# Organization Theory and the Military

Army soldiers saluting. (Image courtesy of Sgt. Benjamin T. Donde and taken from U.S. Army Web.)

### Instructor(s)

Prof. Harvey Sapolsky

### MIT Course Number

17.466

### As Taught In

Spring 2003

### Level

Graduate

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Some Description
Instructor(s) | Prof.
As Taught In | Spring 2002
Course Number | 2.24
Level | Undergraduate/Graduate
Features | Lecture Notes, Student Work

## Course Description

## Course Features

- Assignments: written (no examples)

## Course Description

This course explores organizational concepts and research methods that explain the performance and development of military organizations in peace and war. Classic studies are reviewed. Approaches to current policy problems based on theoretical insights into military organizations and practices are also considered. The class stresses development of new theory.

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- Organizational Behavior
- History > Military History
- Public Administration > Military Studies
- Public Administration > Security Studies

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