Written evidence from Dr Bence Nemeth, King’s College London and Dr Nicholas Dew, US Naval Postgraduate School (ISD0026): What is required to ensure that the findings and outcomes of a defence review are implemented?

TY - BOOK

T1 - Written evidence from Dr Bence Nemeth, King’s College London and Dr Nicholas Dew, US Naval Postgraduate School (ISD0026)

T2 - What is required to ensure that the findings and outcomes of a defence review are implemented?

AU - Nemeth, Bence

AU - Dew, Nicholas

PY - 2020/4/10

Y1 - 2020/4/10

N2 - The implementation of the findings and outcomes of previous defence reviews show that it rarely results in significant changes in the UK Ministry of Defence. However, it is not a uniquely British phenomenon, but it is the case in most defence organisations in the world.In general, defence organisations change when it is in their interest, and they also tend to evolve incrementally. The implementation of significant, systematic level changes tend to happen only when one or more of the following circumstances are in place:a) budgetary resources drastically change; b) a response is needed to an actual or potential dramatic performance failure (e.g., losing a war);c) defence organisation expansion;d) strong civilian leadership pressures the defence organisation to change;e) internal competition between different organisational elements.During the implementation, practitioners and politicians should take into consideration an essential insight from the strategic management discipline that points out that strategic plans in general – not only in defence organisations – are almost never fully implemented.

AB - The implementation of the findings and outcomes of previous defence reviews show that it rarely results in significant changes in the UK Ministry of Defence. However, it is not a uniquely British phenomenon, but it is the case in most defence organisations in the world.In general, defence organisations change when it is in their interest, and they also tend to evolve incrementally. The implementation of significant, systematic level changes tend to happen only when one or more of the following circumstances are in place:a) budgetary resources drastically change; b) a response is needed to an actual or potential dramatic performance failure (e.g., losing a war);c) defence organisation expansion;d) strong civilian leadership pressures the defence organisation to change;e) internal competition between different organisational elements.During the implementation, practitioners and politicians should take into consideration an essential insight from the strategic management discipline that points out that strategic plans in general – not only in defence organisations – are almost never fully implemented.

UR - https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/1415/html/

M3 - Report

BT - Written evidence from Dr Bence Nemeth, King’s College London and Dr Nicholas Dew, US Naval Postgraduate School (ISD0026)

CY - House of Commons, Defence Committee

ER -