Decision-Making in War: Iranian Commanders’ Decision-Making in the War between Iraq and Iran, a Case Study of Walfajr Operation 8
Decisions include a set of techniques, principles, and rules providing the context for overcoming problems and crises, the use of which in times of war is far more vital than in normal times. In one of the greatest operations, that is, the First Battle of al-Faw, the Iranian commanders took decision...
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| Lenguaje: | inglés |
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IntechOpen
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/87385 |
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| Sumario: | Decisions include a set of techniques, principles, and rules providing the context for overcoming problems and crises, the use of which in times of war is far more vital than in normal times. In one of the greatest operations, that is, the First Battle of al-Faw, the Iranian commanders took decisions unique of their kind in the Iran-Iraq War. A number of commanders were interviewed, whose decision-making model was extracted by qualitative methodology and the underlying theory of their decision-making pattern with six main categories and one core category were extracted through coding: Military and strategic thinking, operation maneuver plan, reconnaissance operation, combat information circuit, dialectic formulation of consultation, decision-making, synthesis of indigenous decision-making as a victorious event are some of the extractive categories. Looking at the categories of the research, it can be said that commanders’ decision-making is influenced by platforms such experience operations, winning thinking, detailed information, and analysis of ideas. |
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| ISBN: | 978-1-83768-250-8 |
| DOI: | 10.5772/intechopen.111877 |