| Title: | Crisis Management at the Tip of the Spear |
| Citable URL: | http://hdl.handle.net/10427/35339 |
| Author: | Rupp, Joseph E. |
| Date: | 2006 |
| Citation: | Rupp, Joseph E.. "Crisis Management at the Tip of the Spear." 2006. Tufts University. Digital Collections and Archives. Medford, MA. http://hdl.handle.net/10427/35339 Available from Tufts Digital Library, Digital Collections and Archives, Medford, MA. http://hdl.handle.net/10427/35339 |
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Abstract: Submitted in partial fulfillment of the degree Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Abstract: Organizations have a crisis threshold that is a product of the adaptive capacity in their component organizations. This crisis threshold can be adjusted by implementing changes in organizational structure, organizational culture, and the processes that the organization uses. By implementing changes in these areas within component organizations, the overall adaptive capacity of the organization will be increased and its crisis threshold raised. Analysis and case studies are based on U.S. Marine Corps culture, organization, and processes along with case studies of combat operations in Iraq.