University of San Diego Digital USD Dissertations Theses and Dissertations 2001 Changes in Navy Leadership Theory and Practice: Post-Vietnam Nicholas A. Trongale EdD University of San Diego Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.sandiego.edu/dissertations Part of the Leadership Studies Commons Digital USD Citation Trongale, Nicholas A. EdD, "Changes in Navy Leadership Theory and Practice: Post-Vietnam" (2001). Dissertations. 684. https://digital.sandiego.edu/dissertations/684 This Dissertation: Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses and Dissertations at Digital USD. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Digital USD. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Changes in Leadership Theory CHANGES IN NAVY LEADERSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE: POST-VIETNAM by Nicholas A. Trongale A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education University of San Diego 2001 Dissertation Committee Mary Scherr, Ph.D., Director Fred Galloway, Ed.D. Daniel Miller, Ph.D. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Changes in Leadership Theory ABSTRACT CHANGES IN NAVY LEADERSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE: POST-VIETNAM Since the Vietnam War, Navy leadership theory and practice has changed, becoming more like current civilian leadership theory and practice than traditional military leadership of old. Indicators of this alteration have been seen in journal writings, the new Navy performance evaluation structure, current Navy leadership training, and by the birth of a Navy Command Leadership School. This study was designed to explore the evolution and recent history of the Navy’s leadership theory and practice for indications of change.