Why They Fight: Combat Motivation in the Iraq War

Wong, Leonard; Kolditz, Thomas A.; Millen, Raymond A.; Potter, Tommy

doi:10.1037/e426952005-001

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“…These environments are very unpredictable for both leaders and researchers, and access to units conducting deployment and combat missions is very limited, particularly in the early stages of engagement (e.g., Wong, Kolditz, Millen, & Potter, 2003).…”

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Military leadership: A context specific review

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Bliese

McGurk

2003

The Leadership Quarterly

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The purpose of this article is to review the literature on military leadership and highlight research opportunities for leadership scholars. The review uses a context specific approach and turns to a simplified version of Hunt's (Hunt, J. G. (1991). Leadership: A new synthesis. Newbury Park, CA: Sage) extended multilevel leadership model as a template to examine the many facets of military leadership. The military leadership literature is stratified into the systems, organizational, and direct levels of leadership with an examination of studies on the critical tasks and individual capabilities required at each level. Additionally, studies on organizational culture and effectiveness at each level are addressed. The article emphasizes that the military is undergoing substantial change as it adjusts to the changing nature of war and a fluid world situation. Based on trends in the military, the review concludes with several general recommendations for future research. Published by Elsevier Inc.

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Military leadership: A context specific review

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Bliese

McGurk

2003

The Leadership Quarterly

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“…17 Nora Kinzer Stewart's examination of both British and Argentine forces in the Falklands conflict reinforces the primacy of cohesion, morale and motivation in small unit performance in battle. 18 More recently, a study of combat motivation among U.S. Infantrymen and Marines in Operation Iraqi Freedom concludes that "cohesion, or the strong emotional bonds between soldiers, continues to be a critical factor in combat motivation."…”

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Band of Brothers - Warrior Ethos, Unit Effectiveness and the Role of Initial Entry Training

Sando¹

2004

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“…Unit cohesion has been extensively studied by researchers and scholars and the literature indicates that military unit cohesion is task oriented rather than socially focused, thus the members are committed to achieving a shared goal, not concerned with liking each other (Henderson, 1985;Kier 1998;Segal & Kestnbaum, 2002;Wong, Kolditz, Millen, & Potter, 2003). Even when military units have openly gay service members, there have been no negative reports related to unit cohesion (Berube, 1990;Osburn, 1995).…”

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Homosexuality and the Military: A Review of the Literature

Sinclair

2009

Journal of Homosexuality

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Why They Fight: Combat Motivation in the Iraq War

Cited by 79 publications

References 9 publications

Military leadership: A context specific review

Military leadership: A context specific review

Band of Brothers - Warrior Ethos, Unit Effectiveness and the Role of Initial Entry Training

Homosexuality and the Military: A Review of the Literature

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