Thesis (M.S.)--Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 2006. / Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-06, page: 2718. Typescript. Abstract precedes thesis as 2 leaves (iii-iv). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 64-66).

Thesis (M.S.)--Naval Postgraduate School, 2005. / Title from title screen (viewed 05/10/2006). "March 2005." Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (MA (Clinical Psychology))-University of Pretoria, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references. Available on the Internet via the World Wide Web.

Thesis (M.A.) University of Missouri-Columbia, 2006. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file viewed on (June 27, 2007) Includes bibliographical references.

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The objective of this thesis is to discuss the influence of national culture in leadership within military organizations and also to explore the effectiveness of a specific leadership model in a multinational context. Developmental leadership (DL) is a model used by the Swedish Armed Forces (SAF) since 2003. However, the aim is not to answer the question of if a certain leadership model has an effect or not and therefore legitimize or discard the use of it. It rather raises the question of why this leadership model has been chosen to become such an integral part of an organization. This thesis analyzes DL by classifying its components using Hofstede’s theory of cultural dimensions as a basis and compares the results with Sweden’s cultural dimensions to find a correlation. The results show a high correlation between DL and Sweden, but DL does not correlate with Belgium’s cultural dimensions. Sweden’s characteristics are also complemented by empirical data collected for the purpose of this thesis. According to this interview study with Swedish officers, even though DL is not consciously applied to their leadership styles, it coincides with the characteristics of their vision of an ideal leader. Moreover, DL consists of components that are suitable foundations for an effective multinational leadership.

Genom ett kvalitativt frågeformulär svarade 53 stycken anhöriga till soldater och officerare på hur deras behov av anhörigstöd såg ut under tiden för en internationell insats. Uppsatsens frågeställning handlar om det  anhörigstöd som Försvarsmakten och externa stödorganisationer har utarbetat och om detta går i linje med de behov som finns hos de anhöriga. Syftet med uppsatsen är att jämföra Försvarsmakten och stödorganisationernas utbud på anhörigstöd med den anhöriges faktiska behov och därmed svara på uppsatsens frågeställning. Syftet är vidare att utifrån resultatet även kunna ge förslag på eventuella förbättringar på dagens anhörigstöd. Genom att analysera rådata har ett resultat kunnat redovisas som visar en markant förbättring av anhörigstödet i förhållande till det missnöje som presenterades av Officersförbundet och Synovate år 2008. Enligt resultatet i denna undersökning går Försvarsmakten och stödorganisationernas anhörigstöd i linje med vad den anhörige generellt är i behov av. Denna positiva utveckling har skett med hjälp av en balanserad blandning av psykosociala och praktiska åtgärder. ABC-X modellen som behandlar familjer i stress samt Halls bok ”Counseling military families” har till stor del legat till grund för denna undersökning och stödjer resultatet utifrån de åtgärder som vidtagits skall leda till en mer tillfredställd grupp anhöriga. / The method used in this study is a qualitative questionnaire. 53 next of kin or relatives to soldiers, who is assigned internationally, were asked to answer a questionnaire. The questions were about how these persons are experiencing the support that the Swedish Armed Forces and external support organizations is providing the relatives with. The purpose of this study was to describe the available support provided by The Armed Forces and the external support organizations and then compare that to the actual need of support. Another aim of this study is to suggest possible improvements to the support of today.By analyzing the raw data from the questionnaire we can see a significant improvement of the family support in relation to how the former support looked like a couple of years ago. Officersförbundet and Synovate made a study in 2008 and the result of that study was a major dissatisfaction in the range of family support and according to that we can see a lot of positive developments. This developments has been taken place with the help of a balanced mix between psychosocial and practical measures. The ABC-X model that deals with families in stress and Hall’s book “Counseling military families” has in many ways worked as a frame for this study and also helped to explain how the developments of the family support has increased the group of satisfied relatives.

O presente trabalho dedica-se a compreender as percepções dos militares brasileiros a respeito dos Estados Unidos no último período do regime militar. Com base na análise do conteúdo dos artigos da revista A Defesa Nacional o principal argumento do trabalho é que nos discursos houve pouca convergência de interesses do Brasil com a potência hegemônica no sistema internacional, regional e nas relações bilaterais. Com base no conteúdo dos artigos, identificamos que enquanto no sistema internacional o Brasil se inseria como país em desenvolvimento, os Estados Unidos procuraram limitar a emergência e participação desses países, bem como reativou o embate Leste-Oeste, no âmbito regional os interesses norte-americanos eram de combate à expansão da influência comunista e manutenção da inércia dos órgãos de segurança e defesa regionais, sendo que para o Brasil, inserido no seu projeto de inserção internacional o comunismo não era mais a prioridade e buscou criticar essas ações norte-americanas. Já as relações bilaterais seguiam essa falta de pontos em comum, destacando-se principalmente questões referentes à tecnologia. / This work is dedicated to understanding the perceptions of Brazilian military in regard to the United States in the last period of the military regime (1979-1985), which is characterized by a context of systemic change, by the pattern of bilateral relations and by the process political transition in Brazil. Based on the analysis of the content of articles in the magazine "A Defesa Nacional", the main argument of the paper is that, in the speeches, there was little convergence of interests between Brazil and the hegemonic power in the international system, both regionally and bilaterally. This is because while Brazil inserted itself in the international system as a developing country, the United States sought to limit the emergence and participation of these countries, as well as reactivated the East-West confrontation. Regionally, the U.S. interests were fighting the expansion of the communist influence and maintaining the inertia of the safety and regional defense organisms, in a way that, for Brazil, communism was no longer the priority and, inserted in its project of international insertion, sought to criticize these U.S. actions. In regard to bilateral relations, this lack of common points also took places, with special highlight to issues related to technology.

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O presente trabalho dedica-se a compreender as percepções dos militares brasileiros a respeito dos Estados Unidos no último período do regime militar. Com base na análise do conteúdo dos artigos da revista A Defesa Nacional o principal argumento do trabalho é que nos discursos houve pouca convergência de interesses do Brasil com a potência hegemônica no sistema internacional, regional e nas relações bilaterais. Com base no conteúdo dos artigos, identificamos que enquanto no sistema internacional o Brasil se inseria como país em desenvolvimento, os Estados Unidos procuraram limitar a emergência e participação desses países, bem como reativou o embate Leste-Oeste, no âmbito regional os interesses norte-americanos eram de combate à expansão da influência comunista e manutenção da inércia dos órgãos de segurança e defesa regionais, sendo que para o Brasil, inserido no seu projeto de inserção internacional o comunismo não era mais a prioridade e buscou criticar essas ações norte-americanas. Já as relações bilaterais seguiam essa falta de pontos em comum, destacando-se principalmente questões referentes à tecnologia. / This work is dedicated to understanding the perceptions of Brazilian military in regard to the United States in the last period of the military regime (1979-1985), which is characterized by a context of systemic change, by the pattern of bilateral relations and by the process political transition in Brazil. Based on the analysis of the content of articles in the magazine "A Defesa Nacional", the main argument of the paper is that, in the speeches, there was little convergence of interests between Brazil and the hegemonic power in the international system, both regionally and bilaterally. This is because while Brazil inserted itself in the international system as a developing country, the United States sought to limit the emergence and participation of these countries, as well as reactivated the East-West confrontation. Regionally, the U.S. interests were fighting the expansion of the communist influence and maintaining the inertia of the safety and regional defense organisms, in a way that, for Brazil, communism was no longer the priority and, inserted in its project of international insertion, sought to criticize these U.S. actions. In regard to bilateral relations, this lack of common points also took places, with special highlight to issues related to technology.