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Aptitude for Destruction: Organizational Learning in Terrorist Groups and Its Implications for Combating Terrorism, vol. 1.


HV6431

2005-003983

0-8330-3764-1

Aptitude for destruction; organizational learning Organizational learning is an area of knowledge within organizational theory that studies models and theories about the way an organization learns and adapts.

In Organizational development (OD), learning is a characteristic of an adaptive organization, i.e.
 in terrorist groups and its implications for combating terrorism Actions, including antiterrorism (defensive measures taken to reduce vulnerability to terrorist acts) and counterterrorism (offensive measures taken to prevent, deter, and respond to terrorism), taken to oppose terrorism throughout the entire threat spectrum. Also called CBT. , v.1.

Title main entry. Ed. by Brian The name Brian (sometimes spelled Bryan) comes from an Irish backround. It is of Celtic origin and its meaning may be "hill" or "strong, noble, and high"[1].  A. Jackson Jackson.

1 City (1990 pop. 37,446), seat of Jackson co., S Mich., on the Grand River; inc. 1857. It is an industrial and commercial center in a farm region.
 et al.

RAND, [c]2005

84 p.

$20.00 (pa)

The National Institute of Justice funded the study by RAND on what is known about how terrorist groups learn, and whether such knowledge can be used by law enforcement and intelligence personnel to combat terrorism. Volume One examines theory and data about how organizations learn, drawing from the organizational behavior and management literature. There is no index.
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Date:Aug 1, 2005
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