Accession Number:

ADA505495

Title:

Spouse Influence in Army Organizational Change

Descriptive Note:

Monograph

Corporate Author:

ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES

Personal Author(s):

• Edwards, Dominick L.

Report Date:

2008-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

68.0

Abstract:

Commanders and other leaders in the Army must constantly consider how their organization is changing and how it must change to remain relevant and effective in its combat roles. When planning and conducting an organizational change, these commanders must create readiness for the change RFC. The Armenakis and Harris revisions to the Lewin organizational change model describe the need for a leader to create RFC through a five-domain change message that includes the domains of discrepancy, efficacy, personal valence, principal support, and appropriateness. While all of the domains are important, this study will focus on that of principal support, which requires that many people in the organization such as both formal and informal leaders must demonstrate their support for the change through their words and actions. Specifically, the study examines the principal support role that Army spouses play in organizational change efforts.

Descriptors:

• *FAMILY MEMBERS
• *MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS
• *ARMY PERSONNEL
• MEASURES OF EFFECTIVENESS
• SURVEYS
• MODELS

Subject Categories:

• Military Forces and Organizations

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE