| ID | 128302 |
| Title Proper | Coping with knowledge |
| Other Title Information | organizational learning in the British Army? |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Catignani, Sergio |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) |
This article - based on data that employs interviews conducted with British Army personnel - adopts a social theory of learning in order to examine how both formal and informal learning systems have affected organizational learning within the Army in relation to the counter-insurgency campaign in Afghanistan. It argues that while the Army has adopted new, or reformed existing, formal learning systems, these have not generated a reconceptualization of how to conduct counter-insurgency warfare. It, furthermore, argues that while informal learning systems have enabled units to improve their pre-deployment preparations, these have created adaptation traps that have acted as barriers to higher-level learning. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Strategic Studies Vol.37, No.1; February 2014: p.30-64 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Strategic Studies Vol.37, No.1; February 2014: p.30-64 |
| Key Words | Organizational Learning ; Organizational Adaptation ; British Army ; Counterinsurgency ; Afghanistan ; Counterterrorism ; Insurgency ; Military Action ; Military Strategy ; United Kingdom - UK ; Conduct Counter-Insurgency Warfare - CCIW ; Warfare |