| Summary/Abstract |
This article describes the origins of socio-management research in Israel, as reflected in the work of Louis Guttman. In a booklet produced during the War of Independence, he developed a model for leadership training in the young army, the transition from an underground militia to a regular army, diversity management in an age of mass immigration, and motivation of individuals in a collectivist society. The circumstances leading to the integration in Israel's Defence Forces (IDF) of a worldwide expert like Guttman, offer a unique opportunity to study a case where socio-management knowledge is embedded in military organisational practices from the outset.
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