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- Björkman, Torsten
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Linje- och stabsorganisering
- 2018
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Ingår i: Militära arbetsmetoder. - Malmö : Universus Academic Press. - 9789187439476 ; , s. 193-233
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)
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- Gustafson, Michael
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The Duality of Tactical Thought : A Study of how Swedish Land Forces’ Commanders view Tactics in Irregular Warfare
- 2014
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This is a sociological study of the views of officers in the Swedish Army and its Amphibious Forces on tactics in Irregular Warfare (IW), in particular, Counterinsurgency (COIN). IW comprises struggles, where the military weaker part uses an indirect approach with smaller units and integrates the civilian and military dimensions in a violence spectrum including subversion, terrorism, Guerrilla Warfare and infantry actions. IW is the main armed warfare style in insurgencies. COIN is the combined political, military, economic, social and legal actions in counter insurgencies.Data has been collected by means of interviews with almost all (n =43) officers, who were either commanding battalions or rifle and manoeuvre companies while undergoing training for general warfare and international operations. The main theoretical and methodological inspiration is the traditional one for research on social fields, inaugurated by the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu. The statistical technique used is Multiple Correspondence Analysis. As a background and context base, an inquiry inspired by the Begriffsgechichte (Conceptual History) tradition explores the genesis and development of understandings of the term Irregular Warfare. The research question is outlined as; “how can contemporary Swedish military thought on tactics in Irregular Warfare be characterized using descriptive patterns, mapped in relation to background factors and normative standards?The most significant findings are that there are two main opposing notions separating the officers’ views on tactics in Irregular Warfare: (1) a focus on larger, combat oriented and collectively operating military units versus smaller and larger, more intelligence oriented and dispersed operating units, and (2) a focus on military tasks and kinetic effects versus military and civilian tasks as well as “soft” effects. The distribution of these views can be presented as a two-dimensional space structured by the two axes. This space represents four categories of tactics, partly diverging from normative military standards for Counterinsurgency. This social space of standpoints shows different structural tendencies for background factors of social and cultural character, particularly dominant concerning military backgrounds, international mission experiences and civilian education. Compared to military standards for Counterinsurgency, the two tactical types characterized by a Regular Warfare mind-set stands out as counter-normative.Signs of creative thought on military practice and theory, as well as a still persistent Regular Warfare doxa are apparent. Power struggles might thus develop, effecting the transformation to a broadened warfare culture with an enhanced focus also on Irregular Warfare. The result does not support research results arguing for a convergence of military thought in the European transformation of Armed Forces. The main argument goes beyond tactics and suggests sociological analysis on reciprocal effects regarding strategy, operational art, tactics as well as leadership, concerning the mind-set and preferences for Regular, Irregular and Hybrid Warfare.
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- Haake, Ulrika, 1968-, et al.
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Akademiens organisation och kultur
- 2008
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Ingår i: Frihetens pris – ett gränslöst arbete. - Stockholm : Högskoleverket. ; , s. 21-24
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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- Larsson, Gerry, et al.
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Indirect leadership in a military context : A qualitative study on how to do it
- 2005
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Ingår i: Leadership & Organization Development Journal. - : Emerald. - 0143-7739 .- 1472-5347. ; 26:3, s. 215-227
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose – To develop a theoretical understanding of how indirect leadership is done in a military context.Design/methodology/approach – A grounded theory approach was used. Twenty-two high-level Swedish commanders, and six of their subordinates were interviewed.Findings – A model was developed which suggests that indirect leadership can be understood as consisting of two simultaneous processes. One is action-oriented and consists of interacting with a link (usually a small group of directly subordinate managers) which passes the messages down to lower organisational levels. The other influence process is image-oriented and consists of being a role model. Both processes are filtered through a “lens” which consists of the relative impact of a safety culture on the activities. In the favourable case, the employees at the lower levels trust both the link and the higher management. This appears to be a necessary condition for commitment and active participation. In the unfavourable case, there is a lack of trust. This breeds redefinitions of the messages and a necessity for relying on reward and punishment to obtain obedience.Research limitations/implications – Lack of representativeness, indirect influence from lower to higher levels, as well as possible gender-related aspects, not studied.Practical implications – The suggested model may be a valuable tool in higher management education.Originality/value – The identification of two co-occurring pathways of influence.
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- Björkman, Torsten
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Management - en modeindustri
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Ingår i: Ledning för alla?. - Stockholm : SNS förlag. - 917150799X ; , s. 56-94
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Bokkapitel (populärvet., debatt m.m.)
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- Björkman, Torsten
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Den långlivade Taylorismen
- 2002
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Ingår i: Utbildning, kompetens och arbete. - Lund : Studentlitteratur AB. - 9789144041360 - 9144041365 ; , s. 303-334
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Bokkapitel (populärvet., debatt m.m.)
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- Bäcklund, Ann-Katrin, et al.
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Social kompetens en ny konkurrensparameter
- 2002
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Ingår i: Utbildning, kompetens och arbete. - 9144041365 ; , s. 209-224
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Social kompetens är ett uttryck som vi vant oss vid att se i arbetsrelaterade sammanhang. Det används ofta och naturligt av många men betydelsen är inte desto mindre mycket oklar. Arbetslivsforskare har i stort sett undvikit att arbeta med begreppet. Den här artikeln ger inte heller svar på vad social kompetens är, men tecknar en orsaksbakgrund till att man i arbetslivet är så intresserad av att rekrytera denna kompetens.
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