17.462 | Fall 2005 | Graduate

Innovation in Military Organizations

Lecture Notes

This section contains a mix of lecture outlines and more fully developed lecture notes.

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1 Introduction: organization theory (PDF)
2 Military innovation theories (PDF)
3 Strategic airpower (PDF)
4 Armored warfare
5 Tactical airpower
6 Submarine warfare (PDF)
7 Cruise and ballistic missiles (PDF)
8 Failed innovation: counterinsurgency (PDF)
9 Post-Vietnam innovation: the “transformation” of the U.S. army
10 Transformation: the Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) and beyond (PDF)

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