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Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies: FY2015 Appropriations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
[Excerpt] The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies appropriations bill provides funding for the planning, design, construction, alteration, and improvement of facilities used by active and reserve military components worldwide ...
Else, Daniel H   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

A Critical Analysis of Microsoft's Rhetoric and Reality of Sustainability Engagement

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study critically examines Microsoft's environmental, social and governance (ESG) rhetoric and operational reality, to offer insights that extend beyond conventional greenwashing or bluewashing. Drawing on over 20 years of Microsoft's sustainability reports (2003–2024), third‐party ESG evaluations and media investigations, it employs ...
Omaima A. G. Hassan, Iqbal Khadaroo
wiley   +1 more source

A Defense Capability Metric From Investment Portfolio and Technological Aging

open access: yesIEEE Access
We introduce a metric for defence capabilities by combining an investment measure of project portfolios with technological aging, allowing us to quantify a return on investment directly on capability values.
Romain Chessex, Zenon Mathews
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating Relation between Military Expenditure and Petroleum Revenue: Wavelet Coherence Approach [PDF]

open access: yesپژوهشهای اقتصادی, 2020
In the orthodox economy, domestic and foreign security is one of the tasks of the welfare state and even of the minimalist state to protect private property rights.
parviz jalili, ramin khochiani
doaj  

How to ‘survive’ after graduating in science or engineering: Becoming an academic administrator

open access: yesThe Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
Abstract This is the eighth article in the series ‘Survival Skills for Scientists’; previous papers were published in the Journal of Materials Education. Here I describe my views, based partly on personal experience, about pursuing an alternative career path within academia: becoming an administrator (e.g., Department Chair, Dean, Vice‐President ...
Federico Rosei
wiley   +1 more source

Relevansi Pelembagaan Investasi Ekonomi Berbasis Shariah Pada Masyarakat Muslim di Mindanao

open access: yesJurnal Hubungan Internasional, 2015
The idea of building shariah economic investment institution was pioneered by Muhammadiyah when involved in the International Contact Group (ICG) to strengthening civil capacity of the muslim mindanao community through the transformation of social ...
Surwandono Surwandono
doaj   +1 more source

U.S. Military Investments in Autonomy and AI: A Strategic Assessment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
This brief examines how the Pentagon’s investments in autonomy and AI may affect its military capabilities and strategic interests. It proposes that DOD invest in improving its understanding of trust in human-machine teams and leverage existing AI technologies to enhance military readiness and endurance.
Margarita Konaev   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

COIN is dead - long live transformation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Donald Rumsfeld was right. Force transformation works. The techniques that led to the initial victories in Afghanistan in 2001 were precisely those that produced success in Libya in 2011.1 Small-scale deployments of special forces backed by precision ...
Body, Howard   +2 more
core  

Modelling Sustainability Performance in Manufacturing Companies

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nowadays, organisations need to operate with economic, social and environmental goals in mind. Indices objectively quantify such goals; hence, an organisation can develop and compare policies based on future index values. We propose a system dynamics‐based model of a manufacturing company that frames its operations in terms of a set of easily ...
Harol Andrey Avila‐Choconta   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Innovation and investment perspective activities in Ukraine

open access: yesInnovation and Sustainability
The key theoretical and methodological aspects of innovation activities were highlighted, and a systematic overview of scientific perspectives on the essence and content of innovation and innovation activities was conducted.
V. Bokovets, O. Moroz, A. Kraevska
doaj   +1 more source

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