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101 _aeng
200 _aAptitude for destruction
_bRecurso eletrónico
_eorganizational learning in terrorist groups and its implications for combating terrorism
_fBrian A. Jackson ... [et al.]
210 _aSanta Monica
_cRAND
_d2005
215 _a1 CD-ROM
_d12 cm
225 _vVol. I
300 _aPreparado para o National Institute of Justice (USA). Ficheiro em formato PDF (xix, 84 f.). Disponível em: https://www.rand.org/publications/MG/MG331/
330 _aPreface. Figures. Summary. Acknowledgements. Abbreviations and acronyms. Chapter One: Introduction. About This Study. About This Report. Chapter Two: What is organizational learning? Organizational learning as a four-part process. The need to combine explicit and tacit knowledge. Different forms of organizational learning. Chapter Three: The need to learn in order to change effectively. Development, improvement, and employment of new weapons or tactics. Improving skills with current weapons or tactics. Collecting and utilizing intelligence information. Thwarting efforts to combat terrorist activities. Preserving organizational capabilities despite the loss of group members. Chapter Four: How understanding terrorist group learning can aid in combating terrorism. Detecting terrorist groups' efforts to change. Anticipating the outcome of terrorist groups' efforts to change. Acting more effectively to thwart terrorist efforts. Chapter Five: Limitations of an organizational-learning-based approach for analysis and operational planning in combating terrorism. The need to understand terrorist group structure and membership. Lack of data on terrorist group learning processes. The nature of learning models. Difficulties in measuring the results of learning. Understanding the contribution of learning ability to specific terrorist operations. Chapter Six: Conclusions. Assessing the threat posed by individual terrorist groups and understanding their behavior. Developing and implementing effective counterstrategies. Allocating resources and developing metrics to assess the effectiveness of efforts to combat terrorism. Concluding remarks. Appendix. Overview of the case study. Groups. References.
606 _aTERRORISMO
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606 _aGRUPO TERRORISTA
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606 _aMETODOLOGIAS
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700 _aJACKSON
_bBrian A... [et al.]
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955 _xOferta