Primary Unit Cohesion Among the Peshmerga and Hezbollah

Nilsson, Marco

doi:10.1177/0095327x17720922

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“…The same affirmation of existing research is evidenced in Nilsson’s (2018) piece on cohesion in the Pershmerga and Hezbollah. This article includes some fascinating interviews with Kurdish and Lebanese fighters.…”

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Broadening the Perspective on Military Cohesion? A Reply

King

2020

Armed Forces & Society

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In 2018, Ilmari Käikhö published a special collection in Armed Forces & Society on the debate about small unit cohesion. Later, in reaction to a response by Guy Siebold, he published a further intervention with Peter Haldén. Focusing on my 2006 article in the journal and my subsequent debate, Käikhö has claimed that the cohesion debate is too narrow. It ignores organizational factors in the armed forces and wider political factors, including nationalism and state policy. Consequently, it is incapable of analyzing non-Western state or irregular forces and is only relevant for the 20th and 21st centuries. This response shows that while Käikhö’s extension of the empirical archive to non-Western armed groups is to be welcomed, none of his theoretical claims are sustainable.

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Broadening the Perspective on Military Cohesion? A Reply

King

2020

Armed Forces & Society

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“…• A small number of studies found that groups with shared culture-such as shared attitudes, rituals, heritage, national pride, or religious identity-have higher cohesion (Boer and Abubakar, 2014;Christensen et al, 2006;Nilsson, 2018).…”

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Assessing the Association Between Airmen Participation in Force Support Squadron Programs and Unit Cohesion: An Evaluation of the UNITE Initiative

2022

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Goldfein released a letter describing squadrons as "the beating heart of the United States Air Force; our most essential team" and kicked off an effort to revitalize squadrons, promoting their readiness and resilience. As part of this effort, the Air Force Services Center established the UNITE initiative, designed to provide squadron and unit commanders with opportunities to leverage Force Support Squadron (FSS) activities to increase unit cohesion. Improved unit cohesion is expected to improve readiness and resilience among unit members.The Air Force asked RAND Project AIR FORCE to develop an evaluation that would assess the relationship between participation in FSS activities and unit and airman readiness and resilience. The UNITE Initiative provided the context for this evaluation. In this report, we provide a brief overview of the construct of unit 1 (or group) cohesion, describe the UNITE Initiative, and develop a logic model and evaluation framework. The evaluation presented in this report uses both quantitative and qualitative data from numerous sources to assess the implementation of UNITE and its impact on the intended outcomes of the initiative. After presenting the results of the evaluation, we provide the Air Force with policy implications and recommendations designed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the UNITE Initiative. We also outline areas for future exploration.It is important to keep in mind that the UNITE Initiative described in this report was implemented prior to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in the United States. Familiarity with the 2019 RAND report Air Force Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Programs and Services: Contribution to Airman and Family Resilience and Readiness (Meadows et al., 2019) is recommended (but not required) background for the current study. The research reported here was commissioned by Air Force Manpower, Personnel and Services, Directorate of Services (AF/A1S) and conducted within the Workforce, Development, and Health Program of RAND Project AIR FORCE as part of a fiscal year 2019 project "Correlation Between Participation in FSS Programs, Services, and Activities and Airman and Unit Readiness." RAND Project AIR FORCERAND Project AIR FORCE (PAF), a division of the RAND Corporation, is the Department of the Air Force's (DAF's) federally funded research and development center for studies and 1 Although the Air Force does not have an official definition of a unit, we use the term generically throughout the report to represent several types of groups of airmen, including groups, squadrons, flights, and elements. iv analyses, supporting both the United States Air Force and the United States Space Force. PAF provides DAF with independent analyses of policy alternatives affecting the development, employment, combat readiness, and support of current and future air, space, and cyber forces. Research is conducted in four programs: Strategy and Doctrine; Force Modernization and Employment; Resource Management; and Workforce, Development, and Health. The re...

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“…Siebold (2007) indicated cohesion has horizontal, vertical, organizational, and institutional components and defined it as "a social-relationship product or form generated by the interaction and experiences of the group members in the context of their daily military activities, combat and noncombat" (p. 288). Nilsson (2018) broadly defined cohesion in a military unit as "the tendency of groups to stick together and involves interpersonal bonds, trust, and a sense of obligation to group members" (p. 648). However, this definition may be too narrowly focused on the unit level to compare it to what cohesion at a higher organizational level may entail.…”

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A Culture of Organizational Grit From the Perspective of U.S. Military Officers: A Qualitative Inquiry

Luning

Attoh

Gong

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Armed Forces & Society

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With the backdrop of the utility of grit at the individual level, speculation has begun to circulate that grit may exist as an organizational level phenomenon. To explore this potential construct, this study used an exploratory, qualitative research design. This study explored grit at the organizational level by interviewing leaders’ perceptions of what may be a culture of organizational grit. Participants included 14 U.S. military officers. Seven themes emerged relative to the research question: “What do U.S. military officers perceive as a culture of organizational grit?” Themes included professional pride, team unity, resilience-determination, mission accomplishment, core values, growth mindset, and deliberate practice. This study indicated that a culture of organizational grit is likely a combination of converging organizational elements. Overall, findings indicate that there may be a culture of organizational grit in the military and at the least, more research examining the concept is warranted.

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Primary Unit Cohesion Among the Peshmerga and Hezbollah

Cited by 11 publications

References 22 publications

Broadening the Perspective on Military Cohesion? A Reply

Broadening the Perspective on Military Cohesion? A Reply

Assessing the Association Between Airmen Participation in Force Support Squadron Programs and Unit Cohesion: An Evaluation of the UNITE Initiative

A Culture of Organizational Grit From the Perspective of U.S. Military Officers: A Qualitative Inquiry

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