1、DSI-2019-U-019362-Final CNA Summary Paper|1 Request additional copies of this document through inquiriescna.org.3003 Washington Boulevard Arlington,VA 22201 703-824-a.org Copyright 2019 CNA All rights reserved.This document contains the best opinion of CNA at the time of issue.It does not necessaril
2、y represent the opinion of the sponsor.Approved by:Margaux Hoar,Director Organizations,Roles,and Missions Program Operational Warfighting Division February 2019 Overcoming pathologies in military organizations Margaux Hoar For more than 30 years,CNA has conducted analyses to support military organiz
3、ations through change and challenges.These numerous organizational analyses have aimed to design or redesign structures and processes to accommodate changes in mission,geopolitical circumstances,legislative requirements,and other variables.In performing over 40 of these analyses,we have identified s
4、everal military organizational“pathologies”common design choices or evolutions that result in corresponding“ills”(such as inefficiency,dysfunction,or even dissolution).1 We have identified and named four types of pathologies related to organizational structure or alignment of roles and responsibilit