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Michael A. Rostek

Michael Rostek

Defence Scientist

Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC)

Michael.Rostek2@forces.gc.ca

Affiliation
Fellows

Dr. Rostek is a veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces. He retired from the Regular Force in 2011 and served as a Reservist until 2022. He obtained his Doctorate (War Studies), from the Royal Military College of Canada and he holds two master’s degrees - a Master of Management in Defence Studies, University of Canberra, Australia and a Master of Arts (Defence Management and Policy), Royal Military College of Canada.  He has held several academic and research positions in the defence, security and politics disciplines. He is currently employed as a Defence Scientist with Director General Military Personnel Research and Analysis as a member of the Director Personnel Science-Policy Integration team.

Current Research / Interest:

  • International Relations - Security
  • Human Dimension – CAF Operations and the Reserve Force
  • Organizational Change - Strategic Foresight

Recent Publications:

  • ROSTEK, M.A., Teeple, N., Qasrawi, Y., Febbraro, A. R., Thompson, M. M., Goldenberg, I., & Abbe, A., American, British, Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand Armies Biennial Activity 2022: Measuring Interoperability in the Human Domain - Development of the Human Domain Interoperability Survey, 2024. 
  • ROSTEK, M., Teeple, N., & Qasrawi, Y., Strategic Foresight in Support of Decision-Making, Canadian Army Today Magazine, 2024.
  • ROSTEK, M., Futures and Foresight Analysis: The Canadian Army as a Case Study, in A. Fitz-Gerald & C. Stone (Eds.), Managing Security and Defence in the 2020’s and Beyond, Toronto: Breakout Educational Network, 2023.
  • ROSTEK, M., Measuring Regular and Reserve Force Integration in the Canadian Armed Forces, E. Ben-Ari & V. Connelly (Eds.), Contemporary Military Reserves: Between the Civilian and Military Worlds, London: Routledge, 2023.
  • ROSTEK, M., Socialization, norms and organizational culture change, DRDC-RDDC-2023-L169 to Alexandre Seguin, Director General – Engagements, Policy and Research, Chief, Professional Conduct and Culture, 2023.

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