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A bayesian approach to evaluating military investments in product improvement and testing
Naval Research Logistics Quarterly, 1977AbstractTwo issues of frequent importance in new product development are product improvement and reliability testing. A question often faced by the developer is: Should the product be distributed in its present state, or should it be improved further and/or tested before distribution?
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Measuring return on investment (ROI) for military to private sector technology transfer
PICMET '99: Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology. Proceedings Vol-1: Book of Summaries (IEEE Cat. No.99CH36310), 2003Summary form only given. One of the most intriguing strategies implemented to enhance the nation's technological position is the active transfer of technologies developed primarily for public purposes to the private sector for new commercial products. Such technology transfer has been extremely critical for the Department of Defense and the individual ...
Richard M. Franza, Rajesh Srivastava
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DoD Profit Policy and Capital Investment in the Military Aircraft Industry
1990Abstract : The purpose of this research was to conduct an economic analysis of a selected set of contractors in the military aircraft manufacturing industry. Specifically, two questions were addressed: (1) Are changes in the progress payment rate inversely related to changes in the firms' capital/labor ratios?
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Memory as a Battlefield: Personal and Political Investments in the National Military Past
The Oral History Review, 1995For the past decade I have been researching Australian memories of the First World War, exploring the memories of war veterans, the national popular legend of "Anzac" (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps), and the relationship between individual memories and national legend.
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Peace Dividends: The Exclusion of Military Contractors from Investment Portfolios
Journal of Peace Research, 1993There are many ways in which opposition to, or distaste for, the production of armaments and other equipment used for military purposes can be expressed. The purpose of this paper is to introduce to the peace studies literature the possibility that such views can find expression in the construction of equity investment portfolios.
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Do Civilian Spin-offs Justify Investments in Military Technology?
1989Though reams have been written in an attempt to justify investments in military technology on the grounds of civilian spin-offs, a really convincing apologia has yet to appear. Useful civilian spin-offs are certainly the justification put forward by the military and it is quite true, of course, that there have been many such instances of some ...
Umberto Colombo, Giuseppe Lanzavecchia
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Competing Priorities of Infrastructure Investment and Military Expansion in Late Meiji Japan
2018The slogan “rich country, strong military” (fukoku kyohei) famously guided modernization efforts in Meiji Japan, but debates among business leaders and government officials highlighted the contested nature of this formulation. This chapter examines Shibusawa Eiichi’s criticism of policies he saw detrimental to business interests including the ...
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