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JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS UNIVERSITY
In this monograph, Dr. Richard Shultz provides key ndings on how
organizational change and innovation by Task Force 714 dismantled
al-Qaeda in Iraq’s networked secret organization. Dr. Shultz utilizes
sound methodology to show how TF 714 was able to achieve this
incredible transformation. Drawing from memoirs and in-depth
interviews with several TF 714 leaders, Dr. Shultz further analyzes
these sources through the use of analytic tools drawn from leading
business and management studies focused on organizational learn-
ing and innovation. This monograph provides critical insights and
lessons learned for U.S. Special Operations Forces and interagency
partners who will establish, deploy, or support a special operations
command and control organization. It is also a good historical case
study and provides a foundation on how to adapt, innovate, and
grow military structures into learning organizations to meet the
future challenges of complex environments and our enemies.
ISBN 978-1-941715-09-3
Military Innovation in War:
It Takes a Learning Organization
A Case Study of Task Force 714 in Iraq
Richard Shultz, Ph.D.
JSOU Report 16-6
JSOU Report 16-6 Military Innovation in War Shultz
