Addresses the design of efficient buyer-supplier contracts within the institutional boundaries faced by the buyer and focuses on vertical buyer-supplier linkages as a source of supplier core competencies in a cost- and technology-driven environment.

Leadership and decision-making in times of change : an introduction -- The facets of change and organizational responses to it -- Navigating transformation : decision-making and cognitive biases in dynamic environments -- Leadership and transformation -- Leadership and decision-making :...

In May 2007, the IMF and World Bank Boards discussed the paper "Strengthening Debt Management Practices: Lessons from Country Experiences and Issues Going Forward". In those discussions, the Boards of both institutions endorsed a public debt management (PDM) work program that was particularly...

In early 2008, the Fund launched ambitious reforms to enhance its ability to deliver the economic and financial analysis, member support, and multilateral collaboration essential to promote global stability. The reform agenda called for: (i) stronger surveillance through sharpened multilateral...