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Mission command in security and defence institutions. The case of Grand Duchess Birutė Uhlan's battalion of the Lithuania Armed forces.
No full textMission command is one of the most effective management solutions that assist military organizations to maintain their effectiveness in full range of missions they encounter within dynamic environment of XXI century. This Control and Command approach doctrinally was already embedded in military organisations of military-advanced countries (USA, UK, Canada etc.). Lithuania's Military Doctrine (2010) has also called for necessity to develop capability of Mission Command in armed forces. However, this requirement was not further developed into the military management system
Team effectiveness in Lithuanian Armed Forces Logistics Command Headquarters.
No full textTeam effectiveness management is one of the main objectives of the organization as human resources are the critical factor of organization that heavily influence on team growth, team improvement and competitive opportunities in volatile XXI century military or civil environment. In Lithuanian Armed Forces (further – LAF) there is no specific model for team effectiveness analysis. The scientific research of military and civil organizations confirms that the team effectiveness is reduced when there are insufficient team leader’s competences, inadequate work/operation conditions, the lack of motivation, low organizational support and the lack of tools and methods for tasks completion. In order to assess teams at LAF Logistic Command Headquarters (further – LCQ) it is necessary to design team effectiveness evaluation model in order to analyse team effectiveness and to identify key barriers to effectiveness. In this research the main focus will be at LCQ team effectiveness analysis. On the basis of scientific literature analysis, the team effectiveness evaluation model was designed in order to reveal key problems and to present problem solving recommendations. This final work consists of two parts the scientific literature analysis and the research part. In the first part the number of different scientific sources related to team effectiveness were analysed. The research part of this work was based on mixed research methodology where and both quantitative and qualitative methodologies were applied. In the first part of this work the, overview of essential definitions and concepts on team effectiveness was carried out. Both military and civil environments were analysed and the key differences were identified. Based on the analysis the model for team effectiveness evaluation was designed
Project managers competency assessment of Lithuania Armed Forces Logistics command headquarters.
No full textIn XXI century, project management methods are broadly used in many different types of activities. Military – one of the organizations, in which project management activities are invoked, in order to reach the specific goals. We can see, that in the modern Lithuanian Armed Forces are held a lot of changes and they are going pretty quickly: there are invested large funds to purchase new weapon systems, range of large purchases for national defence building. Also, there are updating individual soldiers outfit and armament, expanding infrastructure that is needed for troops in order to train and develop themselves, and finally – returning to compulsory military service system. We can obviously see that, according to geopolitical situation, our army is improving very rapidly, and that latter development occurs quite significant and fast changes. All important objectives, which causes changes are part of organizations strategies. And talking about organization strategies, there is as an opinion, that just 10 percent of all strategies are implemented successfully. In order to increase this percentage, measures are needed to ensure the successful implementation of the strategies. Increasingly, projects are deployed as a means to implement the strategies. However, the fact that project are chosen as such a measure can not guarantee that the strategy sill be implemented successfully. What is more, now most of the projects are becoming increasingly complicated. All these factors mean that project managers must be subject to particularly high demands. It is very important that those people who are managing projects to implement the strategies will be enough able to perform it competently. It mean that project manager have acquired the necessary skills and be able to properly manage projects, ensuring that they will be implemented successfully. For projects success, the most important part is the people, because of their knowledge, skills, personal preferences and qualities are the foundation of any organization. Only from employees competencies will depend on how effectively the projects will be managed and how the organization will create added value. Analyzing Lithuania military soldiers attestation procedure, foreign armies and project managers competency models, was observed, that none of the competency model does not describe the proper military project managers competencies. For this reason, it was decided, basing on law and scientific literature, to create a unique military project managers competency model. Before the creation of theoretical part the final result – the military project managers competency model, there was defined competences and competences model concepts, discussed competency grouping, evaluation methods, analyzed and compared key military and project managers competency models. While creating a military project managers competency model, there was carried out a consultation interview with an expert, who provided a reasoned proposals for improvement and approved the developed competency model. According to the formed unique military project managers competency model, there was developed semi-structured interview questionnaire. During the interview with the military project managers, they evaluated their and colleagues competencies in four blocks of competences (personal, interpersonal, communication and technical competencies). The evaluation was carried out in most projects carrying military organization – Lithuanian military Logistics command headquarters. Summarizing the findings of the survey and evaluation, it was found, that military project managers personal, interpersonal and communication competencies are developed well enough, because all these competencies were needed for officers in the previous units. As the least developed competency group was assessed technical competencies. It was found that for the most part it does not meet the minimum requirements. According to the results, was presented proposals for competency development and assessment system improvement
Organization’s performance assessment of Lithuanian Land forces Juozas Lukša training center.
No full textConstant performance efficiency and enhancement is the key line of effort for every mature organization. The decision to take quality approach ensures organization’s sustained future development. The key aspect in performance improvement is the performance assessment. Bachelor's thesis reveal what level of priority does Lithuanian military professional education organization, Juozas Lukša training center, pay to its performance and improvement. Thesis is up to four tasks: 1. To analyze performance assessment approaches applied within civilian and military domains, 1a. To overview and analyze performance assessment approaches for organizations, 1b. To analyze performance assessment approaches used amongst Lithuanian military organizations. 2. To adopt most suitable approach to military organization – Juozas Lukša training center. 3. To assess Juozas Lukša training center using adopted approach. 4. To provide the list of recommended actions to be taken in order to improve the performance. The hypothesis – performance evaluation approaches used amongst civilian organizations can be applied to assess military organization (training center). As an instrument to check the hypothesis, Common assessment framework (CAF) was selected, adopted and applied. CAF is composed of nine main assessment criterions deriving from principles of quality management. To prove the validity of CAF the analysis of documents and the interviews of experts were conducted. It has to be stated that all experts have connection with the chosen organization. The assessment is focused on Juozas Lukša training center within quality management perspective. It reveals strengths and weaknesses and suggest the action to be taken in order to improve the performance
Expression of transformational and transactional leadership in a military organization.
No full textThe concept of leadership is examined in the bachelor's thesis, the essence of transformational and transactional leadership is revealed, the expression of the leader's behavior and its importance for the application of leadership theory in organizations is analyzed. The aim of this work was to investigate the importance of applying theories of transformational and transactional leadership in a military unit. The doctrine of leadership of the Lithuanian Armed Forces regulates the application of transformational and transactional leadership theories together, therefore in this work it is these leadership theories that were singled out. In order to find out what signs of transformational and transactional leadership prevail in Grand Duchess Birutė's Ulona Battalion, a study was conducted to examine what leadership theory prevails in Grand Duchess Birutė's Ulona Battalion based on the peculiarities of the commander's leadership. The study revealed that in a battalion, transformational leadership predominates slightly more than transactional leadership. According to the respondents, the behavioral characteristics of commanders' leaders were best assessed: showing confidence and a sense of strength, helping subordinates to develop their abilities, as well as the perception that everyone's needs and abilities are different and most importantly that the leader is looking for different solutions. The main problematic behavior features of commanders' leaders have been identified, which require further analysis: the commander - leader devotes too little time to training and education, does not intellectually stimulate the group members, subordinates do not listen to the opinion, leadership in response to exceptions: .if a subordinate makes a mistake, his work and waiting for a solution to the problem is underestimated, only then take action
Mission command status at the State Border Guard service of the Ignalina team.
No full textIn the event of a threat to the security of the country, the army would defend the state by uniting authorities such as the SBGS. In the event of a military conflict, the State Border Guard Service (VSAT) is directly subordinated to the Lithuanian Armed Forces Commander and should cooperate with the Lithuanian Armed Forces units. The Lithuanian Armed Forces integrates its target management methods into its units, this raises the question of the methods of guidance used by the SSTC and how they can cooperate with the military and the philosophy of leadership used in the military organization. Problem of Final Bachelor's Work - In the event of a military conflict, the SBGS becomes directly subordinate to the Lithuanian Armed Forces Commander. Having joined forces with the military units of the SBGS together with the military units in the joint task. The Lithuanian Armed Forces uses mission command for, flexibility in making decisions for lower-ranking commanders. VSAT has joined forces with the military units, performs tasks based on the principles of targeted guidance, therefore it is relevant to find out what the state of the target command is in the State Border Guard Service.The following tasks are as follows: 1. Compare and analyze leadership theory in military and civil organizations. 2. Analyze the leadership qualities needed in an organization. 3. Define the specifics of the leadership of military organizations. 4. Define the concepts and origins of target and detailed leadership. 5. To analyze the status of the target leadership in the SBGS Ignalina team. 6. Provide recommendations and suggestions for targeted leadership deployment in SBGS. The hypothesis of the investigation - Officials working in the State Border Guard Service have insufficient knowledge about targeted guidance and its principles The hypothesis was confirmed in the investigation: the status of the VSAT targeted guidance is insufficient for the officers of the SSC to be able to cooperate properly with the Lithuanian Armed Forces in the event of a military conflict
The improvement of conscripts performance evaluation system.
No full textIn a globalized world people and their knowledge and competence are the main resources that allow an organization to compete in today's challenging market. The more effectively company uses their employees knowledge and competences in order to achieve their goals, the better results can be expected. A Human Resource Policy has an important role in the overall strategy of organization: it must help every employee to understand how they can contribute to the improvement of their individual and overall organization’s results. In modern public sector organizations, that are seeking to meet the needs of society, a significant role is given to employee performance assessment policy, because it is one of the most important tools that support organizations and personal development. Lithuanian army, as a public sector organization, also dedicate great importance to the assessment of military service in order to have competent soldiers and a strong organization
Lithuanian traces in the Caucasus
No full textMokslininkas, verslininkas ir keliautojas Gintaras Labutis pasakoja apie lietuvius, gyvenusius ir dirbusius Užkaukazėje. Atvykėliai nuo Baltijos, nepaisydami beveik trijų tūkstančių kilometrų atstumo, čia dažnai rasdavo įdomesnį gyvenimą, Lietuvai nebūdingą gamtos ir kultūros įvairovę, o nepaklusnumas primestai valdžiai kūrė bendrumo su vietos gyventojais – gruzinais, armėnais ar totoriais – jausmą. Straipsnyje kalbama apie karo topografą Juozapą Chodzką (1800-1881), Lietuvos nepriklausomybės sąjūdžio XX a. pradžioje organizatorių ir pagrindinį finansuotoją inžinierių Petrą Vileišį (1851-1926), rašytoją Antaną Vienuolį (1882-1957), pastaraisiais metais į Kaukazui artimų lietuvių gretas įtraukiamą Mikalojų Konstantiną Čiurlionį (1875-1911), kitas Lietuvos kultūrai reikšmingas asmenybes. Reikšminiai žodžiai: Antanas Vienuolis; J. Chodzka; Kultūros istorija; Lietuviai Gruzijoje; Lietuviai Kaukaze; Lietuviai užkaukazėje; Lietuvių choras Tbilisyje; Lietuvių draugijos nukentėjusiems dėl karo šelpti Tbilisio skyrius; Lietuvių mokykla Tbilisyje; Lietuvių tautos taryba Tbilisyje; Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis; P. Vileišis; Petras Gudelis; Pirmasis pasaulinis karas, 1914-1918 (Didysis karas; World War I); Ryšiai; Užkaukazė; A. Vienuolis; Connection; Cultural history; J. Chodzka; Lithuanian National Council in Tbilisi; Lithuanian chorus in Tbilisi; Lithuanian in the Caucasus; Lithuanian school in Tbilisi; Lithuanians in Caucasus; Lithuanians in the Caucasus; M. K. Čiurlionis; P. Vileišis; Petras Gudelis; Tbilisi Department of Lithuanian Organization for Aid to War Victims; The First World War; TranscaucasiaScientist, businessman and traveller Gintaras Labutis writes about Lithuanians who lived and worked on the edges of the Russian Empire. In the Caucasus, newcomers from the Baltic, despite the almost 3,000-kilometre distance, have often found a more interesting life, and a variety of natural and cultural features that were unusual to them. Relations with the occupiers created an affinity with the locals, the Georgians, Armenians and Tartars. The article looks at Juozapas Chodzka (Józef Chodźko, 1800-1881), a war topographer, Petras Vileišis (1851-1926), an engineer, organiser and the main financial backer of the Lithuanian independence movement in the early 20th century, Antanas Žukauskas-Vienuolis (1882-1957), a writer, Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911), who in recent years has been added to the crowd of Lithuanians associated with the Caucasus, and other important personalities in culture
Simuliacinio žaidimo panaudojimas nuostatų į felicitarinę politiką tyrime
No full textPastaraisiais dešimtmečiais diskutuojant dėl visuomenės raidos krypčių vis dažniau aptariama laimės ekonomikos ir jos tikslus realizuojančios felicitarinės (lot. felicitas – laimė) politikos perspektyvos. Felicitarinė politika remiasi laimės, subjektyvios gerovės, pasitenkinimo / nepasitenkinimo gyvenu bei atskiromis jo sferomis tyrimais, kurie, nors ir pakankamai tikslūs, bet ir ganėtinai apibendrinti. Keičiantis visuomenės raidos krypties sampratai neišvengiamai kinta ir jos pažinimo paradigmos, pripažįstama, kad vis aktualesnis tampa ir naujų visuomenės ekonominės ir socialinės būklės rodiklių pasirinkimas. Lietuvos valstybinė statistika neteikia duomenų nei apie visos visuomenės, nei apie atskirų socialinių grupių laimės lygį, todėl aktualu išsiaiškinti nuostatas į tokius rodiklius, jų svarbą ir subalansavimą. Šiam tikslui galima panaudoti įvairius realybės simuliacijos modelius. Toks pasirinkimas yra pakankamai pagrįstas, nes analizuojant ir planuojant felicitarinę politiką vis dažniau taikomos subalansuotos rodiklių sistemos. Viena iš jų apima ekonominės, darbo, socialinės aplinkos, gamtinės aplinkos, politinės, fizinės ir psichinės gerovės rodiklius. Ši subalansuotų rodiklių sistema buvo pasirinkta simuliaciniam žaidimui „Laimingesnė Lietuva 2020“. Straipsnio tikslas ‒ pristatyti nuostatų į felicitarinę politiką tyrimo rezultatus, gautus vykdant simuliacinį žaidimą „Laimingesnė Lietuva 2020“. Žaidimai buvo organizuoti 2014 m. sausio–vasario mėn. Juose dalyvavo 65 asmenys. Simuliacinio žaidimo „Laimingesnė Lietuva 2020“ rezultatai patvirtino, kad simuliaciniai žaidimai gali būti sėkmingai panaudoti socialinėms problemoms tirti. Jo rezultatai taip pat atskleidė, kad laimingesnės ateities Lietuvos visuomenės samprata visų pirma siejama su ekonomikos augimu, pozityviais darbo ir socialiniais pokyčiais. Visuomenės psichinė ir fizinė sveikata žaidimo dalyvių labiau sieta su asmeniniu tobulėjimu, o ne su politiniais sprendimais. Aplinkos, jos apsaugos įtaką visuomenės laimei žaidimų dalyviai įvertino prieštaringai, o politinių santykių ir laisvių nesiejo su visuomenės laimės lygiu. Reikšminiai žodžiai: Aimės ekonomika; Felicitarinė politika; Laimės ekonomika; Nuostatų tyrimas; Simuliaciniai žaidimai; Attitudes towards happiness; Felicitary policy; Games; Happiness economics; Simulation; Simulation gamesIn recent decades, among the public debates about the future trends in the society, the Economy of Happiness and the Felicitary Policy (felicity from Latin means happiness) have been widely discussed. Felicitary policy is considered as the tool of the implementation of the economy of happiness. This policy is based on happiness, subjective well-being, satisfaction or dissatisfaction with life and various human life aspects. The researches devoted to those issues are rather general and summarizing. When changing the direction of the development of the society, the paradigm of knowledge is in the process of inevitable change. The selection of new indicators properly reflecting society’s economic and social status is becoming more and more important. Lithuanian official statistics do not provide the statistical data on the levels of happiness in Lithuanian society as a whole, nor for specific social groups. Thus, it is becoming more important to explore society’s attitudes and perceptions towards the indicators reflecting the true reality and achieving the proper balance between them. For this purpose, one can apply the simulation models of reality in order to find the proper set of indicators. The choice of balanced indicators can be justified for the societal needs analysis and for the future development of felicitary policy, as the use of Balanced Scorecard (BSC) systems is becomig more and more applicable in public and business life. One of the proposed balanced socrecard frameworks for the happiness and felicitary policies includes economic, employment, social, environmental, political, physical and mental well-being indicators. The latter balanced set of indicators of felicitary policy was chosen as the basis for the simulation game “Towards the happier Lithuania 2020”. The purpose of this article is to analyze and to present the findings on the attitudes towards the felicitary policy in Lithuania obtained through the simulation game mehods. The simulation game was conducted in January – February, 2014 in Lithuania. Sixty five participants attended the simulation, becoming an active part of the research. The outcomes of the simulation game “Towards the happier Lithuania 2020” confirmed that the simulation games can be successfully used as the tools for a proper analysis of social issues. The results also revealed that a happier future concept in Lithuanian society was primarily concerned with economic growth, employment and positive social changes. The participants of the simulation game identified and considered the society’s mental and physical health as a basis of their personal development rather than the political solution. The environment and its impact on the levels of public happiness were evaluated with some controversy. In addition, the simulation game participants did not associate political matters and freedom rights with the levels of public happiness
Simuliacinio žaidimo panaudojimas nuostatų į felicitarinę politiką tyrime
No full textIn recent decades, among the public debates about the future trends in the society, the Economy of Happiness and the Felicitary Policy (felicity from Latin means happiness) have been widely discussed. Felicitary policy is considered as the tool of the implementation of the economy of happiness. This policy is based on happiness, subjective well-being, satisfaction or dissatisfaction with life and various human life aspects. The researches devoted to those issues are rather general and summarizing. When changing the direction of the development of the society, the paradigm of knowledge is in the process of inevitable change. The selection of new indicators properly reflecting society’s economic and social status is becoming more and more important. Lithuanian official statistics do not provide the statistical data on the levels of happiness in Lithuanian society as a whole, nor for specific social groups. Thus, it is becoming more important to explore society’s attitudes and perceptions towards the indicators reflecting the true reality and achieving the proper balance between them. For this purpose, one can apply the simulation models of reality in order to find the proper set of indicators. The choice of balanced indicators can be justified for the societal needs analysis and for the future development of felicitary policy, as the use of Balanced Scorecard (BSC) systems is becomig more and more applicable in public and business life. One of the proposed balanced socrecard frameworks for the happiness and felicitary policies includes economic, employment, social, environmental, political, physical and mental well-being indicators. The latter balanced set of indicators of felicitary policy was chosen as the basis for the simulation game “Towards the happier Lithuania 2020”. The purpose of this article is to analyze and to present the findings on the attitudes towards the felicitary policy in Lithuania obtained through the simulation game mehods. The simulation game was conducted in January – February, 2014 in Lithuania. Sixty five participants attended the simulation, becoming an active part of the research. The outcomes of the simulation game “Towards the happier Lithuania 2020” confirmed that the simulation games can be successfully used as the tools for a proper analysis of social issues. The results also revealed that a happier future concept in Lithuanian society was primarily concerned with economic growth, employment and positive social changes. The participants of the simulation game identified and considered the society’s mental and physical health as a basis of their personal development rather than the political solution. The environment and its impact on the levels of public happiness were evaluated with some controversy. In addition, the simulation game participants did not associate political matters and freedom rights with the levels of public happiness.Pastaraisiais dešimtmečiais diskutuojant dėl visuomenės raidos krypčių vis dažniau aptariama laimės ekonomikos ir jos tikslus realizuojančios felicitarinės (lot. felicitas – laimė) politikos perspektyvos. Felicitarinė politika remiasi laimės, subjektyvios gerovės, pasitenkinimo / nepasitenkinimo gyvenu bei atskiromis jo sferomis tyrimais, kurie, nors ir pakankamai tikslūs, bet ir ganėtinai apibendrinti. Keičiantis visuomenės raidos krypties sampratai neišvengiamai kinta ir jos pažinimo paradigmos, pripažįstama, kad vis aktualesnis tampa ir naujų visuomenės ekonominės ir socialinės būklės rodiklių pasirinkimas. Lietuvos valstybinė statistika neteikia duomenų nei apie visos visuomenės, nei apie atskirų socialinių grupių laimės lygį, todėl aktualu išsiaiškinti nuostatas į tokius rodiklius, jų svarbą ir subalansavimą. Šiam tikslui galima panaudoti įvairius realybės simuliacijos modelius. Toks pasirinkimas yra pakankamai pagrįstas, nes analizuojant ir planuojant felicitarinę politiką vis dažniau taikomos subalansuotos rodiklių sistemos. Viena iš jų apima ekonominės, darbo, socialinės aplinkos, gamtinės aplinkos, politinės, fizinės ir psichinės gerovės rodiklius. Ši subalansuotų rodiklių sistema buvo pasirinkta simuliaciniam žaidimui „Laimingesnė Lietuva 2020“ Straipsnio tikslas ‒ pristatyti nuostatų į felicitarinę politiką tyrimo rezultatus, gautus vykdant simuliacinį žaidimą „Laimingesnė Lietuva 2020“. Žaidimai buvo organizuoti 2014 m. sausio–vasario mėn. Juose dalyvavo 65 asmenys. Simuliacinio žaidimo „Laimingesnė Lietuva 2020“ rezultatai patvirtino, kad simuliaciniai žaidimai gali būti sėkmingai panaudoti socialinėms problemoms tirti. Jo rezultatai taip pat atskleidė, kad laimingesnės ateities Lietuvos visuomenės samprata visų pirma siejama su ekonomikos augimu, pozityviais darbo ir socialiniais pokyčiais. Visuomenės psichinė ir fizinė sveikata žaidimo dalyvių labiau sieta su asmeniniu tobulėjimu, o ne su politiniais sprendimais. Aplinkos, jos apsaugos įtaką visuomenės laimei žaidimų dalyviai įvertino prieštaringai, o politinių santykių ir laisvių nesiejo su visuomenės laimės lygiu
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