TY - JOUR
T1 - Policy Implementation in Military Organizations
T2 - The Impact of the Key Characteristics of Military Administration
AU - Mayland, Karina
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Western military organizations face an increasingly complex landscape of threats and challenges from immense changes in the international security situation. At the same time, they are experiencing still more political and societal demands. Designing and implementing policies to meet these numerous and multifaceted demands call for effective, efficient, and legitimate public administration. Public administration research in military organizations is scarce. This article explores how critical characteristics of military organizations impact policy design and implementation within these organizations. Based on a systematic review of contemporary literature on specific military characteristics, the study identifies critical characteristics of military organizations related to structure, culture, profession, leadership, and management. Furthermore, strengths and challenges related to policy design and implementation in a military context are analyzed and discussed. The article argues that military organizations must scrutinize and strengthen their policy design and implementation efforts. Lastly, the article points to future research agendas.
AB - Western military organizations face an increasingly complex landscape of threats and challenges from immense changes in the international security situation. At the same time, they are experiencing still more political and societal demands. Designing and implementing policies to meet these numerous and multifaceted demands call for effective, efficient, and legitimate public administration. Public administration research in military organizations is scarce. This article explores how critical characteristics of military organizations impact policy design and implementation within these organizations. Based on a systematic review of contemporary literature on specific military characteristics, the study identifies critical characteristics of military organizations related to structure, culture, profession, leadership, and management. Furthermore, strengths and challenges related to policy design and implementation in a military context are analyzed and discussed. The article argues that military organizations must scrutinize and strengthen their policy design and implementation efforts. Lastly, the article points to future research agendas.
KW - Military organization
KW - Policy design
KW - Policy implementation
KW - Public administration literature review
KW - Military organization
KW - Policy design
KW - Policy implementation
KW - Public administration literature review
U2 - 10.58235/sjpa.2024.14627
DO - 10.58235/sjpa.2024.14627
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85213003686
SN - 2001-7405
VL - 28
SP - 16
EP - 34
JO - Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration
JF - Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration
IS - 4
ER -