Abstract
The problems requiring managerial decisions are common for all countries in the Euro-Atlantic community regardless of the status of each individual country. Regardless the involved state is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or its partner. Some of these problems have already existed for decades but have become particularly acute over the last twenty years. These problems include the reduction of troops and spending on post-Cold War peace dividends as well as the need of an increase in the number of mobile armed forces capable of operating far beyond the borders of their countries and whose actions have to be supported for a very long periods of time.
Highlights
From a historical standpoint the defense management has emerged as a topic of interest to the defense sector fairly recently
One of the proven ways of achieving this goal is the use of planning management functions, organization, leadership and control in all areas of the defense organization, which can contribute to maximizing the effectiveness of the armed forces' operational activities
Every theoretical approach towards defense management must be closely linked to the sphere of democratic control over the defense sector and the armed forces (Antonov, Tsonev, 2016; Stoev, Zaharieva, Mutkov, 2019)
Summary
From a historical standpoint the defense management has emerged as a topic of interest to the defense sector fairly recently. This process is especially true for post-communist states that are on the path of democratic transformation as well as for states that are currently in the last stage of these transformations All of these states expect strategic results from the reform of their defense and security sectors, correctly considering the success of these transformations as a factor contributing to their integration into the EuroAtlantic community as well as a factor in strengthening their own security and the prosperity of their people.Achieving these strategic goals requires a more rational allocation of scarce public resources, a more efficient use of such resources and a more visible and controlled outcome of government programs, including the defense oriented ones (Antonov, Hristozov, 2017; Terziev, Bankov, Georgiev, 2018). What defense management can provide is to connect people in defense organizations who are prepared to accomplish their assigned tasks, with equipment and weaponry, and with comprehensive support to more effectively achieve their defense goals and objectives
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