01067nas a2200193   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260001600043653001200059653003300071653001900104653001300123653003400136100001600170245005200186300001000238490000700248520061800255       2017                            d  cSpring 201710aculture10aDefense Institution Building10adefense reform10aHofstede10aintellectual interoperability1 aJudith Reid00aCultural Foundations of Transparent Governments  a81-890 v163 a<p>Defense Institution Building focuses on change management at the Ministry of Defense level. In order to make sustainable change in any government, the solution has to work through and with the culture of that society. There are ways to reduce hierarchy and uncertainty in na­tional strategy development, national defense organization, legal con­structs, human resource management, financial management, and educa­tional processes. Cultures change from within. If advisors understand the cultural foundations at work, they can better help countries chart paths toward sustainable, transparent governance.</p>