Readjusting to Civilian Life. Beyond Service in an Ambidextrous Organization
Research has focused on the concept of ambidexterity to study how organizations manage the tensions between stability and change by simultaneously exploit existing resources and capabilities and explore new ones in order to remain successful. In this chap
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n-Yang Military Ambidextrous Perspectives on Change in Military Organizations
The Yin-Yang Military
Jacqueline Heeren-Bogers René Moelker Esmeralda Kleinreesink Jan Van der Meulen Joseph Soeters Robert Beeres •
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Editors Jacqueline Heeren-Bogers Faculty of Military Sciences Netherlands Defence Academy Breda, The Netherlands Esmeralda Kleinreesink Royal Netherlands Air Force Utrecht, The Netherlands Joseph Soeters School of Social and Behavioral Sciences Tilburg University Tilburg, The Netherlands
René Moelker Faculty of Military Sciences Netherlands Defence Academy Breda, The Netherlands Jan Van der Meulen Den Haag, The Netherlands Robert Beeres Faculty of Military Sciences Netherlands Defence Academy Breda, The Netherlands
ISBN 978-3-030-52432-6 ISBN 978-3-030-52433-3 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52433-3
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Prologue: Ambidexterity, Viability, and Identity
The military will need to be ambidextrous, which is being equally skillful in (seemingly) contradictory competencies. Joseph Soeters (2008:109)
Introduction Former professor in military management and organization, Joseph Soeters, is well acquainted with the military, both in The Netherlands and abroad. From 2008, in his research, he has spurred the military to be(come) ambidextrous, and this volume aims to explore this recommendation from several perspectives. Among others, the authors ask why we are in need of such ambidextrous military and what exactly this concept will contribute to military management practices? Others are int
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