The Air Force is in the process of significantly changing the way it purchases goods and services, with the goals of reducing costs and increasing performance to better support its missions. During spring 2002, SAF/AQC developed a Procurement Transformation Strategy that outlines a roadmap for changing the Air Force’s procurement policies, processes, personnel, and related technologies t…
The most imperative challenge facing a number of managers in recent years has been to regain lost market share and secure new competitive advantages. The impetus for this trend continues to be the ubiquitous tendency toward globalization and the ensuing intensification of international competition. Customer orientation, lean management and re-engineering are the buzzwords that characterize …
An examination of the historical background to the use of procurement systems shows that in the post-war period up to the early 1970s, despite all relevant official reports and studies recommending otherwise, the majority of building work was carried out by conventional methods of procurement with only a relatively small number of projects being implemented by means of, what were then, non…
This book was written to provide an overview of the day-to-day aspects with which a portfolio manager must be concerned. Theories and essential calculations are covered, along with a practical description of what is involved in managing portfolios. This book is not designed to focus on portfolio management in either a bull or a bear market scenario. Whether markets go up or down, the essentia…
In September 2005 we organized a conference at the University of Cassino, Italy, the aim of which was to explore ‘The Keynesian Legacy in Macro- economic Modelling’. In the postwar period, macroeconomic modelling of developed economies was mainly rooted in Keynesian theory up to the 1970s, when the failure of applied models to deal with stagflation led to a shift in economic theory towards …
Keynes’s General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money is undoubtedly regarded as the most important book on economics in the twentieth century, and this view would be shared, I think, by those who are wholly opposed to its teaching as well as by its adherents. Nearly 50 years after its appearance controversy still rages around its basic ideas and prescriptions, and I do not think that a…
This book provides a detailed treatment of micro econometric analysis, the analysis of individual-level data on the economic behavior of individuals or firms. This type of analysis usually entails applying regression methods to cross-section and panel data. The book aims at providing the practitioner with a comprehensive coverage of statistical methods and their application in modern applied m…
The goal of this book is to teach the reader the basic principles of the monthly accounting process, from the first step of developing a Chart of Accounts to the last step of issuing financial statements and tax reports.
The essays in this book have been collected and are presented here in the belief that ethical issues in accounting merit much more profound exploration and analysis than they have received so far in the United Kingdom.
The strength and structure of the Military Establishment of the United States are responsibilities of the American public expressing its will through Congress. Since the Army is an operating agency with but limited voice in the formation of national policy, it is incumbent upon departmental officials to submit accurate and meaningful reports to the public and its representatives if the…
When speaking about eBusiness as applied to the healthcare market, two questions arise immediately. First, what is eBusiness? Second, why is eBusiness in healthcare different from eBusiness in other industries? In this chapter, we shall give an overview of the foundations of eBusiness, explain the importance of eBusiness within the healthcare domain, and describe the peculiarities of the h…
“The EU Public Procurement Directives are hidden to most relevant actors behind the veil of the transposing national law. As a result the problem of unavailable damages remains defi ned by the national perspective. While considering the same problem, this book shifts the perspective to the point of view of EU law. What can EU law do in order to improve the effectiveness of damages for vio…
This book is about defence procurement and industry policy in small, advanced industrial economies. It is largely an exercise in applied economics but the contributions of legal and management scholars and defence procurement and industry policy practitioners will also be apparent throughout. The book inevitably draws on themes and analysis treated in the defence economics literature and r…
French law stipulates that those who do not opt out of organ donation during their lifetime automatically become potential donors after death: The removal [of organs for transplantation] may be carried out if the person has not objected, during her lifetime, to such a removal. This objection may be declared by any means, and in particular by recording it in the appropriate automated nation…
The concept and understanding of brain death have evolved significantly over the past few decades. This entity has become more recognized as our ability to provide prolonged cardiovascular support to brain injured patients became more sophisticated. In parallel with these developments, organ transplantation became a reality with wider applications resulting in significant increase in demand…
The first section of the book covers those tasks that should be accomplished prior to the start of a business or as ongoing analysis after it has been founded. It accomplishes this objective in three chapters.