‘A Time of War’: contextual and organisational dimensions in the construction of combat motivation in the IDF

מאת: Ben-Shalom U., Benbenisty Y.
פורסם ב: Journal of Strategic Studies
תיאור: This paper explores the construction of combat motivation in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), arguing that although Israeli society at large is in a ‘Post Heroic’ era, the ‘Heroic Spirit’ is revealed during emergencies. A total of 1535 questionnaires were administered among combat soldiers during large-scale תפעול fought during national emergency and during small-scale routine תפעול. The results reveal differences in the construction of combat motivation typical for emergency vs. routine, as well as for reserves vs. regular units. These results indicate that the Post Heroic era is a condition that could be shifted according to cultural, organisational and individual determinants. This paper discusses the roots of these constructions and their implications on the theory of combat motivation and combat experience. © 2017, © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
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