Al-Qaeda's operational evolution: Behavioral and organizational perspectives

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 467-483

  Borum, Randy ^a   Gelles, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Naval Criminal Investigative Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARAB; BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTION; IDEOLOGY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEADERSHIP; MOSLEM; ORGANIZATION; POLITICS; REVIEW; SAFETY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TERRORISM; THREAT; TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; GROUP PROCESSES; HATE; HUMANS; ISLAM; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL SELECTION; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 23844512243     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.645     Document Type: Review

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