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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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The Development of the B-52 and Jet Propulsion: A Case Study in Organizational Innovation [Paperback] Mandeles, Dr. Mark D.
Language: English
Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012
ISBN 10: 147838039X ISBN 13: 9781478380399
Paperback. Condition: New. 1998 paperback book, as shown. Mint condition book, clean, tight and unmarked with a crisp, clean cover.
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Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.
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Managing "Command and Control" in the Persian Gulf War
Seller: Amazing Books Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No dj. Sharpie writing along bottom edge. Small indent on cover along edge. Very clean, sturdy, unmarked copy. JP.
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Development of the B-52 and Jet Propulsion : A Case Study in Organizational Innovation
Language: English
Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012
ISBN 10: 147838039X ISBN 13: 9781478380399
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
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The Future of War Format: Paperback
Language: English
Published by University of Nebraska Press, 2005
ISBN 10: 1574886312 ISBN 13: 9781574886313
Condition: New. Brand New.
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The Development of the B 52 and Jet Propulsion : A Case Study in Organizational Innovation
Published by Air University Press, Maxwelll Air Force Base, Alabama, 1998
ISBN 10: 1585660361 ISBN 13: 9781585660360
Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Second Printing. 191 Pages Indexed. Light crease to front bottom corner. No other defects noted. The B-52 and Jet Propulsion: A Case Study in Organizational Innovation is a coherent and nonpolemical discussion of the revolution in military affairs, a hot topic in the national security arena. Mark Mandeles examines an interesting topic, how can the military better understand, manage, and evaluate technological development programs. We see Murphy's Law (anything that can go wrong, will go wrong) in operation. No matter how carefully the military designs, plans, and programs the process of technological development, inevitably, equipment, organizations, and people will challenge the desired expectations. Mandeles argues convincingly that recognizing the inevitability of error may be the single most important factor in the design of effective organizations and procedures to foster and enhance innovative technology and concepts. Contents: Introduction, Innovation and Military Revolutions, Logic and Procedure of Analysis, Prelude Jet Propulsion and The Air Force, The Introduction of Jet Propulsion Into /The B-52, and Conclusion. Illustrated with photographs of Whittle Engine, B-36A Peacemaker, Lockheed XP80A Shooting Star, J47 Engine in XB-47, Fat Man, Douglas A3D Skywarrior, Boeing B-50 Superfortress, and Northrop's YB-49.
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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
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Development of the B-52 and Jet Propulsion : A Case Study in Organizational Innovation
Language: English
Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012
ISBN 10: 147838039X ISBN 13: 9781478380399
Condition: New.
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The Development of the B-52 and Jet Propulsion (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012
ISBN 10: 147838039X ISBN 13: 9781478380399
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The B-52 and Jet Propulsion: A Case Study in Organizational Innovation is a coherent and nonpolemical discussion of the revolution in military affairs, a hot topic in the national security arena. Mark Mandeles examines an interesting topic, how can the military better understand, manage, and evaluate technological development programs. We see Murphy's Law (anything that can go wrong, will go wrong) in operation. No matter how carefully the military designs, plans, and programs the process of technological development, inevitably, equipment, organizations, and people will challenge the desired expectations. Mandeles argues convincingly that recognizing the inevitability of error may be the single most important factor in the design of effective organizations and procedures to foster and enhance innovative technology and concepts. The book focuses on the introduction of jet propulsion into the B-52. This case study illustrates the reality that surprises and failures are endemic to development programs where information and knowledge are indeterminate, ambiguous, and imperfect. Mandeles' choice of the B-52 to illustrate this process is both intriguing and apt. The military had no coherent search process inevitably leading to the choice of a particular technology; nor was decision making concerning the B-52 development program coherent or orderly. Different mixtures of participants, problems, and solutions came together at various times to make decisions about funding or to review the status of performance projections and requirements. Three aspects of the B-52's history are striking because they challenge conventional wisdom about rationally managed innovation. First, Air Force personnel working on the B-52 program did not obtain the aircraft they assumed they would get when the program began. Second, the development process did not conform to idealized features of a rational program. While a rationally organized program has clear goals, adequate information, and well-organized and attentive leadership, the B-52 development process exhibited substantial disagreement over, and revision of, requirements or goals, and ambiguous, imperfect, and changing information. Third, the "messy" development process, as described in the book, forestalled premature closure on a particular design and spurred learning and the continuous introduction of new knowledge into the design as the process went along. Military innovations involve questions about politics, cooperation and coordination, and social benefits, and like other development efforts, there appears to be no error-free method to predict at the outset the end results of any given program. This study offers a major lesson to today's planners: improving the capacity of a number of organizations with overlapping jurisdictions to interact enhances prospects to innovate new weapons and operational concepts. We can mitigate bureaucratic pathologies by fostering interaction among government and private organizations. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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The Development of the B-52 and Jet Propulsion: A Case Study in Organizational Innovation
Published by Air University Press, 1998
Seller: Pheonix Books and Collectibles, Clearfield, PA, U.S.A.
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First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Softcover in overall good condition with light general wear. Binding firm and square. clean throughout.
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The Development of the B-52 and Jet Propulsion: A Case Study in Organizational Innovation
Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishi, 2012
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
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paperback. Condition: Good. 1998 Air University Press paperback edition. Good paperback, bumped/creased with shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.
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The Future of War (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by Potomac Books Inc, Dulles, 2005
ISBN 10: 1574886312 ISBN 13: 9781574886313
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Many analysts have heralded the U.S. militarys Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA), a qualitative improvement in operational concepts and weapons that transforms the nature and character of warfare. Focusing on military technology, most argue that the new sensor, surveillance, communications, and computational technologies will usher in a period in which U.S. military capabilities will far exceed those of potential competitors. Developments in such fields as nanotechnology, robotics, and genetic engineering will greatly influence new weapons designs of the twenty-first century. These discussions about military revolutions, however, too often ignore or only pay lip service to the role of military organization in improving combat capability. They downplay the relationship between organizational structure and outcomes, the difficulties of coordinating large organizations composed of many people and offices having specialized roles, and the challenges of calculation, attention, and memory that face individuals making decisions with inadequate or ambiguous information under short deadlines or stressful situations. Mark D. Mandeles argues that the key to future combat effectiveness is not in acquiring new technologies but rather in the Defense Departments institutional and organizational structure and its effect upon incentives to invent, to innovate, and to conduct operations effectively. Doing so requires the military establishment to resist incentives to substitute short-term technological gains for long-term operational advantages and to maintain incentives for effective long-term innovation. Many analysts have heralded the U.S. militarys Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA), a qualitative improvement in operational concepts and weapons that transforms the nature and character of warfare. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE B-52 AND JET PROPULSION: A CASE STUDY IN ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION
Published by Air University Press, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL, 1998
Seller: Easton's Books, Inc., Mount Vernon, WA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: NF. Paperback in Near Fine condition. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 191 pages. * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided *.
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The Future of War: Organizations as Weapons
Language: English
Published by Manas Publications, New Delhi, 2007
ISBN 10: 8170493196 ISBN 13: 9788170493198
Hardcover. Condition: New. ISBN:8170493196 N.A.
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Innovation in Carrier Aviation (Naval War College Newport Papers, Number 37)
Language: English
Published by Books Express Publishing, GB, 2011
ISBN 10: 1780396643 ISBN 13: 9781780396644
Seller: Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: New.
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The Future Of War: Organizations as Weapons (Issues in Twenty-First Century Warfare) [Hardcover] Mandeles, Mark D.
Seller: Hay-on-Wye Booksellers, Hay-on-Wye, HEREF, United Kingdom
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Condition: Very Good. This Hardcover edition is in a good clean condition throughout. A few marks to the cover on both sides.
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The Future of War
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
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Condition: New. Many analysts have heralded the U.S. military's Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA), a qualitative improvement in operational concepts and weapons that transforms the nature and character of warfare. Series: Issues in Twenty-First Century Warfare. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304. . 2005. Paperback. . . . .
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The Development of the B-52 and Jet Propulsion: A Case Study in Organizational Innovation
Published by Air University Press
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. Good condition. (military aeronautics, research, history) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Innovation in Carrier Aviation (Naval War College Newport Papers, Number 37)
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. new title edition. 224 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.
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Development of the B-52 and Jet Propulsion : A Case Study in Organizational Innovation
Language: English
Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012
ISBN 10: 147838039X ISBN 13: 9781478380399
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
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Condition: New. Many analysts have heralded the U.S. military's Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA), a qualitative improvement in operational concepts and weapons that transforms the nature and character of warfare. Series: Issues in Twenty-First Century Warfare. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304. . 2005. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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Innovation in Carrier Aviation (Naval War College Newport Papers, Number 37)
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New.
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Development of the B-52 and Jet Propulsion : A Case Study in Organizational Innovation
Language: English
Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012
ISBN 10: 147838039X ISBN 13: 9781478380399
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New.
