Aptitude for Destruction, Vol 1

Understanding how terroirst groups learn may aid in developing strategies to combat terrorist activites.

Preface

iii

Figures

vii

Summary

ix

Acknowledgments

xvii

Abbreviations and Acronyms

xix

Introduction

1

(8)

About This Study

4

(3)

About This Report

7

(2)

What Is Organizational Learning?

9

(8)

Organizational Learning as a Four-Part Process

10

(4)

The Need to Combine Explicit and Tacit Knowledge

14

(1)

Different Forms of Organizational Learning

15

(2)

The Need to Learn in Order to Change Effectively

17

(10)

Development, Improvement, and Employment of New Weapons or Tactics

18

(2)

Improving Skills with Current Weapons or Tactics

20

(1)

Collecting and Utilizing Intelligence Information

21

(2)

Thwarting Efforts to Combat Terrorist Activities

23

(1)

Preserving Organizational Capabilities Despite the Loss of Group Members

24

(3)

How Understanding Terrorist Group Learning Can Aid in Combating Terrorism

27

(34)

Detecting Terrorist Groups' Efforts to Change

28

(6)

Anticipating the Outcome of Terrorist Groups' Efforts to Change

34

(14)

Acting More Effectively to Thwart Terrorist Efforts

48

(13)

Limitations of an Organizational-Learning-Based Approach for Analysis and Operational Planning in Combating Terrorism

61

(8)

The Need to Understand Terrorist Group Structure and Membership

61

(1)

Lack of Data on Terrorist Group Learning Processes

62

(1)

The Nature of Learning Models

63

(1)

Difficulties in Measuring the Results of Learning

63

(3)

Understanding the Contribution of Learning Ability to Specific Terrorist Operations

66

(3)

Conclusions

69

(4)

Assessing the Threat Posed by Individual Terrorist Groups and Understanding Their Behavior

69

(1)

Developing and Implementing Effective Counterstrategies

70

(1)

Allocating Resources and Developing Metrics to Assess the Effectiveness of Efforts to Combat Terrorism

70

(2)

Concluding Remarks

72

(1)

Appendix Overview of the Case Study Groups

73

(4)

References

77

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Aptitude for Destruction, Vol 1 Organizational Learning in Terrorist Groups and its Implications for combating Terrorism

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