Group Cohesion, Culture, and Practice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2340686 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles Kirke (Cranfield University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 745-753 |
| Publication date | 2009-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Armed Forces & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0095-327X • E-ISSN: 1556-0848 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0095327x09332144 |
| OpenAlex | W2050268020 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 25 |
| References cited | 6 |
Anthony King's 'The Word of Command: Communication and Cohesion in the Military' formed part of an ongoing debate in this journal on military group cohesion. For him, the main vector for cohesion is collective military practice in training and operations, which he sees as a precursor to social relationships. In his critique, Guy Siebold drew attention to social psychology's approach through the 'standard model.' In this article, the author suggests that all approaches to military group cohesion would be enriched by an understanding of the organizational culture in which the soldiers are embedded. The author seeks to demonstrate this point by providing an outline of a model of British Army culture at the unit level, and showing how it adds value to military cohesion analysis by applying it to one of King's ethnographic examples and by briefly showing how it would provide a richer context for the use of social psychology's standard model
Cohesion (chemistry) · Epistemology · Ethnography · Group cohesiveness · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Anthropology · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Military History and Strategy · Military, Security, and Education Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
Pluralism in military service
How the Transformation of Military Power Leads to Increasing Asymmetries in Warfare? From the Battle of Omdurman to the Iraq Insurgency
Culture, Cohesion and Conflict
The shadow of war – The making of military institutional specificity
Ahatabu and her Stela (ÄM 7707)
Understanding Terrorism
The role of the officers’ mess in inclusive military leader social identity construction
The effect of Phase One training on young recruits' personal and professional development in the British army
Unintended Consequences of Military Cohesion
Orders is orders . . . aren’t they? Rule bending and rule breaking in the British Army
The Rise of Organised Brutality
Commentary on the Standard Model of Military Group Cohesion
In Search of the ‘X’ Factor
Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Armed Forces & Society
A Culture of Organizational Grit From the Perspective of U.S. Military Officers
U.K. Veterans in Prison
The Model social structure of an armed group
Rituals of (un)changing masculinity
Barossa Night
Sexed Bodies and Military Masculinities
Cohesion, Combat Performance and Civil-Military Relations
Military Professionalism, Power, and the Division of Labor
Military Loyalty as a Moral Emotion
Organized Armed Groups as Ruling Organizations
Key Questions and Challenges to the Standard Model of Military Group Cohesion
| Unique citing works | 25 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,56 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 23 |