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Are good leaders moral leaders? The relationship between effective military operational leadership and morals
(Doctoral thesis, 2010-05-20)This thesis presents selected works investigating the relation between leadership and morals. Given the multitude of moral challenges and the grave consequences of moral transgressions in military operations, we have chosen ... -
Coalition Strategy in Complex Conflicts : The Strategic Behaviour of Three NATO-States in Afghanistan 2003-2008
(Doctoral thesis, 2014)Abstract: Two of the main challenges in contemporary strategy are the challenges of complex conflicts and the increased reliance on alliances and coalitions. This study explores the challenges of coalition strategy in ... -
Designing for high-speed ships
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2007:115, Doctoral thesis, 2007)Fast patrol boats are high-speed vessels operated by the Royal Norwegian Navy (RNoN). These ships are 36,5 meters long, have a beam of 6,2 meters and operate at high speed (32 knots – 16,5 meters per second) in very ... -
Expert Teams: Do Shared Mental Models of Team Members make a Difference?
(Doctoral thesis, 2011)The purpose of the present thesis was to investigate whether and how familiarity influences coordination, resilience, and efficiency in high performance teams in safetycritical organizations. Research has accumulated ... -
Influence and marginalisation : Norway's adaptation to US transformation efforts in NATO, 1998-2004
(Doctoral thesis, 2015)This thesis is about Norwegian security and defence policy between 1998 and 2004. The study deals with Norway's adaptation to military requirements set forth by the United States in NATO. A central feature in that respect ... -
On developing (post)modern soldiers: An inquiry into the ontological and epistemological foundation of skill-acquistion in an age of military transformation
(Doctoral thesis, 2013)This thesis (on the development of (post)modern soldiers) is a theoretical inquiry into the ontological and epistemological basis of skill-acquisition in an age of military transformation. As such, it deals with the ... -
Organizing for naval operations: Implementing mission command on board the Nansen-class frigates
(Doctoral thesis, 2015)The motivation for this dissertation was an empirical one; how to design an effective organization for the new state-of-the art Nansen-class frigates. There is, however, no official tool for designing and diagnosing the ... -
Performance assessment of military teams in simulator and live exercises
(Master thesis, 2013-09)The purpose of this paper is to present and evaluate a tool designed to assess the performance of military teams participating in complex military training exercises and to investigate the effectiveness of simulator ... -
The Russian Way of Regular Land Warfare: A Comparative Case Study of Four Major Russian Operations after the Cold War
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-12)This thesis aims to contribute to the understanding of Russian military behavior through a characterization of the Russian way of regular land warfare. The Russian use of regular military force on several occasions since ... -
System Supportability and Life Cycle Cost based Decisions
(PhD theses in Logistics;2008:04, Doctoral thesis, 2008)This thesis is a result of my PhD study at Molde University College, Norway. I started my study in June 2004, and this thesis is written in the period up until November 2008. The main supervisor for the thesis is Professor ... -
The use of Eye Tracking Technology in Maritime High-Speed Craft Navigation
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The Utility of Coercion Theory in the Afghan Conflict
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War at Home: Strategic Narratives of the War on Terrorism
(Doctoral thesis, 2015)This study reconstructs the main strategic narratives of the war on terrorism, as they appeared in American editorials. The study analyses 1002 selected editorials from five major news outlets in America. The analysis is ...