The Art of Scaling

Increased existential threats demand that Western Democracies and their armed forces can swiftly scale up, rapidly expanding their capabilities to deter potential adversaries and defend borders effectively. The principle of scaling also applies to crisis response systems in general; the larger the d...

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description Increased existential threats demand that Western Democracies and their armed forces can swiftly scale up, rapidly expanding their capabilities to deter potential adversaries and defend borders effectively. The principle of scaling also applies to crisis response systems in general; the larger the disaster scope, the more crucial scalability becomes to alleviate suffering. From a multidisciplinary viewpoint, this book introduces fresh insights into the concept of scaling by examining scalability within security contexts. This book is structured in three parts. The first part, explores historical perspectives, demonstrating that scaling is deeply rooted in military policy, strategy and practices. The second part, “Organising Scalability,” highlights innovative methods and empirical examples of scaling. The final part, “Enabling Scalability,” outlines essential resources and popular support to implement scalability. The conclusion presents a new definition and structured process model of scalability. It emphasizes that establishing and organising scalable organizations is complex but feasible. However, it poses a critical question: is our social fabric robust enough to support scaling and are we prepared to defend our core values if war and crises come?
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1600782025-07-11T05:04:44Z The Art of Scaling Zijderveld, Huib Baudet, Floribert van Vark, Annelies Moelker, René Vuijk, Ronald scalability;resilience;organizational change;civil-military relations;armed forces thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JW Warfare and defence thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JW Warfare and defence::JWA Theory of warfare and military science thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1D Europe::1DD Western Europe::1DDN Netherlands Increased existential threats demand that Western Democracies and their armed forces can swiftly scale up, rapidly expanding their capabilities to deter potential adversaries and defend borders effectively. The principle of scaling also applies to crisis response systems in general; the larger the disaster scope, the more crucial scalability becomes to alleviate suffering. From a multidisciplinary viewpoint, this book introduces fresh insights into the concept of scaling by examining scalability within security contexts. This book is structured in three parts. The first part, explores historical perspectives, demonstrating that scaling is deeply rooted in military policy, strategy and practices. The second part, “Organising Scalability,” highlights innovative methods and empirical examples of scaling. The final part, “Enabling Scalability,” outlines essential resources and popular support to implement scalability. The conclusion presents a new definition and structured process model of scalability. It emphasizes that establishing and organising scalable organizations is complex but feasible. However, it poses a critical question: is our social fabric robust enough to support scaling and are we prepared to defend our core values if war and crises come? 2025-05-22T05:06:36Z 2025-05-22T05:06:36Z 2025-05-21T10:39:58Z 2025 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/102210 9789087284763 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/160078 eng NL-Arms open access image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/102210/1/9789400605138.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/102210/1/9789400605138.pdf Leiden University Press 10.24415/9789087284763 10.24415/9789087284763 1dcb980a-389c-4b15-9b4f-13019f12dd19 9789087284763 402 Leiden open access
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The Art of Scaling
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