Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to present the of the opinions of students of the War Studies University about its organizational culture. Recently, the War Studies University has undergone a number of changes that affect on various areas of its operation. When considering the organizational culture of the War Studies University, special attention should be paid to the fact that it was established in 2016 in place of the National Defence University. In October 2019, three years have passed since this event. Here came the idea to develop an article that put special emphasis on the issue of organizational culture of the War Studies University in the opinion of its students who entered the Faculty of Management and Command. The research undertaken is of a pilot nature. Design/methodology/approach: The study involved 114 second degree students, full-time 61 students (53.51%) and part-time 53 people (46.49%) of the Faculty of Management and Command at the War Studies University. The study was conducted in June 2019. The survey questionnaire was used for the research. Findings: The results of this survey allowed to identify the students of the Faculty of Management and Command are able to identify, perceive those factors, elements and events that have a direct impact on the functioning of students in their role, while assessing these changes as important or very important. Originality/value: The author of this article presents the results of research on organizational culture in relation to the opinions of students of the Faculty of Management and Command. War Studies University in 2016 was transformed from the National Defense University.
This article describes the process of recognising and acquiring new capabilities in the frame of operational planning process. It refers to the changes in the operational environment which can be observed nowadays. Educating senior officers is a process which requires proper tools, techniques, methods and approach. War Studies University tries to respond to these appearing needs in the field of operational planning process, especially in understanding the operational environment. The article looks at the elements of this process. Implementing the design thinking may possibly be an offer that has to be tested. A general overview of the testing model is the aim of the second part of this article. A description of the experimental model includes control and experimental group, dependent and independent variables. Additionally, selected tools are presented. The conduct of the pilot research to verify methods and the way of conducting the experiment is also predicted. The article also refers to the problems of cultural adaptation of the scenario. First of all, the scenario has to be of complex context. This is the consequence of used typology of the operational environment. In the Cynefin framework, environment is divided into four types: simple, complicated, complex and chaotic. The article underlines the meaning of the research concerning the design thinking, as a divergent approach, in the process of implementing this into operational planning.
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