Military Management Revolution

Author: Wang An
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: In today's rapidly developing information age, traditional experience-based management must undergo a breakthrough transformation to adapt to the needs of social progress. Materialist dialectics teaches us that there are two types of tradition: one is the excellent tradition, which can transcend eras, with its core spirit never becoming outdated, but it requires innovation and development; the other is the bad tradition, which must be discarded. The military management revolution is a profound transformation that demands us to update management concepts, innovate management mechanisms, reform management methods, and shift away from traditional low-efficiency management models. Chairman Hu Jintao of the Central Military Commission's arguments on the military management revolution are visionary, address the root issues, and possess strong practical relevance and epoch-making significance. The main chapters of this book, from Chapter I to Chapter VI, focus on the profound connotations, main characteristics, and basic content of the military management revolution; the necessity, urgency, and inevitability of the military management revolution; the glorious history of our army's management revolution and the development trends of the military management revolution; as well as the strategies and countermeasures for the military management revolution.
History is a mirror reflecting reality and also a philosophical textbook. By reviewing the history of our army's four management revolutions, this book elaborates on their milestone significance and the characteristics of our army. These revolutions are both timely, broad, and profound, while also inheriting the essence of the past. The military management revolution rejects outdated and backward aspects, not the entirety of one stage negating another. We must implement people-centered democratic management, adhere to standardized management with the basic content of "Five Unifications and Four Characteristics" and "Four Orders," legal and regulatory management based on laws, regulations, and rules, and information-driven management. These approaches should mutually promote, complement, and enhance each other, continuously improving the scientific management level of our army.
Chapter VII focuses on the military management revolution and the development of foreign military management, while Chapter VIII discusses the military management revolution has already set sail. The former introduces the basic practices and new developments of foreign military management, especially the valuable experiences of foreign militaries in emphasizing macro-management and integrated management, applying leadership science to grassroots management, which are worth learning from and referencing. The latter presents the author's research findings on the military management revolution. "The Military Management Revolution Has Set Sail" highlights the achievements in management reform, innovation, and the military management revolution of twelve units, including the Air Defense Brigade of a Group Army under the Beijing Military Region. These fresh and pioneering experiences vividly demonstrate that the military management revolution is an inevitable outcome of the times, and some units have already taken encouraging steps. It will provide a fresh perspective and inspiration for leaders at all levels of military management.
The military management revolution is neither profound nor distant—it is right before us. We must seize the opportunity, meet the challenges, and embrace the military management revolution. To facilitate the transformation of the research findings of The Military Management Revolution into practical military management, and to assist units, academies, leadership bodies, and leaders in applying these insights, this book also introduces some lesser-known materials and cases. Additionally, it features dedicated chapters on the () and impromptu remarks of more than ten lecture moderators, which are down-to-earth, concise in language, and profound in thought. These speeches are also valuable references for managers and research and teaching personnel.