The defence performance measurement framework: measuring the performance of defence organisations at the strategic level

Joaquim Soaresa* , Geert Letensa Nathalie Valletb Wouter Van Bockhavenb Heather Keathley-Herringc & Eileen Akend a Department of Economics, Management, and Leadership, Royal Military Academy, Brussels, Belgiumb University Antwerp, Belgiumc Industrial Engineering Management Systems, Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USAd Grado Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USAJoaquim Soares is an officer in the Belgian Defence Double PhD candidate at Antwerp Academy (RMA, Belgium) where he also serves as assistant Leadership. Previously holding several management-related master’s degrees, has served supervisor for Master thesis on this subject, participated data collection experimental studies, successfully completed his Joint training. He active participant NATO work-groups including SAS096 Performance Organizations SAS152 Comprehensive National Systems.Geert Letens Colonel Leadership RMA research fellow Vlerick Business School. M.S. Telecommunications from RMA, Mechatronics KULeuven, TQM Hasselt University. holds Applied Economics Ghent Social Sciences RMA. President SEMS within IISE. Fellow past ASEM voting member Belgium SAS panel.Nathalie Vallet Professor Faculty Economics’ department well Design same university. She currently vice-dean last faculty besides having other management expert roles teaches courses general management, organization strategic management. Her current focuses implementation public sector. specializes qualitative methods (grounded theory). actively involved executive program postgraduate social profit School.Wouter Bockhaven researcher lecturer department. received Economic 2014. His how firms can develop innovation networks to tackle institutional barriers preventing creation shared value. engaged teaching coaching students analysis consulting projects, strategy implementation, PM various faculties School, Artesis university college (Antwerp, Karel De Grote Belgium).Heather Keathley-Herring Assistant Florida. her Bachelor’s degree Arkansas Little Rock Master’s Tech. then dual doctoral with Tech DEML 2016. focus organizational change transformation. Institute Engineers American Society Management.Eileen Aken Interim Head three-time graduate earning B.S., M.S., Ph.D. industrial engineering 1988, 1991, 1995, respectively. enterprise lean work systems, improvement practices. (IISE), World Productivity Sciences. both Quality Education.