This book analyzes the security of critical infrastructures such as road, rail, water, health, and electricity networks that are vital for a nation's society and economy, and assesses the resilience of these networks to intentional attacks. The book combines the analytical capabilities of experts in operations research and management, economics, risk analysis, and defense management, and presents graph theoretical analysis, advanced statistics, and applied modeling methods. In many chapters, the authors provide reproducible code that is available from the publisher's website. Lastly, the book identifies and discusses implications for risk assessment, policy, and insurability. The insights it offers are globally applicable, and not limited to particular locations, countries or contexts. Researchers, intelligence analysts, homeland security staff, and professionals who operate critical infrastructures will greatly benefit from the methods, models and findings presented. While each of the twelve chapters is self-contained, taken together they provide a sound basis for informed decision-making and more effective operations, policy, and defense.

This textbook examines the economic problems of military organizations from an institutional perspective. It discusses the efficiency and effectiveness of military performance, using a capability-based conceptualization. Constitutional, historical and economic considerations complement the analysis. Neither the analysis nor the conclusions depend on any specific armed force, culture, organization, or language. On the contrary, the challenge of defense economics analysis and armed forces management is reduced to a fundamental economic problem, and solutions to this problem are offered. This book is a must-read for students, scholars and practitioners interested in a better understanding of defense economics.

The topic, "Northern Sea Route" has become a highly relevant point on the strategic radar screen of many business and military leaders, since global climate change now opens up a hitherto impassable sea route and positions it as a strategic alternative to the Suez route. Add to this the discovery of many easily extractable commodities and metals in the arctic area. For entrepreneurs, this setting offers new opportunities and risks; for academics, a new research context emerges. The book discusses the strategic, economic, logistic, judicial and military challenges of the future great game in the arctic sea.

My dissertation examines why subsidiary initiatives differ with respect to their probability of survival and identifies initiative-related factors which cause this difference. I conduct this examination within the context of the global research and development (R&D) organisation of a multinational company (MNC). My research therefore intends to answer the research question: What determines the probability of survival of an initiative sent by a foreign R&D subsidiary? The findings show that initiative survival is positively influenced by social and geographical closeness of the sending R&D subsidiary to headquarters, by the initiative's alignment with the firm's core areas of activity, and by the manager's past success record, i.e. the number of already recognised initiatives sent by that manager. Moreover, initiatives that propose exploitative innovation are more likely to survive than initiatives that propose exploratory innovation. However, inter-subsidiary collaboration is found to have no significant influence on initiative survival. Finally, I discuss the implications of these findings for theory development and management practice.

Scholarly Essay from the year 2001 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: A+, University of Warwick (Warwick Business School), 9 entries in the bibliography, language: English, comment: The article researches with the british retailer Marks and Spencer, how the theory of strategic Turnaround-Management is feasible in practice, abstract: After years of ever-increasing profits, the ailing British retailer Marks and Spencer (M&S) has fallen out of favour with British customers. Sales and profit strongly declined, followed by shakeups in the top management team. M&S faced extinction when confronted with Philip Green s takeover plans. Top management have made efforts to turn M&S around. The analytical approach to assess these efforts is as follows: Having evaluated turnaround models (Chapter 1), I will observe actions undertaken by M&S (Chapter 2), finally putting both sides together, determining if the actions fit the model (Chapter 3). Introducing competitive advantage as the measurement for success (Chapter 4), the conclusion (Chapter 5) will show that M&S is just one example for a problem that goes far deeper.

Scholarly Essay aus dem Jahr 2001 im Fachbereich Wirtschaft - Industriebetriebslehre, einseitig bedruckt, Note: A+, University of Warwick (Warwick Business School), 6 Eintragungen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Englisch, Abstract: This report analyses the efficiency and effectiveness of the operations of a supermarket chain by various analytical techniques. It will show that while the supermarket chain is right in terms of its strategic alignment with the environment, the operational implementation of its business is questionable. The conclusion, featuring a system approach, shows possibilities for improvement.

This textbook examines the economic problems of military organizations from an institutional perspective. It discusses the efficiency and effectiveness of military performance, using a capability-based conceptualization. Constitutional, historical and economic considerations complement the analysis. Neither the analysis nor the conclusions depend on any specific armed force, culture, organization, or language. On the contrary, the challenge of defense economics analysis and armed forces management is reduced to a fundamental economic problem, and solutions to this problem are offered. This book is a must-read for students, scholars and practitioners interested in a better understanding of defense economics.

This book analyzes the security of critical infrastructures such as road, rail, water, health, and electricity networks that are vital for a nation's society and economy, and assesses the resilience of these networks to intentional attacks. The book combines the analytical capabilities of experts in operations research and management, economics, risk analysis, and defense management, and presents graph theoretical analysis, advanced statistics, and applied modeling methods. In many chapters, the authors provide reproducible code that is available from the publisher's website. Lastly, the book identifies and discusses implications for risk assessment, policy, and insurability. The insights it offers are globally applicable, and not limited to particular locations, countries or contexts. Researchers, intelligence analysts, homeland security staff, and professionals who operate critical infrastructures will greatly benefit from the methods, models and findings presented. While each of the twelve chapters is self-contained, taken together they provide a sound basis for informed decision-making and more effective operations, policy, and defense.

Seminararbeit aus dem Jahr 2002 im Fachbereich Wirtschaft - Investition und Finanzierung, einseitig bedruckt, Note: sehr gut (1,0), Universitat Mannheim (Fakultat fur BWL), Veranstaltung: Seminar, 14 Eintragungen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Anmerkungen: Die Arbeit untersucht anhand einer integrierten Betrachtung von Aktiv- und Passivseite, wie Basel II und unternehmensinterne Risikostrukturen zusammenhangen. Als Betrachtungsbeispiel dient das akademisch noch sehr wenig erforschte Forderungsmanagement. 178 KB, Abstract: Die Arbeit untersucht anhand einer integrierten Betrachtung von Aktiv- und Passivseite, wie Basel II und unternehmensinterne Risikostrukturen zusammenhangen. Als Betrachtungsbeispiel dient das akademisch noch sehr wenig erforschte Forderungsmanagement.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2002 im Fachbereich VWL - Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen, Note: Sehr gut, Universitat Mannheim (Fakultat fur Sozialwissenschaften), Veranstaltung: Hauptseminar Internationale Beziehungen, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die WTO steht vor einer neuen grossen Handelsrunde. Die Ministerkonferenz in Qatar im November 2001 bildete den Auftakt hierzu. Bei einer naheren Betrachtung der WTO sticht jedoch die Diskrepanz der liberalen Freihandelstheorie einerseits und der weltwirtschaftlichen Realitat andererseits ins Auge. Arbeit und Funktionsweise der WTO konnen unter vielfaltigen Gesichtspunkten betrachtet werden. Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit wird der Schwerpunkt auf der okonomischen Theorie und Praxis legen. Das Erkenntnisinteresse dieser Arbeit liegt darin, ob die WTO tatsachlich dem Freihandel zur Durchsetzung verhelfen kann oder ob nicht die Handelsinteressen einiger weniger Staaten und Zollunionen diesen zu einem legalisierten Protektionismus verfalscht haben. Zur Untersuchung dieser Fragestellung dient die folgende Hypothese: Die WTO als internationale Institution ermoglicht durch ihre Prinzipien und Funktionsweise reibungslosen weltweiten Freihandel und erhoht so die Wohlfahrt aller Lander. Nach dem formalen Beweis der positiven Wirkungen von Freihandel wird untersucht, inwiefern die WTO-Prinzipien weltweiten Freihandel ermoglichen. Der Vergleich mit der weltwirtschaftlichen Realitat wird jedoch die Grenzen dieser Moglichkeiten aufzeigen. Es wird sich letztendlich erweisen, dass die WTO-Prinzipien zwar begrussenswert sind, international aber aufgrund der Blockadepolitik der grossen Handelsnationen und der EU in Wirklichkeit Protektionismus zwischen den USA, der EU und Japan einerseits und dem Rest der Welt andererseits herrscht. Ein abschliessender Ausblick zeigt die Reformbedurftigkeit der WTO und Chancen fur die Durchsetzung einer Reform