| ID | 138744 |
| Title Proper | Military innovation and tactical adaptation in the Israel–Hizballah conflict |
| Other Title Information | the institutionalization of lesson-learning in the IDF |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Marcus, Raphael D |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article highlights a pattern of military adaptation and tactical problem-solving utilized by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) while engaged in protracted conflict with the Lebanese militant group Hizballah. It discusses the IDF’s recent attempts to institutionalize their historically intuitive process of ad-hoc learning by developing a formal tactical-level mechanism for ‘knowledge management’. The diffusion of this battlefield lesson-learning system that originated at lower-levels of the organization is examined, as well as its implementation and effectiveness during the 2006 Lebanon War. A nuanced analysis of IDF adaptation illustrates the dynamic interplay between both ‘top-down’ and ‘bottom-up’ processes of military innovation. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Strategic Studies Vol. 38, No.4; May 2015: p.500-528 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Strategic StudiesVol: 38 No 4 |
| Key Words | Organizational Learning ; Organizational Culture ; 2006 Lebanon War ; Israel Defense Forces ; Military Adaptation |