Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Information Technology and the Productivity Paradox -- 3 Individual and Organizational Productivity: Linkages and Processes -- 4 What Is Enough? A Systems Perspective on Individual-Organizational Performance Linkages -- 5 Measuring and...

Maximizing U.S. Interests in Science and Technology Relations with Japan -- Copyright -- OFFICE OF JAPAN AFFAIRS -- STAFF -- Contents -- A Framework for Maximizing U.S. Interests in Science and Technology Relations with Japan -- CONTEXT AND MOTIVATION FOR THE STUDY -- LONG-TERM U.S. INTERESTS AT...

Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- BACKGROUND -- FOCUS ON FERTILITY DECLINE AND ECONOMIC WELFARE -- UNDERSTANDING THE CONSEQUENCES OF FERTILITY DECLINE -- 1 Will Slower Population Growth Increase the Growth Rate of...

Assessing Knowledge of Retirement Behavior -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- INCOME AND WEALTH OF OLDER AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS -- LABOR SUPPLY BEHAVIOR -- PERSONAL SAVING BEHAVIOR -- EMPLOYER BEHAVIOR -- MORTALITY, HEALTH STATUS, AND HEALTH CARE COSTS -- A FRAMEWORK FOR...

Intro -- Population Dynamics of Kenya -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- MORTALITY -- FERTILITY -- THE FUTURE -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Demographic and Socioeconomic Background -- SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT -- DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE -- Data Sources -- Census and Survey Results...

ASSIGNING ECONOMIC VALUE TO NATURAL RESOURCES -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Overview -- INTRODUCTION -- ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES AND THE NATIONAL ACCOUNTS -- Historical Background -- National Accounts Dilemmas -- ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING CHALLENGES -- ISSUES IN ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING --...

New Strategies for New Challenges: Corporate Innovation in the United States and Japan -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- OVERVIEW -- MAJOR AREAS OF U.S.-JAPAN CONVERGENCE AND CONTINUED DISPARITY -- Growing Similarities and Evidence for Convergence -- Original...

Intro -- POPULATION DYNAMICS OF SENEGAL -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- FERTILITY -- MORTALITY -- Child Mortality -- Adult Mortality -- NOTE -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Geographic and Socioeconomic Setting -- GEOGRAPHIC OVERVIEW -- HISTORICAL OVERVIEW -- EDUCATION --...

MANAGING WATER RESOURCES IN THE WEST UNDER CONDITIONS CLIMATE UNCERTAINTY -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Overview -- SHARING WATER RESOURCES -- THE SCIENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND CLIMATE VARIABILITY -- Implications of Climate Variability for Management -- MANAGEMENT...

Japan's Growing Technological Capability -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Japan's Growing Technological Capability and Implications for the U.S. Economy: an Overview -- CONTEXT -- ASSESSMENTS OF U.S. AND JAPANESE TECHNOLOGICAL STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES -- ECONOMIC IMPACTS AND IMPLICATIONS...