Global Economy, Global Technology, Global Corporations -- Copyright -- Contents -- Overview of the Project -- BACKGROUND AND REVIEW OF THE STUDY PROCESS -- AREAS OF AGREEMENT AND DISAGREEMENT -- Agreement on the Importance of Effective MNC Management -- Agreement on the Correlation Between...

Front Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Introduction to the Government/Industry Forum -- 2 DOE's Role as Project Owner -- 3 DOE Project Management Accountability and Process Improvement -- 4 The Elements of Project System Excellence -- 5 DuPont's Role in Capital Projects -- 6 Weyerhaeuser...

Front Matter -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Contents -- Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- Executive Summary -- 1 The 2020 Vision -- 2 Grand Challenges for Manufacturing -- 3 Priority Technologies and Supporting Research -- 4 Preparing for 2020 -- References -- APPENDIX A Summary of Workshop on...

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The USGS WRD: A Performance Review -- 3 Preparing For Tomorrow -- 4 Water for Tomorrow -- References -- Appendix A: Biographical Information.

Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Executive Summary -- Introduction -- Findings and Recommendations -- An Environment for Innovation -- Federal Partnerships with Industry: Past, Present, and Future -- The Role of Partnerships in Current Technology Policy -- Accountability and Assessment --...

Cover -- Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- Part I -- 1 The IT Sector: Context and Character -- 2 Understanding the IT Workforce -- 3 Characterizing the Workforce Problem -- Part II -- 4 Older IT Workers and Possible Age-Related...

Front Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- FROM "PERVASIVE DECLINE" IN THE 1980S TO "RESURGENCE" IN THE 1990S -- THE STEP BOARD'S ANALYSIS -- SUMMARY FINDINGS -- SOURCES OF STRONGER PERFORMANCE -- CONCERNS FOR THE FUTURE -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX A Recent Trends in...

Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Boxes, Figures, and Tables -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction and Background -- 2 Assessing Vulnerability -- 3 Establishing a Research and Development Strategy -- 4 Applying the Methodology: Some Specific Research and Development...

Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Overview -- 2 Major User Facilities -- 3 Management Models -- 4 Cooperative Stewardship Model -- References -- APPENDIX A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- APPENDIX B Statement of Task --...

Fostering Industry-Initiated Environmental Protection Efforts -- Copyright -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- NEXT STEPS -- OTHER CONSIDERATIONS FOR PROMOTING INDUSTRIAL INITIATIVES -- 1 Introduction -- OVERVIEW -- SCOPE OF THE REPORT -- 2 Examples of Industry-Initiated Environmental Programs...