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A Systems Approach to Leadership and Soldier Health and Discipline
in the United States Army
By
Stephen J. Sapol
B.S. Operations Research, United States Military Academy, 2004
M.S. Industrial Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011
Submitted to the System Design and Management Program
in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of
Master of Science in Engineering and Management
at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
June 2013
© 2013 Stephen J. Sapol All rights reserved
The author hereby grants to MIT permission to reproduce and to distribute publicly paper and electronic copies of
this thesis document in whole or in part in any medium now known or hereafter created.
Signature of Author_____________________________________________________________________
Stephen J. Sapol
System Design and Management Program
May 10, 2013
Certified by___________________________________________________________________________
Dr. Jayakanth Srinivasan
Research Scientist, Behavioral and Policy Sciences Division, Sloan School of Management
Thesis Supervisor
Accepted by __________________________________________________________________________
Patrick Hale
Director
System Design and Management Program
Disclaimer—The views expressed in this thesis are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or
position of the U.S. Army, U.S. Department of Defense or the U.S. Government.
