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The Literature on Organizational Change and Cases Studies Suggest Several Best Practices That Can Improve the Chances of Successfully Integrating Active and Reserve Component Staff Organizations

• Those best practices are as follows: Establish the need and the vision for change; create a coalition to support the change; communicate the vision; develop an implementation strategy, including goals and measures; link the vision and structure; embed the changes in the new culture; manage the integration of cultures; maintain momentum; remember the importance of people; assess progress and adjust accordingly; establish unity of command; address statutory barriers; and collocate active and reserve component personnel in integrated organizations.

Integrating active and reserve component military staff organizations — for the purpose of achieving greater efficiency, making standards and practices more consistent, or ensuring commonality of purpose — can present significant challenges. A RAND Corporation study undertook a literature review and analysis of several case studies to examine factors that could increase the likelihood of success in such organizational integrations. The resulting best practices can serve as a framework for undertaking and assessing these integrations.

• Chapter One

  Introduction

• Chapter Two

  The Total Force and Total Force Integration

• Chapter Three

  Integrating and Changing Organizations Successfully

• Chapter Four

  Active and Reserve Component Integration in the Air Force

• Chapter Five

  Active and Reserve Component Integration in the Army

• Chapter Six

  Active and Reserve Component Integration in the Coast Guard

• Chapter Seven

  Active and Reserve Component Integration in the Marine Corps

• Chapter Eight

  Active and Reserve Component Integration in the Navy

• Chapter Nine

  Findings and Recommendations for Future Integration Efforts