Effects of Organizational Turbulence on Companies in Sustainment Brigades

<p>This study investigates the effect organizational turbulence caused by frequent changes in task organization has on the company sized elements resident in the sustainment brigades. The study identifies the modular structure of the sustainment brigade the ARFORGEN process and the sourcing process as factors contributing to the current level of organizational turbulence experienced by these companies. It also examines how this turbulence negatively affects unit training leader development and unit development. The methodology that is used is a modification of the U.S. Army's Seven Step Problem-Solving Model. This methodology critically examines potential solutions using a rubric-based set of benchmarks. Courses of action were evaluated for cost stability flexibility and effectiveness. The study concludes that restricting modularity to the battalion level and adding geography as a planning consideration for the sourcing process greatly reduces the level of organizational turbulence. By adopting these changes the conditions will be set for enhanced unit training leader development and unit development.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p><br>