2 maps)
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Rights
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.