Journal of Defense Resources Management

JoDRM Volume 13, Issue no. 2 (25), October 2022

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CONTENTS
I. ARTICLES
PERFORMANCE-BASED BUDGETING IN THE DEFENSE SECTOR: ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE ISSUES Ivan OKROMTCHEDLISHVILI International Black Sea University, Faculty of Business and Technology, Tbilisi, Georgia
Abstract
Today’s challenging, unpredictable, and volatile international security environment and recent developments in Ukraine require the states of Eastern Europe, especially those that are not members of powerful military alliances, to focus on strengthening the most important instrument of national power, military power, in order to be able to defend their national interests. Enhancing military capability is usually associated with an increase in funding for defense programs. However, having a significant defense budget does not guarantee security, and the main question is how efficiently and effectively defense funds are allocated to particular programs, projects, or activities. The way to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of managing defense funds is through the introduction of the performance-based (program) budgeting approach. At the same time, it must be kept in mind that programs cannot disregard the structure of the MOD departments and services, since budgets are implemented by allocating resources to organizational units to use for conducting activities aimed at producing outputs. In this paper, I proposed some structural changes in order to place the organizational structure of the MOD of Georgia on more of a “product line” basis; bring it more in line with the basic principles of management, and improve capability planning and program development processes.
Key words:
program budgeting, organizational structure, performance, output, outcome, military capability.
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GEORGIAN EXPERIENCE OF DEVELOPING CYBER CAPABILITIES IN THE DEFENCE FIELD Akaki SHEKELADZE Georgian Technical University, Tbilisi, Georgia
Abstract
Large-scale attacks from 2008 and 2011 against Georgia further emphasized the necessity of implementing law on information security and founding cyber actors in the country. Announcing cyber security as a challenge of collective defence and recognizing the ultimate importance of the providing proper cyber security in the defence field, Georgia started developing its cyber capabilities in the sector in early 2014, through its LEPL Cyber Security Bureau. This article will review 8-year experience of Georgia, describe the deterrent issues in this process and bring information regarding the successful steps, which deserve to be noticed.
Key words:
cyber capabilities, cyber defence, Georgian experience, cyber strategy, cyber security, defence sector.
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SOCIAL MEDIA, PUBLIC OPINION, AND RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE Seth A. KLINE Jonathan D. RITSCHEL Robert D. FASS Department of Systems Engineering and Management Air Force Institute of Technology, Dayton Ohio, United States of America
Abstract
Social media has become a powerful force. t exerts influence by shaping the public’s perceptions of various issues, including defense related topics. Public opinion, in turn, has effects on war, military policies, and budgets. Thus, understanding the public discourse and associated sentiment on defense related issues and identifying the influencers in social media is important. Techniques such as text mining are a relatively inexpensive and efficient means to achieving these objectives. This study employs these techniques to empirically analyze Twitter references to the United States Air Force (USAF) over a seven month period and provide recommendations for potential changes to current USAF social media operations.
Key words:
public affairs, social media, defense budgets, resource allocation, influencers, text mining, sentiment analysis.
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THE SIZE OF ARMED CONFLICTS: ECONOMIC AND MILITARY IMPLICATIONS IN THE 21ST CENTURY Claudiu-Florin NISTOR Land Forces Staff , Bucharest, Romania
Abstract
In the context of the current military conflicts, a series of consequences can be distinguished which, if a century ago they were exerted on the involved states and their neighbors, nowadays they develop over a much wider geographical area, sometimes even managing to encompass the global sphere. These economic-military implications of an armed conflict are accentuated in their speed of propagation in time and space, especially by the phenomenon of globalization which benefits from an ever wider development, in the context of technological advance from one day to the next. Under these conditions, any military action exercised on the territory of a state has a series of consequences, which are immediately manifested, from an economic point of view, here referring to the stock exchange, to the possibilities of investment at the local level, but also to imports and the exports of the respective state in correlation with the effects of the military conflict. Discussing the medium and long-term effects, these can vary depending on the geographical region where the conflicts take place and the relations that state has with its neighbors and what kind of global actor it is.
Key words:
military conflicts, economic repercussions, immediate impact, Euro-Atlantic space, globalization phenomenon.
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WHAT IS ROMANIA’S SECURITY PERSPECTIVE IN THE BLACK SEA REGION? Vlad DUMITRACHE Maria CONSTANTINESCU Regional Department of Defense Resources Management Studies, Brasov, Romania
Abstract
Russia’s recent aggressions against Ukraine have resurfaced the importance of NATO’s Eastern Flank. Modern capabilities with allied presence are considered essential in order to assure deterrence for not just Eastern Europe but for the entire continent. However the actual areas that pose a risk and threat on the Eastern Flank have longed been deemed differently. For the Northern part of the Flank, around the Baltic Sea, due to Poland’s geopolitical agenda and the Baltic States geographical position NATO has always considered strengthening this area a priority. Romania is part of the Eastern Flank but is situated in an area that has not always been considered a major strategic challenge, that of the Southern part of the Eastern Flank, around the Black Sea. The aim of this paper is to present Romania’s view to the importance of the Black Sea, from a political, military and economic point of view, to analyze the country’s push during NATO summits for strengthening this area and to understand what the future is for this region, after introducing the Black Sea area in the NATO Strategic Concept, following the NATO summit from Madrid.
Key words:
strategic concept, energy security, defense capabilities, Eastern flank.
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RESILIENCE OF CRITICAL CULTURAL URBAN INFRASTRUCTURES (CCUI) IN THE FRAMEWORK OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATIONS. SOME MANAGERIAL MARKERS Dorel BADEA/ Maria CONSTANTINESCU Diana Elena RANF* Olga Maria Cristina BUCOVEŢCHI**** ”Nicolae Bălcescu” Land Forces Academy, Sibiu, Romania * Regional Department of Defense Resources Management Studies, Brasov, Romania *”Lucian Blaga” University, Sibiu, Romania ** Politehnica University, Bucharest, Romania
Abstract
Resilience has become, in all fields of activity but also in relation to the general way of characterizing the functionality of society, an essential condition, and subsequently a state but also a process, which brings added value to organizational practice, subject to appropriate management, in the face of an increasingly diverse spectrum of crises (military, economic, etc.). The article brings to the attention of specialists and readers interested in the subject an analysis of the conceptual features of the resilience of cultural critical entities, in the contemporary context assumed to be defined by the digital dimension of the current transformations, in order to identify possible managerial frameworks for achieving a sustainable level of this state. The topic presented has been chosen mainly in the light of broad considerations on the usefulness and practical necessity of urban critical infrastructure resilience approaches in the context of reinforcing security culture concerns. In subsidiary, based on previous individual research achievements of the authors, a certain scarcity of studies was also noted, at least at the national level, in this thematic area, the opportunity of undertaking the study and the novelty aimed to be created and exposed also arising.
Key words:
criticality, cultural institutions, urban environment, resilience, management.
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AN EXAMINATION OF BOKO HARAM CONFLICT AND FISHERS CHILDREN EDUCATION UNDER THE BACKGROUND OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL IN BORNO STATE OF NIGERIA Babagana ZANNA* Bashala CHARLES** Abba A. GONI* Federal College of Freshwater Fisheries Technology, Baga, Borno State, Nigeria *Centre for the Study and Promotion of Cultural Sustainability, University of Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
Abstract
The study focused on an examination of Boko Haram conflict and fishers’ children education under the background of sustainable development goal in Borno state of Nigeria. Interview for the research work was carried on available displaced fishermen and other people (IDPs) involved in fishing activities in major fish market of the state (Baga Motor Park) within the period of thirty (30) days; from 04th of the months, February to 04th March, 2022. Data for the study was obtained from a primary and secondary sources and was analyzed with the application of qualitative technique. The result of the study revealed that Boko Haram conflict does not affect the level of consciousness and commitment in the promotion of education but have negative effect on the free basic education and has affected long-life equitable and inclusive quality education learning opportunities of fishers’ children education in the study area. Recommendation were made for the attainment of sustainable fishers’ children education through formation of international forum, devising a means of reconstruction, rehabilitation and resettlement of the displaced fishers and vigorous sensitization campaign on awareness creation in the study area.
Key words:
Boko Haram Conflict, Fishers Children Education, Sustainable Development Goal.
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DETERMINATION OF COORDINATES OF TARGETS FROM UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES Elshan HASHIMOV Elkhan SABZIYEV Bahruz HUSEYNOV Mugabil HUSEYNOV National Defense University, Baku, Azerbaijan
Abstract
The article provides a mathematical solution to the problem of determining the coordinates of the target discovered during reconnaissance of the area by a reconnaissance drone.
Key words:
unmanned aerial vehicle, area reconnaissance, target coordinates, angle of direction, geographical coordinates, longitude, latitude.
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MANAGEMENT OF UAV ENERGY CONSUMPTION MINIMIZATION Аzad Bayramov Institute of Control Systems, Baku, Azerbaijan
Abstract
One of the urgent problems of the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is the choice of an energy-saving flight mode. With such flight modes, a large flight range and successful completion of the mission are ensured. Many options for saving energy consumption can be considered and offered. In this paper, in order to minimize energy consumption, it is proposed to optimize the UAV flight path. The choice of the UAV’s flight path should be chosen such that the flight would be as smooth as possible, without sharp turns. When conducting experimental UAV flights, when choosing the optimal trajectory, the result of saving energy consumption was achieved up to 20%.
Key words:
unmanned aerial vehicle, energy consumption, optimal trajectory, algorithm, flight path.
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A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR IN RELATION WITH ONLINE PURCHASES IN EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES Cristina ANTONOAIE Regional Department of Defense Resources Management Studies, Brasov, Romania
Abstract
Today purchasing goods or services online is a regular activity. That is why in this paper we have analyzed the evolution of the online purchases of the individuals in the EU countries from 2010 until 2021 in accordance with the latest data provided by the Eurostat Database. For that we used charts, dynamic indices, and dynamic rhythms.
Key words:
last online purchase, indices, rhythms of increase or decrease.
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THE IMPACT OF FACTUAL COMMUNICATION OR THE INFORMATION DEFICIT MODEL Brindusa Maria POPA Regional Department of Defense Resources Management Studies, Brasov, Romania
Abstract
Most of the time, communication is considered the cause of the problems that occur in the decision making process. We assume that people lack information, but they are willing to listen and learn and we omit taking into consideration that most of the time the information we deal with is difficult to understand by non-specialists. So, in order to address this issue, the deficit model suggests a one-way communication model where information flows from experts to publics in an effort to change individuals’ attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors. Basically, the model shows that if we instruct people in different domains, if they manage to acquire as much knowledge as possible, the learned information will change their attitudes and later, it will lead to behaviour change. However, we tend to oversee the fact that people are governed by affects which have a greater impact upon their reactions than the simple fact finding.
Key words:
communication, information, information deficit model, emotions, impact, emotions, bounded rationality.
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LEADERSHIP PREREQUISITES, ACTIONS, AND STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR IN CHANGE MANAGEMENT Aura CODREANU Regional Department of Defense Resources Management Studies, Brasov, Romania
Abstract
The need for organizations to become agile in terms of their structure, people competences, processes and technology employed has been ascertained since the 2000 Agile Manifesto. The most recent developments around the world in the recent years, namely a global pandemic dramatically impacting all walks of life and old ways of work, and a war repositioning power vectors and geo-strategic interests have made the requirements for focusing more on people and their interactions, finding working solutions to stringent problems, establishing collaborative relationships with major stakeholders and working with change rather than following a set plan even more prominent. Consequently, identifying and working adequately with key areas within an organization calls for a renewed interest in the role played by organizational leadership in managing change. All of the above considered, this article overviews leadership prerequisites as informed by a select number of traditional change models, revisits the actions required on behalf of leaders as informed by Kotter’s change model and briefly identifies a number of change management principles which can be used as standards for measuring leadership behavior.
Key words:
change, transformation, structure, resources, people, technology, leadership, resistance, agile.
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