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The Development of Management and Leadership Capability and its Contribution …

The proposition that the economic and social wellbeing of society, and those in it, is substantially dependent on the effective and efficient performance of organisations of all kinds, that this in turn depends on adequate or excellent management and leadership capability, and that this in turn can be learnt and developed, would be accepted by many as likely to be true in common sense and e…

Developing your Strategic Capability

A common challenge for up and coming executives is the need to broaden their skills in strategy. On the plus side, these executives are often highly experienced and have a strong intuitive understanding of certain strategic issues. However, while they may be familiar with a range of tools and models, they often lack a framework within which to structure their thoughts, and the experien…

Japan's Growing Technological Capability

The growing Japanese role in high technology raises a number of questions for the United States. Some of these questions relate to the current status of the two countries, for example, in what industries do Japanese firms hold technologies more advanced than their U.S. rivals? Are there industries in which U.S. firms still lead but are under serious challenge by Japanese firms? Are there sector…

Expectations of Risk Management Outpacing Capabilities – It’s Time For Ac…

In December 2012, the Economist Intelligence Unit carried out a global survey on behalf of KPMG International. This survey gathered data from 1,092 respondents around the world in a closed-ended online questionnaire. All were C-level executives: 28 percent were Chief Executive Officers or equivalent and 18 percent were Chief Financial Officers, the two largest groups. Five percent were Chief Ri…

Science and Technology Capabilities of the Department of State: Letter Report

The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate ba…

Mastering the Capacity Rollercoaster

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Medical Surge Capacity

In June 2009 the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM’s) Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events held a workshop with the goal of convening many of the best minds in health preparedness for a wide-ranging update on preparations for a major public health threat. For the health community, a primary issue at hand before and during a catastrophic incident is how to prov…

SHRP 2 Report S2-L06-RR-2: Guide to Improving Capability for Systems Operatio…

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Tourism Marketing of the Napa Valley

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Japan's Economy and Monetary Policy

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U.S. Air Force Strategic Deterrence Capabilities in the 21st Century Security…

This report summarizes a two-part workshop titled “U.S. Air Force Strategic Deterrence Capabilities in the 21st Century Security Environment.” The two workshop sessions were held in Washington, D.C., on September 26-28, 2012, and January 29-31, 2013, under the auspices of the Air Force Studies Board of the National Research Council. The workshop was attended by a very diverse set of partici…

VMware vRealize Operations Performance and Capacity Management

I joined VMware in May 2008 as the first presales engineer (Account SE is the industry term) in ASEAN for VMware strategic accounts. That was more than 6 years ago—a long time in the rapidly-evolving world of virtualization. I have been fortunate to meet many different customers in the ASEAN region. In a sense, the book documents the lessons that my customers and I have learned in their journ…

Guide to Improving Capability for Systems Operations and Management

The purpose of this guide is to support transportation agencies in developing institu- tional arrangements suitable to the special demands of congestion management, now emerging as a new transportation agency priority. In particular, the strategy conven- tions appropriate to effective management of nonrecurring congestion (NRC) present new challenges for agency policy, organization and staffing…