TY - BOOK ID - 78130674 TI - Echoes of success PY - 2015 SN - 9004294422 9789004294424 9789004292185 9004292187 PB - Leiden DB - UniCat KW - Great Britain. KW - England and Wales. KW - Angliǐskai︠a︡ Armii︠a︡ KW - Tsava ha-Briṭi KW - British Army KW - בריטניה. KW - צבא הבריטי KW - Scottish regiments. KW - Scotland KW - History, Military. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78130674 AB - In Echoes of Success , Ian Stuart Kelly uses new information about late Victorian Scottish Highland battalions to provide new insights into how groups identify themselves, and pass that sense on to successive generations of soldiers. Kelly applies concepts from organisational theory (the study of how organisations function) to demonstrate how soldiers’ experiences create a ‘blueprint’ of expected behaviours and thought patterns that contribute to their battalion’s continued success. This model manages the interplay between public perception and actual life experiences more effectively than current approaches to understanding identity. Also, Kelly’s primary research offers a more certain description of soldiers’ life, faith, education, and discipline than has previously been available. ER -