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James, Andrew D. "The changing nature of the defence industry and the defence innovation system : organisational actors, relationships and system boundaries". Thesis, University of Manchester, 2011. http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:148074.
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The publications submitted for this PhD by Published Work represent the product of a decade long programme of research on the nature of the defence innovation system and the organisations, institutions and relationships that underpin defence technological innovation. This has been informed by the systems of innovation approach as well as broader academic perspectives on the nature of innovation and as such the publications are located in the field of innovation studies and in particular the sub-community of scholars that concern themselves with defence technological innovation. In the thesis, I contend that – taken together – the publications make three contributions to knowledge. First, the publications contribute to our understanding of what I term the “defence innovation system”. This illuminates an important corner ignored by most scholars of innovation systems and one that has received too little attention given the role that defence R&D and procurement has played as a stimulus to many significant technological innovations as well as its many implications for international security and society. The defence innovation system has often resisted analysis not least because of the limitations of publicly available information. My publications show recognition of the importance of this topic and shed light on the dynamics of defence technological innovation. Second, the publications contribute to our understanding of the organisations and relationships that underpin the defence innovation system and their response to changes in their operating environment since the end of the Cold War. My focus on organisation-level case studies of defence firms and government defence research establishments is in contrast to most of the academic work in this field that has been preoccupied with national or industry level structure and trends. A recurring theme in my publications, explicitly and implicitly, has been the co-evolutionary character of change in the defence innovation system and the changing relationship between government and defence industrial firms. Third, I examine changes in the boundaries of the system by introducing a transnational dimension to the analysis of defence technological innovation and in doing so my publications have drawn attention to the need to examine transnational linkages between nationally-located systems.
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Silber, Stephane Carleton University Dissertation Management Studies. "Defence conversion: A comparison of the innovation processes of defence and non-defence products in the electronic sector of the Canadian defence industry". Ottawa, 1996.
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Mölleryd, Bengt A. "An anatomy of technological innovation in infrastructure and defence systems in Sweden after the Cold War". Licentiate thesis, KTH, Kraft- och värmeteknologi, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-31494.
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The dual interaction of science and technology with defence, security and infrastructures for service provision as energy is a major theme in modern times. The era after the Second World War and in the course of the Cold War was accompanied and spurred by an amazing number of great technological advances and changes. The study investigates and discusses dimensions of the interaction between technology changes and innovation and defence, security and infrastructure systems in a small country as Sweden after the Cold War. The main result of the study is a proposal for an anatomy of technology innovation which can be seen as a predecessor to a system (or enterprise) architecture for technology innovation in defence, security and infrastructure systems. The approach is developed from previous international research and theories of innovation systems. Infrastructure and defence systems are investigated on three levels, technologies, system integration and services provided. Establishing an anatomy is supported by case studies which apply a stake holder perspective on development and innovation in systems. Prominent elements of the proposed anatomy for technology innovation are framework conditions or context, economic organizational factors such as people, knowledge, business models and finance, and last but not least culture for development and innovation, and the customer and user in the processes. Contexts and environmental conditions in recent times are characterised by more complicated threats and disturbances which potentially imply larger disruptions. The study explores how contexts and emerging conditions translate into plausible scenarios and their effect on the anatomy and the various stages of the innovation processes. The vital role in the anatomical framework played by culture for innovation is illuminated in the case studies. Other basic elements of the anatomy are the people, inventors and developers as the knowledge underpinning. Risk taking and sharing and the rights and responsibilities of the stake holders play substantial roles in the anatomy as some main economic organizational factors and elements of innovation.QC 20110317
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Macwhannell, Robert. "An investigation of Organisational Carbon Accounting (OCA) practices in the defence sector to determine how these can best support low carbon technology innovation". Thesis, University of Central Lancashire, 2018. http://clok.uclan.ac.uk/23077/.
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‘Climate change’ and ‘defence’ are becoming closely associated topics, particularly in relation to the potential that the defence sector has to support the development of low carbon technologies. This exploratory research applies an inductive approach and a strongly archival strategy in order to investigate how Organisational Carbon Accounting (OCA) practices in the defence sector can best support low carbon technology innovation. It takes an interdisciplinary approach to the literature, drawing on the fields of Carbon Accounting, Defence Industrial Policy, and Innovation Studies. It finds that there some difficulties allocating emissions to organisations in existing OCAs, which are particularly marked in the defence sector due to close working relationships between organisations. These allocations can result in abstract OCAs that do not always reflect the underlying activities causing emissions to be produced. In contrast, ‘Project Level’ Carbon Accounts focused on large-scale collaborative programmes can better account for the emissions of the defence sector in an understandable way that engages new and relevant actors to defence-energy debates. These accounts are therefore more likely than existing OCA practices to support low carbon technology development across innovation networks. A positive selection environment for low carbon technologies can be promoted if these ‘Project-Level’ Carbon Accounts are presented within an appropriate strategic framework, and this research describes the relevance of the defence sector concepts of ‘resilience’ and ‘endurance’ and the related metric of the Fully Burdened Cost of Energy (FBCE). The findings emphasise the value of sector-level analyses of OCA practices, which are not represented in the literature at present. The sector-level perspective can help identify relevant methods from the wider Carbon Accounting field that can improve existing organisational approaches. More importantly, it can help researchers engage with the fundamental question of what Carbon Accounting is for, by analysing how the OCA practices within a specific sector support or inhibit its most effective contribution to climate change mitigation.
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Lockhart, David E. "Open Innovation| Accelerating Innovative Products and Services through the Department of Defense Acquisition Management System". Thesis, University of Maryland University College, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10837400.
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The purpose of this dissertation was to explore the application of open innovation theory concepts and practices employed in private industry to the federal public sector, specifically the Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Acquisition Management System (DAMS). This study considered using open innovation to improve the DoD’s ability to move innovative products and services through the DAMS faster, at a lower cost, while continuing to meet performance requirements for the DoD’s end-users. The theoretical lens was focused around the core concept of open innovation: collaboration with external parties, principally customers, and the acquisition, integration, and application of knowledge from external parties to improve innovation performance. The study also considered improved performance from the perspective of what the DoD, as the primary customer in the ecosystem, could do to raise the capacity of its supporting industrial base. Furthermore, the study considered the importance, use, and alignment of several secondary enablers that are needed to improve the probability of successfully implementing open innovation, including leadership and governance, culture, intellectual property and legal issues, funding, and technology. The study examined four propositions identified in the literature review and used realist synthesis in combination with the context, intervention, mechanism, and outcomes model to determine their validity. In the synthesis, the study identified four major findings that served to validate each of the propositions, essentially supporting the overall proposition that, as the primary customer in the ecosystem, the DoD’s effective use of collaboration with industry throughout the process and its provision of the right type of information earlier in the process resulted in better innovation performance for everyone in the ecosystem.
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Murphy, Michael F. "Medical operations centers duplication or a needed innovation? /". Thesis, Monterey, California : Naval Postgraduate School, 2009. http://edocs.nps.edu/npspubs/scholarly/theses/2009/Dec/09Dec%5FMurphy.pdf.
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Thesis (M. A. in Security Studies (Homeland Security and Defense))--Naval Postgraduate School, December 2009.Thesis Advisor(s): Bach, Robert. Second Reader: Woodbury, Glen. "December 2009." Description based on title screen as viewed on January 28, 2010. Author(s) subject terms: medical operations center, medical system, public-health system, medical surge, homeland security, integration, coordination, collaboration, emergency management, mass casualty, disaster, communications, resource management, public-health emergency, ESF-8, HSPD-21, EMS, hospitals. Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-128). Also available in print.
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Vernhes, Gabriel. "Les relations entre sciences, technologies et territoires au cœur de la souveraineté nationale : une approche structurale sur longue période". Electronic Thesis or Diss., Institut polytechnique de Paris, 2024. http://www.theses.fr/2024IPPAE002.
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Cette thèse explore la dimension territoriale des échanges de connaissances scientifiques et technologiques essentiels au processus d'innovation sur des domaines technologiques intéressant la défense, tels que l'armement, l'équipement aérospatial et l'impression 3D. Elle explore l'intégration des avancées scientifiques dans le développement technologique et analyse l'autonomie stratégique des territoires en tant que capacité à produire, utiliser et diffuser des connaissances de manière indépendante. Cette autonomie dans les secteurs stratégiques de l'innovation de défense est au coeur des enjeux contemporains de souveraineté nationale. Adoptant une perspective institutionnaliste, cette recherche positionne le processus d'innovation au sein d'un système d'innovation national, envisageant le territoire comme une entité sociale, politique et culturelle qui facilite l'échange de connaissances. Notre démarche empirique repose sur l'utilisation de données de brevets d'invention et d'articles scientifiques à grande échelle pour créer des réseaux de connaissances mondiaux, fondés sur les citations et la proximité sémantique. Nous adoptons pour cela une approche structurale qui mobilise la théorie des graphes d'influence, combinée à des méthodes économétriques robustes pour interpréter nos mesures.Nous observons l'existence de deux réseaux de connaissances à l'échelle mondiale. Le premier, composé de connaissances explicites, facilement diffusables et assimilables par les différents territoires. L'analyse de ces réseaux permet de comparer la maîtrise des connaissances stratégiques entre territoires, identifiant des situations de domination ou de dépendance vis-à-vis des productions extérieures. Le second réseau, plus ancré localement, inclut des connaissances tacites, incarnées dans les individus et leurs réseaux d'interactions sociales et donc géographiquement bornées. Ce réseau permet d'expliquer la persistance des expertises nationales à long terme, malgré l'internationalisation des échanges de connaissances facilitée par la mondialisation et le développement des technologies de l'information et de la communication.Nous démontrons que la coexistence de ces réseaux est cruciale dans le processus de maturation des connaissances. Bien que l'activité scientifique soit plus codifiée et globalisée que l'activité technologique, elle présente un fort ancrage territorial, stimulant l'innovation locale par des échanges de connaissances tacites. Ces résultats soutiennent le financement de certains domaines scientifiques comme vecteur pour renforcer la souveraineté nationale sur les innovations stratégiquesThis thesis delves into the territorial dimension of scientific and technological knowledge exchange, a pivotal aspect of the innovation process. It focuses on defence-related technological fields, such as weaponry, aerospace equipment and 3D printing, to scrutinize how scientific advancements are integrated into technological development. Furthermore, our analysis focuses on measuring strategic autonomy of national territories, assessing their capacity to independently produce, use and disseminate knowledge. This form of autonomy in critical defence innovation sectors is a key factor in current discussions on national sovereignty.From an institutionalist viewpoint, this manuscript situates the innovation process within the national innovation system framework. In this context, territory is understood as a social, political and cultural construct that facilitates interactions and the exchange of knowledge.Our empirical method mobilizes quantitative methods using a large number of patent data and scientific publications to establish global knowledge networks, based on citations and semantic proximity. In this regard, we employ a structural approach, integrating influence graph theory consolidated with econometric models.Our findings reveal two distinct global knowledge networks. The first, encompassing explicit knowledge, can be easily disseminated, and assimilated across various territories. The analysis of these networks permits a comparative evaluation of the control over strategic knowledge among different territories, highlighting situations of dominance or dependence on external sources of knowledge. The second network, with more local roots, comprises tacit, applied knowledge that is intrinsic to individuals and their social interaction networks, thereby being geographically bounded. This network accounts for the sustained presence of national expertise over an extended period, notwithstanding the globalized nature of knowledge exchange driven by globalisation and the advancement of information and communication technologies.Our study shows that the coexistence of these networks is essential in knowledge maturation. Despite the more codified and globalized nature of scientific activity compared to technological, it retains strong territorial ties, fostering local innovation through tacit knowledge exchange. These insights suggest that investments in specific domains are crucial for enhancing national sovereignty in strategic innovation
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Cremonini, Edoardo. "Performance and monitoring of innovative coastal defense works". Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2017.
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Beach protection is today emerging as one of the most relevant environmental issues at the global level. The increasing vulnerability of beaches to human impact and the effect of climate change are determining an increasing risk which implies a significant socioeconomic threat. In fact, erosion of beaches and coastlines is observed with increasing frequency, with implications on the societal resilience to natural hazards. Several different techniques can be applied for protecting beaches and the seashore, ranging from structural methods to green and innovative solutions that are the subject of increasing attention in recent times.
The aim of this thesis is to study innovative defense works against the erosion of the coast: in particular, the study focused on a submerged concrete barrier prototype, called WMESH, whose first modules have been recently installed in an area of the sea bad of the Emilia-Romagna coast. It is a permeable submerged barrier made up of reinforced concrete with a geometry that can dissipate a substantial portion of the wave energy, to promote the sand flow down to the shore and counteract its return. The first monitoring of the positioned modules and statistical tests on the wave and tide conditions in the affected area were performed in order to see the structure's response. These tests allowed to perform computer simulations with the 2D MIKE 21 program: the obtained results show that the structure responds positively, creating a reduction in the significant wave height and generating a sediment accumulation area in the area surrounding it.
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Myers, Todd P. (Todd Preston). "Democratizing innovation in the Department of Defense : a model for improving innovation in an era of fiscal tightening". Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/105298.
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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, February 2014.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. "13 December 2013."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 98-103).
Democratized innovation is a paradigm characterized by users moving beyond the traditional construct that portrays them as passive recipients of firm-developed products. This field of research was launched by Professor Eric von Hippel in the 1970s with his landmark study on the scientific instrument industry that identified users as the source for the majority of new products on the market. Following this work, empirical studies have been conducted in countless other fields; however, the existing research regarding user innovation within the military is lacking This work contributes to the existing literature by investigating user innovation principles within the context of the DoD with a multi-axis study that examines toolkit-related innovation, user-initiated projects, institutional attempts to stimulate user innovation, and the introduction of maker spaces. The exploratory research included here allows us to study patterns and compare internal and external factors in a way that avoids extrapolating overly broad conclusions from a single case. Considered together, the projects yield evidence supporting the existence of user innovation within the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marines. They are also a mix of software development, hardware modification, and "platforming" initiatives. Our findings reveal environmental factors that, at times, stunt the naturally occurring user innovation processes and distort the democratized innovation construct formulated by von Hippel and his colleagues. Following the identification of these barriers to user innovation, we suggest ways in which DoD leadership might rebalance the scales between formal R&D units and user-innovators. These proposals consist of catalyzing agents that would serve to counteract DoD-specific barriers to user innovation and allow the military to access previously untapped human capital. Throughout this work, user innovation is shown to hold significant promise as an additional source of new product concepts for the DoD. The current state of the military acquisitions system, which is beset by aging equipment, a shifting strategic picture, rapid technological change, and declining budgets, demands that this promise be acted upon.
by Todd P. Myers.
S.M. in Engineering and Management
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MELO, DANIEL PETERSON CARVALHO DE. "INFRASTRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATION IN THE BASIS OF THE BRAZILIAN INDUSTRIAL DEFENSE". PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2014. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=24363@1.
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PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIROCOORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DO PESSOAL DE ENSINO SUPERIOR
INSTITUTO MILITAR DE ENGENHARIA
CENTRO TECNOLÓGICO DO EXÉRCITO
PROGRAMA DE SUPORTE À PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO DE INSTS. DE ENSINO
O objetivo da dissertação é contribuir para o avanço do conhecimento sobre a capacidade de inovação e os obstáculos à inovação enfrentados pelas empresas da Base Industrial da Defesa (BID), destacando-se o papel da Tecnologia Industrial Básica (TIB) no fortalecimento dessa capacidade. Particularmente, a dissertação procura responder como as empresas da BID percebem a importância das funções da TIB - metrologia, normalização, regulamentação técnica e avaliação da conformidade – em seus ciclos de inovação, na perspectiva de ressaltar os benefícios oriundos da consolidação da infraestrutura nacional de serviços tecnológicos de suporte à capacidade inovadora dessas empresas. A metodologia compreende: (i) revisão bibliográfica e documental sobre os temas centrais da dissertação; (ii) definição do objeto do estudo; seleção da fonte primária de dados – Pesquisa de Inovação (Pintec) do IBGE – e da grade de análise da pesquisa; (iii) elaboração do plano tabular para solicitação ao IBGE de tabulações especiais da Pintec 2011; (iv) análise e discussão dos resultados; e (v) formulação das conclusões da pesquisa e de sugestões para a próxima Pintec e estudos futuros. Destacam-se como resultados: (i) a identificação de itens da Pintec diretamente associados às funções da TIB; (ii) a análise da percepção das empresas da BID sobre a relevância das funções da TIB para a inovação; e (iii) a análise comparativa dos padrões de respostas das empresas da BID que implementaram inovações e das que não implementaram.
The main aim of this dissertation is to contribute to the understanding of basic infrastructural technologies support to innovation activities by firms of defense industry in Brazil. Particularly, this work seeks to answer how defense firms perceive the importance of infrastructural technologies - metrology, standardization, technical regulation and conformity assessment - in their innovation cycles. The methodology comprises: (i) a literature survey to elaborate a theoretical outline to characterize the core subjects of the research: defense innovation system and defense products; sectorial systems of innovation; and infrastructural technologies; (ii) definition of the research scope; selection of the primary data source - the Brazilian Survey of Technological Innovation (Pintec), published by the Statistical Office (IBGE), and the research analytical framework; (iii) data collection and tabulation; (iv) main findings discussion; and (v) formulation of conclusions and suggestions for the next Pintec survey and for future research. The main results can be summarized as follows: (i) identification of PINTEC items directly associated with basic infrastructural technologies; (ii) identification and analysis of Brazilian defense firms perceptions about the relevance of basic infrastructural technologies in supporting their innovation strategies; and (iii) comparative analysis of patterns of response of innovative and non-innovative defense firms.
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Ward, Jacob. "Does defense R&D boost or bust Innovation? an examination of defense R&D budget and patenting /". CONNECT TO ELECTRONIC THESIS, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1961/6997.
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Schutter, George Aloysius. "Process innovation through alpha contracting : an analysis of Department of Defense service contracts /". Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1998. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA358409.
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Thesis (M.S. in Management) Naval Postgraduate School, December 1998."December 1998." Thesis advisor(s): Mark E. Nissen, Jeffrey R. Cuskey. Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-91). Also available online.
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Schutter, George Aloysius III. "Process innovation through alpha contracting: an analysis of Department of Defense service contracts". Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/8859.
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimitedThe focus of acquisition reform is not only to obtain a better product for the Department of Defense (DoD), but also to improve or innovate the actual process of acquiring defense systems and services. This thesis critically analyzes the DoD service contracting process with a focus on innovation through alpha contracting as a redesign enabler. Service contracting is increasingly important as the DOD shifts to contractor support with the many unique characteristics requiring special attention that service contracting entails. Data gathered from field research and interviews are employed to support comparative process analysis of eight service contracting process flows. Innovation analysis of these eight processes is employed to redesign the service contracting process through alpha contracting. Both positive implications and potential inhibitors to alpha contracting are discussed, as well as mechanisms to overcome the inhibitors. To generalize the results of this research, a decision model is developed to assist acquisition managers in assessing the likelihood of alpha contracting success. The thesis concludes that alpha contracting can innovate the service contracting process and offers suggestions for future research along these lines.
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Angell, B. Dean. "Transformational Innovation and Transformational Leadership in the U.S. Government Department of Defense Acquisitions Workforce". Thesis, Capella University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10605649.
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This dissertation, Transformational Innovation (TI) in the U.S. Department of Defense (U.S. DoD) Acquisitions, is a qualitative case study. The topic is viewed through a social constructivist lens and designed to understand the contemporary real-life experiences of U.S. DoD acquisition professionals in meeting the challenge of the Better Buying Power initiative. This initiative, Better Buying Power, asks U.S. DoD acquisition professionals to create innovative business processes designed to increase the effectiveness and best value of U.S. DoD acquisition activities. The researcher examined observed illustrations of TI and the accompanying instances of transformational or transactional leadership. Transformational leadership (TL) can be characterized by idealized influence/charisma, inspirational motivation, intellectual consideration and stimulation, and individualized consideration. In contrast, transactional leadership is a method whereby goals and tasks are assigned to employees who are motivated by rewards and punishments and must do as the manager says or face the consequences. The data gathered from this research effort are centered on two areas, transformational leadership in the U.S. DoD acquisitions workforce, and transformational innovation within the U.S. DoD acquisitions workforce. Several themes emerged from the study: there were few examples of transformational leadership; there were few examples of transformational innovation; there were many examples of transactional leadership, the U.S. DoD is still primarily transactional; and change in the U.S. DoD is directive. The results of the study add to the literature surrounding TL and TI and offer insight into the effects of transformational leadership on transformational innovation.
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Rossi, Michael A. (Michael Arnold). "The Department of Defense and the construction industry : leadership opportunities in hazardous waste remediation innovation". Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45715.
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Christiansen, Lone Engbo. "Essays on productivity, technology, and economic fluctuations". Connect to a 24 p. preview or request complete full text in PDF format. Access restricted to UC campuses, 2007. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p3259065.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2007.Title from first page of PDF file (viewed June 21, 2007). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.
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Berman, Eleazar Shmuel. "Meeting the hybrid threat the Israel defense force's innovations against hybrid enemies, 2000-2009 /". Connect to Electronic Thesis (CONTENTdm), 2010. http://worldcat.org/oclc/643295854/viewonline.
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Stinson, Benjamin P. "Understanding how program managers successfully manage innovation in Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs) : an exploratory study". Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2001. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA389412.
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Odeh, Khaled. "Exploring the Innovation Environment within the Systems Engineering Context of a Defense Organization: A Preliminary Framework". Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2013. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/5833.
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Innovation may involve the introduction of ideas for designing or producing new products, or introducing improvements to products, processes, services or any other aspect of an organization to the market place. A major element for measuring organizational strength is its perception of innovation and the ability of the organization to build on and sustain such strength. While there is no shortage of research and study materials on innovation, there is, however, a shortage of thorough and realistic analysis of the intersection of innovation management, and measurement of innovation within the systems engineering context of defense organizations. In addition, while most research studies seem to adopt strictly quantitative innovation factors in determining innovation success and performance, they seem to have overlooked the qualitative side of it. An objective of this research study is to address the need for exploring the innovation environment within the systems engineering context of a defense organization. In addition, the research presents a new model for exploring innovation factors within the examined environment, using both quantitative and qualitative factors. The research uses a number of data collection instruments that include a survey construct to gather quantitative and qualitative data. The study identified significant factors that could be used to properly determine innovation within the systems engineering context of defense organizations using traditional statistics and data mining modeling. New indicators such as security and organizational leadership are discovered as important to define, monitor, and assess the innovation of the defense industry within the context of systems engineering.Ph.D.
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Industrial Engineering and Management Systems
Engineering and Computer Science
Industrial Engineering
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Greenwald, Bryon E. (Bryon Edward). "Understanding change an intellectual and practical study of military innovation U.S. army antiaircraft artillery and the battle for legitimacy, 1917-1945 /". Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1070502037.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2003.Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains x, 518 p.; also includes graphics. Includes abstract and vita. Advisor: Allan Reed Millet, Dept. of History. Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-518).
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Goudie, Bryan Daniel. "Essays on regional and firm-level productivity, military spending, and technology". Diss., Connect to a 24 p. preview or request complete full text in PDF format. Access restricted to UC campuses, 2008. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p3297859.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2008.Title from first page of PDF file (viewed June 12, 2008). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.
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Lacinski, Samuel S. "The Defense Department and innovation : an assessment of the technical and policy challenges of airborne boost-phase intercept". Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/111240.
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Thesis: S.M. in Technology and Policy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Engineering, Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, Technology and Policy Program, 2017.This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-102).
Technological innovation broadly is one of the major sources societal advance. In the realm of defense, it is of prime importance to the strategic interests of a nation. Defense innovation policy is the culmination of a variety of factors, including considerations of the future strategic environment, bureaucratic and organizational politics between military services and civilian agencies, and domestic politics. The differing degrees of influence of these inputs often helps to explain the resultant systems. A case study of particular interest in United States' defense innovation is the modern evolution of missile defense systems. Such evolution principally began under the Reagan administration in response to the threat from the Soviet Union and continues today to meet emerging missile threats. With the emergence of the North Korean ballistic missile threat, a new capability using unmanned aerial vehicles to intercept missiles during boost phase may increase capability to defend the United States from missile attack. To assess why such a system does not currently exist, the viability of such a system, and understand how to field such a system, the following framework is developed: 1. A historical analysis of the origins of current missile defense systems and the implications of its legacy; 2. The establishment of a policy consensus of a shift in missile defense towards North Korea and the identification of a technological opportunity in boost-phase intercept; 3. Building a political coalition to support the new boost-phase intercept system; 4. Case studies on previous missile defense efforts to develop a good product. This thesis identifies concurrency in acquisitions to provide rapid capability against emerging third-world missile threats as a prime reason for the lack of a current boost-phase intercept capability. Next, it shows that a system based on the MQ-9 Reaper could provide the capability to intercept notional intercontinental- and intermediate-range ballistic missiles from representative geographies in the near-term. Finally, it suggests a political coalition incorporating the combatant commands and the United States Navy due to operational and organizational interests to champion the development of such a system, incorporating recommendations to improve the acquisitions process.
by Samuel S. Lacinski.
S.M. in Technology and Policy
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Smith, Melvyn Lionel. "The integration of innovative vision and graphic modelling techniques for surface inspection". Thesis, University of the West of England, Bristol, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.387938.
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Applegate, Carolyn L. "Highlights of Total Quality Management in the Department of Defense : lessons learned, quality measurements and innovative practices". Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/28261.
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Hettinger, Kevin R., e Mario Gonzalez. "The Defense small business innovation research and small business technology transfer programs: implementation of the commercialization pilot program and related reforms". Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/10757.
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Joint Applied ProjectIn Section 252 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 2006, "Research and Developments Efforts for purposes of Small Business Research," Congress adopted four wide-ranging reforms to the Defense Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs in order to increase the effectiveness of SBIR and STTR for both the DoD and the defense industry. First, Section 252 directed closer alignment between RandD and acquisition goals of SBIR and STTR. Second, Section 252 authorized and funded creation by the Defense (DoD) and the military services of the Commercialization Pilot Program (CPP) to facilitate transition of SBIR technologies into the acquisition process. Congress conditioned the use of CPP funds on detailed evaluative reporting to Congress. Third, Congress codified into statutory law President George W. Bush's Executive Order 13329, Encouraging Innovation in Manufacturing, which incentivized manufacturing technologies through the SBIR and STTR programs. Fourth, Congress clarified the authority to conduct testing and evaluation of SBIR and STTR technologies in SBIR and STTR Phases II and III. The implementation requirements were specified in the text of Section 252 and the Congressional Guidance Letter issued by the House and the Senate Small Business Committees. This study analyzes the implementation of Section 252 by the Secretaries of Defense, the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force. It reflects the results of literature review and a survey of SBIR and STTR program executives The study questions are based on Section 252 text and the Congressional Guidance letter, as well as best practices identified in relevant academic and professional literature. The study finds that, while the DoD and the military departments have begun implementation of the DoD SBIR CPP program and other Section 252 reforms, progress is uneven. Specifically, agencies are not implementing section 252 CPP incentives and RandD alignment requirements to the fullest extent possible. The study recommends clarifications of legislative requirements and additional review of Section 252 implementation.
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Berglund, Jan. "Network Centric Warfare : a realistic defense alternative for smaller nations /". Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2004. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/04Jun%5FBergland.pdf.
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Thesis (M.S. in Defense Analysis)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2004.Thesis advisor(s): John Arquilla, Gordon H. McCormick. Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-138). Also available online.
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Casey, Robert James. "An Innovative Approach to Schedule Management on the F/A-22 Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP): Demonstration of Critical Chain Project Management". Diss., Virginia Tech, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/27812.
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This multiple-case-based dissertation contributes to the stream of literature on the organizational innovation process by examining Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) as an innovation with the potential to address an important schedule planning and execution performance gap in DOD weapon system development programs. The contextually different Integrated Product Team case studies in DODâ s F/A-22 fighter aircraft weapons system acquisition program are: manufacturing assembly, manufacturing process, test operations, and supplier product development. Rich descriptions of the case studies are developed by the author, a senior Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company systems engineer in a role that merged participant, observer, change agent and champion (POCAC). Analysis distinguishes between Program and Operational levels of organizational structure and focuses on the innovation process through use of the author-designed Casey Hybrid Innovation Process (CHIP) model based on Rogersâ stages heuristic.
Substantively, research demonstrates that in key areas of the F/A-22 program, proper application of the innovative Critical Chain Project Management process can generate and achieve development schedules sometimes substantially better than traditional approaches; improper application will lead to mixed results or rejection.
The research contributes to knowledge in the field of organizational innovation by demonstrating use of the CHIP model in the huge, geographically dispersed and extremely complex organization of the largest DOD weapon system acquisition program of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The research reflects Program leadershipâ s important role in the top-down initiation and support of an innovation, even while choosing (by policy) not to force use at the Operational level. At the Operational level, details show that IPT implementations and results of the CCPM innovation vary.Ph. D.
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Greenwald, Bryon E. "Understanding change : an intellectual and practical study of military innovation : U.S. Army antiaircraft artillery and the battle for legitimacy, 1917-1945 /". Connect to online resource - All users, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1070502037.
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Immonen, Matilda. "A Study about the use of Resources to Strengthen the Network Position : A Comparative Case analysis within the Defense industry". Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Industriell teknik, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-390580.
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This qualitative research has been performed at Saab Dynamics with the purpose to analyze how resources are used in Saab to improve their processes and increase their market share. The theory used is founded in IMP theory with the implication that companies must move their focus from only considering internal resources into using their network. To analyze the different types resources in the network the 4R model has been used and adopted to two different cases at Saab Dynamics. The first case is about Saabs procurement of one of its suppliers, ACAB, and the second case is about a Country Xs procurement of the man-portable air-defense system RBS 70 NG. To gather data about the cases interviews has been performed with employees at Saab as well as other stakeholders. The result from these interviews were then analyzed based on the 4Rs, answering the questions: What Products are involved in the product development? Which Production Facilities are involved in the product development? Which Business Units are involved in the product development? What Business relationships are involved in the product development? Once the resources were analyzed and compared to separately, the following question was answered: How have resources been combined to expand and strengthen the network? The result from the research showed that Saab has a great focus on its suppliers and how they should structure the network for the best potential end-result. In the first case, the procurement resulted in factors such as shorter lead-times, smoother processes and better quality products. The second case showed that Business Relationship resources such as trust played a great part in the procurement. To grow a stronger Business Relationship, Saab used a supplier in Country X which in turn also ended up being a part of the creation of a new innovative component. The end discussion is about the benefits that the procurement of ACAB and weather this could be used as a way for Saab to expand their network while also gaining more control over the Supply Chain. This is something that goes against modern-day literature which often argue that the opposite often is to prefer. In the end there is also a short ethical section with the aim to examine why people chose to work in an industry like Saab Dynamics. To gather the data a few interviews were made with the end result that the respondents believe that the industry is necessary for the protection of Sweden and that it “is a human right to feel safe”.
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Rose, William B. (William Burford). "The Introduction of Robotic Technology: Perceptions of the Work Force of an Aerospace Defense Company". Thesis, University of North Texas, 1988. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc330596/.
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This dissertation examines the effect that the introduction of an advanced manufacturing technology, specifically robotics, has on the work force of an aerospace defense company. In this endeavor, there are two main objectives. First, this study determines whether workers feel that their jobs are threatened by the introduction of robotic technology. Secondly, the research compares the degree to which workers from different labor types feel this threat. A review of the literature reveals that the technical factors involving manufacturing technology have been thoroughly examined and discussed, but the effect that they have on the work force has been somewhat neglected. This dissertation develops ten hypotheses to ascertain the perceived threat to job security for workers within an aerospace defense company. This study is based on an employee survey that examined the employee's perceived threat to job security by the introduction of robotics. The primary research was obtained from employees within an aerospace defense company through the use of questionnaires in a three phase approach. The first phase utilized a pretest that sampled the questionnaire prior to the company-wide solicitation. The second phase administered the questionnaire to the three labor types within the work force. Phase three consisted of data reduction and the comparison of the primary data to the research hypotheses. The results of the study concluded that workers closer to the robotic technology (hands-on employees) felt more threatened about their job security than workers more removed from the technology (support personnel and management). It was further found that the hands-on workers felt that the major factor that lead to the introduction of robots was the desire to lower labor costs while support personnel and managers felt that the major factor that lead to the introduction of robots was due to increasing productivity. Additional hypotheses tested in this study include the effect that robots have on the perceptions of the work force toward the company's employment level, worker apprehension and reaction, training, safety, health, and competition.
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Collazo, Jose. "Impact of leadership style on innovation| A study of retired military senior officers in executive-level supervisory roles within the high-technology engineering defense industry". Thesis, Pepperdine University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3713895.
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This study examined the relationship between leadership style and past military rank, and how these might impact an organization’s innovation climate. The sample consisted of (a) retired U.S. Army senior officers currently employed as executive-level supervisors in the high-technology engineering defense industry and (b) those working under such supervisors. Two leadership styles investigated in this study are transactional and transformational, the former defined by incentive structures based on pay and promotion according to performance, and the latter defined by charisma, inspiration, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration. Although these are not mutually exclusive styles, they are conceptually distinct operating modes. The former emphasizes hierarchy, while the latter emphasizes egalitarian relations. The hypothesis was that leaders with military background might habitually operate in transactional style, characteristic of hierarchical organizations where functionality benefits from conformity and lack of dissent as fundamental elements that enhance a high level of coordination. Conversely, research suggests that for-profit engineering-related businesses should benefit from innovation-enhancing characteristics linked with transformational leadership.
Quantitative data was gathered through self-report Likert-scale measures accessed online: the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) with subscales as independent variables and the Workplace Innovation Scale’s innovation climate subscale as a dependent variable. Rank as an independent variable was defined by dividing supervisor-group respondents into two comparison groups, an upper and lower tier. Supervisors and subordinates reported on their own or their supervisor’s leadership style, respectively, and innovation climate. The study aimed primarily to detect correlations between (a) MLQ scores and innovation climate and (b) past rank of supervisors and innovation climate.
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Chu, Hoi Yee. "Adaptive metabolic gene clusters as toolkits for chemical innovation : investigation of the origin of the avenacin gene cluster for synthesis of defense compounds in oats". Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2013. https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/48080/.
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Operon-like gene clusters are functional cassettes of physically linked and non-homologous genes involved in the same pathway. To date, 20 such plant gene clusters have been discovered, all of which are involved in specialised metabolism. Plant gene clusters raise interesting biological questions about their importance and the drivers behind their formation. This thesis describes the investigation of the evolution of the avenacin gene cluster, discovered in the diploid oat Avena strigosa S75, via wet-bench experiments and bioinformatic analyses, commencing with the general introduction (Chapter 1). Chapter 2 to 4 describe the survey on the avenacin production, expression pattern and phylogeny of the �ve characterized avenacin biosynthetic (Sad) genes within Aveninae, focusing on Avena L. The genomes of all Avena spp. investigated, including the avenacin de�cient A. longiglumis, possess the �ve Sad gene homologues. The expression pattern of the Sad gene homolgoues vary in a genome-type dependent manner that it is root-speci�c amongst A genome oats. However, the C genome oats show root and leaf expressions, contributed by di�erentially expressed Sad gene duplicates. Chapter 5 and 6 describe the molecular evolutionary analysis of the �ve gene families implicated in triterpene biosynthesis: oxidosqualene cyclases, cytochromes P450 51s, Clade 1A serine carboxypeptidase-like acyltransferases, Class I O-methyl transferases and Group L glycosyltransferases in monocots. Phylogenetics analyses show that these gene families evolve via duplication-neofunctionalisation, facilitated by gene GC content and exon-intron structures changes under purifying selection on amino acid sequences. Syntenic study of the triterpene biosynthetic gene families reveals the ancestral triterpene biosynthetic OSC/CYP51 gene pair found in the �-WGD event. Finally, the evolutionary model of the avenacin biosynthesis and the potential applications of the knowledge of gene clustering in systematic and synthetic biology are descibed in Chapter 7.
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Oliveira, Nilda Nazaré Pereira. "Entre o criar, o copiar e o comprar pronto: a criação de instituições de ensino e pesquisa para a consolidação da indústria aeronáutica brasileira (1945-1990)". Universidade de São Paulo, 2008. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8138/tde-07072008-100907/.
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A presente tese tem o objetivo de analisar o processo de consolidação da indústria aeronáutica brasileira a partir de três possibilidades de geração de tecnologia para produtos ou processos: o criar, o copiar e o comprar pronto. O \"criar\" significa aqui a opção de desenvolver tecnologias próprias, autóctones, geradas em instituições ou empresas do próprio país e utilizadas em projetos e programas próprios, que garantam, ou possam garantir soberania econômica, política, estratégica. Para o desenvolvimento desse tipo de tecnologia de produtos e/ou processos é fundamental formar pessoal, formar grupos que dêem sustentação aos processos. O \"criar\" também é influenciado por fatores relacionados aos interesses dos países mais ricos. O \"copiar\" envolve uma forma de produzir que o Brasil já tinha experimentado na indústria de construção aeronáutica, com o exemplo das fábricas de aviões criadas pelo governo, na primeira metade do século XX, que produziam \"sob licença\", mas é uma forma de produzir que o Brasil já experimentava também em outras indústrias que demandam alguma \"tecnologia\". Muitas vezes, \"copiar\" está associado às \"caixas pretas\", sendo que, nesse caso o país não é o dono da \"caixa preta\". Esse tipo de produção pode ser interessante para países que não almejam um real desenvolvimento tecnológico e que servem como base de produção por possuírem mão-de-obra barata, ou incentivos fiscais, ou matéria-prima abundante, ou todas as condições juntas. Finalmente o \"comprar pronto\", é sempre a opção mais rápida, mais imediata, aquela a ser tomada por qualquer país, instituição, empresa ou grupo que não pode esperar por nenhuma das anteriores. É também a opção que deixará o país, instituição, empresa ou grupo mais empobrecido, do ponto de vista do desenvolvimento tecnológico. Pois estará adquirindo um \"produto\", seja ele um bem ou um processo do qual, uma vez cumprida sua função, seu tempo de uso, não restará nada. No caso específico da indústria aeronáutica, o objetivo é investigar e analisar a motivação, as propostas, as decisões, o planejamento, os encaminhamentos e os 12 resultados do projeto de reconstrução da indústria aeronáutica brasileira promovida por um grupo de militares da Aeronáutica, a partir da criação do Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, em 1950 e do Centro Técnico de Aeronáutica, em 1953. O termo \"reconstrução\" é utilizado porque a indústria de construção aeronáutica no Brasil é mais antiga do que esse projeto e, embora as iniciativas anteriores não tenham obtido o mesmo sucesso da EMBRAER, algumas delas já tinham sido incluídas em planejamentos de desenvolvimento nacional. Assim, nesta análise o sucesso da Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica, criada em 1969, pode ser compreendido dentro do projeto modernizador das Forças Armadas e da construção do projeto do Brasil Potência, o que justificaria os investimentos governamentais no financiamento da criação e manutenção da empresa, sem os quais sua viabilização e sucesso não seriam possíveis.The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the process of the Brazilian aeronautical industry consolidation out of three perspectives of generating technology for products or processes: creating, copying and buying readymade. \"Creating\" means the choice of developing proper technologies, and \"made in the country\" by national institutions or companies which are used in internal projects and programs that may ensure economic, political and strategic sovereignty. For the development of this type of product and/or process technology, the formation of appropriate personal is basic to create groups that give support for these processes. \"Creating\" is also influenced by factors related to the interests of the richest countries. \"Copying\" means a well-known formula of production that Brazil had already tried in the aeronautical industry construction. As an example, the industry of airplanes created by the government in the first half of the 20th century produced them \"under license\". In addition, it was a form of production that Brazil also tried in some other industries which demanded some \"technology\". Due to the lack of the scientific domain of the \"black boxes\", the countries that are not the technology owner have to bear the disadvantages of \"copying\". This type of production may be interesting for countries that do not have real technological development and serve only as a production base because of their low manpower cost, tax incentives, abundant raw material or all of them together. Finally, \"buying readymade\" is always the fastest and the most immediate choice that can be taken by any country, institution, company or group that cannot wait for any of the two previous perspectives. It is also the option that will contribute more rapidly for the technological impoverishment, considering that the institution acquires some \"product\", either a property or a process, and after its use, nothing of it will remain. In the specific case of the aeronautics industry, the aim is to investigate and to analyze 14 the motivation, the proposals, the decisions, the planning and the results of the reconstruction of Brazilian industry, implemented by an Air Force military group, after the creation of the Technological Institute of Aeronautics (ITA), in 1950 and the Aeroespace Technical Center (CTA), in 1953. The term \"reconstruction\" is employed because the Brazilian aeronautics industry in Brazil is older than this project and, although previous initiatives did not achieve the same success as EMBRAER, some of them had already been included in the national development program. From this point of view, the success of EMBRAER, created in 1969, can be included in the modernizing project of the Armed Forces and in the construction of a \"Brazilian Power\". This idea could justify the governmental investments in the creation and maintenance of an industry, without which its viability and success would not be possible.
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Jacobsson, Josefine, Stephan Oesterbeck e Florence Schelling. "Ambidexterity and Decision Making : Managing the balance of exploitation and exploration in the context of lengthy product development cycles and product longevity". Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-148932.
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Background Exploring the literature of ambidexterity, innovation, decision making as well as exploration and exploitation. Aim The purpose is to explore how sequential and contextual ambidexterity influences decision making within an organization. Methodology The study entails a qualitative single case study in the aeronautics and defense industry, where ten semi-structured interviews have been conducted. The findings are mainly based on the insights collected from the interviews. Findings Through the case it is found that ambidexterity influences decision making and decision making influences ambidexterity. By analyzing the different forms of ambidexterity, it is found that sequential ambidexterity has an impact on decision making. Decision making in turn then influences contextual ambidexterity. Concepts A conceptual framework has been created to explain the identified relationship between ambidexterity and decision making.
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Peron, Alcides Eduardo dos Reis 1984. "O programa FX-2 da FAB = um estudo acerca da possibilidade de ocorrência dos eventos visados". [s.n.], 2011. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/286702.
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Orientadores: Renato Peixoto Dagnino, Rafael de Brito DiasDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Geociências
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Resumo: O Programa FX-2, que objetiva a renovação da frota brasileira de caças, e a transferência de tecnologia a empresas locais, tem sido apresentado como capaz de desencadear dois eventos colaterais: a capacitação destas empresas para produzir e comercializar aeronaves de caça, com base nesta transferência de tecnologia; e o transbordamento econômico e tecnológico desta capacitação para o setor civil. Este trabalho analisa a possibilidade de ocorrência desses dois eventos a partir da sistematização de informações secundárias de natureza acadêmica, oficial e jornalística. Esse trabalho estuda a possibilidade de ocorrência desses benefícios econômicos e tecnológicos, a partir da almejada transferência de tecnologia, que tornaria factível a ocorrência de spin-offs do setor militar para o setor civil. O fio condutor da discussão tem por base a compreensão do processo de transferência de tecnologia a países menos desenvolvidos e do fenômeno spin-off em uma economia como a brasileira, com aspectos bastante distintos daquelas onde se supõe que ele ocorra. Desse modo, o trabalho se estrutura em quatro etapas: na primeira são analisadas as concepções de segurança e defesa que se desenvolvem no país, e sua relação com o programa FX-2. Na segunda etapa se sintetiza o argumento de autores que evidenciam a complexidade da transferência de tecnologia a países menos desenvolvidos, principalmente às relacionadas com a área militar. Em terceiro lugar, será estudada a evolução e o desenvolvimento do conceito de spin-off a partir das particularidades da estruturação do Complexomilitar- industrial dos EUA. Por fim, a quarta parte discute a possibilidade de ocorrência do spin-off na estrutura produtivo-industrial brasileira em função da implementação do Programa
Abstract: The Program FX-2, which aims the renew of the Brazilian's aircraft fleet, and the transfer of technology to local enterprises, have been presented as capable to generate two collateral effects: based on these transfers, enhance these companies in order to produce and exchange aircrafts; and the economical and technological spin-off of this enhancement to the civil sector. From the systematization of academic, official and journalistic natured secondary information, this work seeks to analyze the possibility of occurrence of these two events, which, might be responsible to the occurrence of spin-offs from military to the civilian economy. The main line of the discussion attempts to comprehend the process of technology transfer to less developed countries, and the phenomenon of spin-off on a economy such as the Brazilian one - characterized by extreme distinct aspects from those where is supposed the event could be observed. Though, the work is structured in four phases: In the first one, it will be analyzed the conceptions of security and defense developed in Brazil, and its relation to the Program FX-2; Afterwards, in the second phase it will be summarized the arguments of authors who attempt to comprehend the complexity of the technology transfer - mainly those related to military technologies - to less developed countries. In the third phase, it will be studied the evolution and the development of the concept of spin-off, based on the particularities of the structuring of the US's Militaryindustrial- complex. At the end, the fourth phase there will be a discussion under the possibility of the occurrence of the spin-off in the Brazilian's industrial productive structure based on the implementation of the Program FX-2
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Galvão-Netto, Argemiro 1962. "Gestão de ciência, tecnologia e inovação no Exército Brasileiro no contexto da lei de inovação". [s.n.], 2011. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/287706.
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Orientador: Sergio Luiz Monteiro Salles FilhoDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Geociências
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Resumo: A origem desta pesquisa e especialmente do seu Capítulo III está ligada à imposição legal prevista no artigo 16 da Lei 10.973, de 2 de dezembro de 2004, conhecida como "Lei de Inovação Tecnológica", e no artigo 17 do seu Decreto de regulamentação (Decreto 5.563, de 11 de outubro de 2005), que determinam a criação de um Núcleo de Inovação Tecnológica nas Instituições Científicas e Tecnológicas (ICT) federais. As Forças Armadas brasileiras foram alcançadas pelos referidos artigos por possuírem um conjunto de competências capaz de contribuir para o atendimento das demandas da sociedade brasileira, especialmente nas áreas de segurança e defesa, além de reunir condições para atuarem em ações subsidiárias nas áreas de pesquisa e desenvolvimento, ciência e tecnologia, saúde humana e animal, energia, ensino técnico (médio e superior), dentre outras. Este trabalho busca: a) levantar e analisar a literatura sobre a evolução de Sistemas de Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação de Interesse da Defesa Nacional em países selecionados em função de suas ricas experiências, b) levantar e analisar a literatura sobre a criação, instalação e funcionamento de Núcleos de Inovação Tecnológica (NIT), civil e militar, no Brasil e em países selecionados, e c) sintetizar o material analisado com vistas a propor um modelo organizacional de Núcleo de Inovação Tecnológica vocacionado a atender ao Sistema de Ciência e Tecnologia do Exército Brasileiro. Procura, também, discutir, no âmbito da Força, alguns aspectos de sua gestão de Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (C,T&I), dentro do contexto da Lei 10.973/2004
Abstract: The origin of this research and in particular its Chapter III is bounded to a legal obligation under Article 16 of Law 10,973 of December 2nd, 2004, known as the "Law of Technological Innovation", and Article 17 of the Decree (Decree 5,563, of October 11th, 2005), that determines the creation of a Technological Innovation Center in the Federal Scientific and Technological Institutions. The Brazilian Armed Forces have been influenced by these articles because they have a set of skills that can contribute to meet the demands of the Brazilian Society, especially in the fields of Security and Defense, besides meeting requirements in order to actuate on the subsidiary fields of research and development, science and technology, human and animal health, energy, technical education, among others. This study seeks to: a) review and analyze the literature on the evolution of Systems of Science, Technology and Innovation linked to Defense in selected countries, b) review and analyze the literature on the design, installation and operation of Technology Licensing Offices (TLO), civilian and military, in Brazil and in selected countries, and c) synthesize the material in order to propose a model of a TLO for the Brazilian Army. It also discusses some aspects of the management of Science, Technology and Innovation in the Brazilian Army
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Кулаков, О. О. "Підвищення інноваційної активності підприємства (на прикладі ТОВ «НВП СПАЙТЕК»)". Thesis, Одеський національний економічний університет, 2020. http://dspace.oneu.edu.ua/jspui/handle/123456789/12654.
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У роботі розглядаються теоретичні аспекти сутністі інноваційно-
інвестиційної діяльності підприємства, функції та види інновацій, методика
оцінки інноваційної активності підприємства. Був проведений аналіз та дана
оцінка інноваційного розвитку ТОВ «НВП Спайтек», надані пропозиції щодо
покращення його інноваційної активності.
Проаналізовано фінансово-господарська діяльність та інноваційний
розвиток ТОВ «НВП Спайтек».
Запропоновано заходи, спрямовані на підвищення інноваційної
активності підприємства.The paper deals with the theoretical aspects of the essence of innovation and investment activities of the enterprise, functions and types of innovations, methods of assessing the innovative activity of the enterprise. An analysis was conducted and an assessment of the innovative development of NVP Spitek LLC was given, and suggestions for improving its innovation activity were provided. The financial and economic activity and innovative development of NVP Spitek LLC are analyzed. Measures aimed at increasing the innovative activity of the enterprise are proposed.
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Azambuja, André Luís Volkmann. "A inovação como recurso na internacionalização de empresas brasileiras: o caso do revólver The Judge no mercado norteamericano". Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, 2015. http://www.repositorio.jesuita.org.br/handle/UNISINOS/4888.
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Este trabalho teve por objetivo avaliar a inovação de produto como recurso na internacionalização de empresas brasileiras e como a inovação de produto foi empregada como recurso estratégico, pela lente da Resource Based View – RBV (Visão Baseada em Recursos), na internacionalização da empresa Forjas Taurus S.A. Utilizou-se para tanto, modelos conceituais de inovação, internacionalização de empresas e da Visão Baseada em Recursos. Desta forma, pretendeu-se discutir o papel da inovação como recurso para a geração de conhecimento e aprendizagem durante o processo de internacionalização. Para chegar a esse objetivo, buscou-se pesquisar a inovação como recurso no processo de internacionalização de empresas, através de um estudo de caso na empresa Forjas Taurus S.A., cujo foco foi avaliar se o processo de internacionalização com a introdução de um produto, o revólver The Judge, gerou vantagem competitiva no mercado norte-americano. A dissertação foi constituída através de um estudo de caso único, descritivo e de natureza qualitativa. A coleta de dados foi efetivada por meio de análise documental, observação direta e entrevistas em profundidade com gestores que tiveram envolvimento no processo de desenvolvimento e introdução do revólver The Judge no mercado norte-americano. De acordo com a análise, foi constatado que a possibilidade de explorar o mercado norte-americano com um produto inovador foi fundamental no seu processo de internacionalização para os Estados Unidos. Também foi identificado que a inovação do produto foi o principal recurso estratégico no processo de internacionalização do revólver The Judge. Além disso, evidenciou-se que o revólver The Judge demonstrou ser, sob o ponto de vista da RBV, um produto valioso, raro, inimitável e insubstituível, gerando vantagem competitiva no mercado norte-americano.
This work aimed to evaluate the product innovation as a resource in internationalization of Brazilian companies and how the product innovation was employed as a strategic resource, through the lens of Resource Based View, in the internationalization of a Forjas Taurus S.A. company. Conceptual models of innovation, companies’ internationalization and Resource Based View were used to this end. Therefore, the intention was to discuss the role of innovation as resource for the generation of knowledge and learning during the process of internationalization. To achieve this purpose, it was investigated the innovation as resource into the business internationalization process, through a case study in the company Forjas Taurus S.A., whose focus was to evaluate whether the introduction of Judge revolver’s internationalization process created competitive advantage in the US market. The dissertation was established through a descriptive, single and qualitative case study. The data collection was carried out through documental analysis, direct observation and in-depth interviews with managers who have had involvement in the developing and introduction process of The Judge revolver, in the north-American market. According to the analysis, it was found that the possibility of exploring the north-American market with an innovative product was essential in its internationalization process to the United States. It was also identified that product innovation was the main strategic resource in the internationalization process of The Judge. In addition, it became clear that The Judge revolver attested been, from the point of view of RBV, a valuable, rare, inimitable and irreplaceable product, generating competitive advantage in the US market.
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Franco-Azevedo, Carlos Eduardo. "Gestão de defesa: o sistema de inovação no segmento de não-guerra". reponame:Repositório Institucional do FGV, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10438/11272.
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Capes e Ministério da Defesa
With the end of the Cold War and the events that took place on 'September 11', new threats have emerged, negatively impacting the perception of collective security, and imposing profound changes in the structure and mode of action of the Military of various nations. The social marginalization, drug trafficking, organized crime, environmental degradation and many other threats, have made some nations found themselves motivated to employ its armed forces primarily to combat these ills, i.e., in the 'Operations Others Than The War' (OOTW). This phenomenon has caused a up-sege in military science, as reflected in the social, political and economic, triggering a process known as 'Defense Transformation or Revolution of Military Affairs (RMA)', which is only feasible with the rupture of some traditional management models and the introduction of a new organizational culture that promotes an environment suited to the process of innovation in the Defense sector. To manage this process, there should be a sectorial innovation system of defense, which, as pointed research is fragmented and disjointed, which produces fundamentally incremental innovations and rarely disruptive ones. It is a virtual system that does not formally exist as such, but it has all the necessary infrastructure to operate as a formal system and manageable. The research, of epistemological structuralism similarities, aimed to develop a conceptual model for managing the innovation system of the Defense sector (OOTW segment), based on an subjacent structure unveiled that, covertly, support the current system. The unveiling of this structure allowed us to conclude that, in the studied field, the agents of the innovation system, acting in accordance with their interests, mobilize, consciously or unconsciously, the evaluative factors of innovation present in their organizational culture, which, along with the influence of support factors (Capital), are essential for the formation of alliances and, consequently, to the process of innovation for Defense sector (OOTW segment). As expected, the unveiling of the subjacent structure led to the realization of an accurate diagnosis of the studied system, allowing the researcher to launch a critical eye on it, which contributes to the proposition of a safe intervention in the current model. The proposed model sought to encourage also the creation, advancement and dissemination of non-technological innovations, in contrast to the current, which focuses primarily technological approach. Additionally, some measures have been suggested, in order to increase the interactions between the main actors of the system.
Com o fim da Guerra Fria e os acontecimentos que marcaram o 'onze de setembro', novas ameaças surgiram, impactando negativamente a percepção de segurança coletiva, e impondo profundas modificações nas estruturas e no modo de atuação do Poder Militar de diversas nações. A marginalidade social, o narcotráfico, o crime organizado, a degradação do meio ambiente e outras tantas ameaças, fizeram com que algumas nações se vissem motivadas a empregar suas Forças Armadas, prioritariamente, no combate a estas mazelas, ou seja, nas operações de não-guerra. Este fenômeno vem causando uma ebulição nas ciências militares, com reflexo no campo social, político e econômico, provocando um processo conhecido como 'Transformação da Defesa', que só é viável com a ruptura de alguns modelos tradicionais de administração e com a introdução de uma nova cultura organizacional que promova um ambi-ente adequado ao processo de inovações no setor de Defesa. Para fazer gestão deste processo, deve haver um sistema de inovação setorial de Defesa, já que o atual modelo, conforme apon-tou a investigação, é fragmentado e desarticulado, que produz, fundamentalmente, inovações incrementais e, raramente as de ruptura. Trata-se de um sistema virtual, que não existe for-malmente como tal, mas que possui toda a infraestrutura necessária para funcionar como um sistema formal e gerenciável. A pesquisa, de caráter epistemológico estruturalista, teve por objetivo desenvolver um modelo conceitual para gestão do sistema de inovação do setor de Defesa (segmento de não-guerra), com base em uma estrutura subjacente desvelada, que, de forma oculta, dá suporte ao sistema atual. O desvelamento desta estrutura permitiu concluir que, no campo estudado, os agentes do sistema de inovação, agindo de acordo com seus inte-resses, mobilizam, de forma consciente ou inconsciente, os fatores valorativos da inovação presentes na cultura organizacional em que estão imersos, os quais, juntamente com a influên-cia dos fatores de suporte (o Capital), são fundamentais para a formação de alianças e, em consequência, para o processo de inovação no segmento de não-guerra do setor de Defesa. Como era esperado, o desvelamento da estrutura subjacente propiciou a realização de um di-agnóstico preciso do sistema estudado, permitindo ao pesquisador o lançamento de um olhar crítico sobre o mesmo, o que contribui para a proposição de uma intervenção segura no modelo vigente. O modelo proposto buscou incentivar, também, a criação, o avanço e a difusão das inovações não-tecnológicas, contrapondo-se ao atual, que privilegia fundamentalmente a abordagem tecnológica. Adicionalmente, foram sugeridas algumas medidas, no sentido de incrementar as interações entre os principais agentes do sistema.
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Khazaka, Rami. "From atomic level investigations to membrane architecture : an in-depth study of the innovative 3C-SiC/Si/3C-SiC/Si heterostructure". Thesis, Tours, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016TOUR4023/document.
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Le polytype cubique du carbure de silicium (3C-SiC) est un matériau très prometteur pour les applications MEMS. En plus de sa tenue mécanique et chimique, il peut être épitaxié sur des substrats Si de faible coût. De plus, l'hétéroépitaxie multiple, c’est-à-dire quand on empile plusieurs couches Si et 3C-SiC peut ouvrir des pistes pour de nouveaux dispositifs à base de 3C-SiC. Vue la complexité de développer de telles hétérostructures, nous avons procédé à l'amélioration de la qualité de chaque couche séparément. De plus, nous avons mené une étude approfondie sur la nature des défauts dans chaque couche. Après le développement de l'hétérostructure complète, nous avons procédé à la fabrication de microstructures à base de cet empilement. Nous présentons une méthode inédite pour former des membranes de 3C-SiC auto-supportées. Cette technique simplifie considérablement le procédé de fabrication de membranes tout en réduisant le temps de fabrication et le coût. En outre, elle aide à surmonter plusieurs problèmes techniquesDue to its outstanding physico-chemical properties, the cubic polytype of silicon carbide (3C-SiC) gained significant interest in several fields. In particular, this material emerged as a potential candidate to replace Si in MEMS devices operating in harsh environment. The development of 3C-SiC/Si/3C-SiC heterostructures on top of Si substrate can pave the road towards original and novel MEMS devices profiting from the properties of the 3C-SiC. However, such epitaxial system suffers from wide range of defects characterizing each layer. Thus, we first tried to improve the quality of each layer in this heterostructure. This was achieved relying on two levers; (i) the optimization of the growth parameters of each layer and (ii) the understanding of the nature of defects present in each layer. These two key points combined together allowed an in-depth understanding of the limit of improvement of the overall quality of this heterostructure. After the development of the complete heterostructure, the fabrication of 3C-SiC microstructures was performed. Furthermore, we presented an unprecedented method to form free-standing 3C-SiC membranes in-situ during its growth stage. This novel technique is expected to markedly simplify the fabrication process of suspended membranes by reducing the fabrication time and cost
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Trémoureux, Carl. "La Première Guerre mondiale, l'artillerie et l'industrialisation de la guerre". Electronic Thesis or Diss., Sorbonne université, 2022. http://www.theses.fr/2022SORUL059.
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Avant le déclenchement des affrontements armés, l'Artillerie est équipée en cohérence avec une doctrine inadaptée au regard des conflits récents et des possibilités techniques. Lorsque la guerre courte imaginée se mue en une guerre longue offrant la possibilité d'adapter les armements et nécessitant des consommations massives de projectiles, la gouvernance de la fonction de production entre en crise. Une évolution des schémas mentaux s'impose. L'institution d'un Sous-secrétariat d’État de l'artillerie et des munitions constitue une première manifestation de cette transformation. Albert Thomas adapte la gouvernance de la fonction de production des matériels d'artillerie en mettant en place une programmation des besoins, des fabrications et des facteurs de production, une politique industrielle, ainsi que des instruments de pilotage et de contrôle. Cette nouvelle gouvernance constitue le cœur de l'activité gouvernementale de pilotage de l'économie de guerre, mais cette dernière ne s'y limite pas : elle comprend aussi l'administration de toutes les ressources de la nation, qu'il s'agisse de la main-d'œuvre, des matières premières, de l'énergie, des transports ou des capacités d'innovation. Dans le contexte du parlementarisme de guerre, il est loisible d'affirmer que la concrétisation de l'idée d'une guerre industrielle conduit le pays à se doter peu à peu d'un nouveau régime politico – économique. En contrepoint de cette évolution, les entreprises adaptent leurs modes de fonctionnement pour produire en grandes séries ; les Armées industrialisent leurs fonctions de destruction, de protection, de logistique et de restauration des forcesBefore the outbreak of the militarily clash, the Artillery was equipped in accordance with a doctrine ill-suited to recent conflicts and technical possibilities. When the imagined short war turns into a long war offering the possibility of adapting armaments and requiring massive consumption of projectiles, the governance of the production function enters into crisis. A change in mental patterns is needed. The establishment of an Under-Secretary of State for Artillery and Ammunition is a first step in this transformation. Albert Thomas adapts the governance of the production function of artillery equipment by setting up a program of needs, manufacturing and production factors, an industrial policy, as well as steering and control instruments. This new governance constitutes the heart of the governmental activity of steering the war economy, but the latter is not limited to this: it also includes the administration of all the nation's resources, whether labour, raw materials, energy, transportation or innovation capabilities. In the context of wartime parliamentarianism, it can be said that the realization of the idea of an industrial war gradually leads the country to establish a new political and economic regime. In parallel with this evolution, companies are adapting their operating methods to produce in large series; Armies are industrializing their destruction, protection, logistics and force restoration functions
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Lynch, Matthew Earl. "Modeling, simulation, and rational design of porous solid oxide fuel cell cathodes". Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/45852.
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This thesis details research performed in modeling, simulation, and rational design of porous SOFC cathodes via development, extension, and use of the key tools to aid in the fundamental understanding and engineering design of cathode materials. Phenomenological modeling of triple phase boundary (TPB) reactions and surface transport on La₁₋ₓSrₓMnO₃ (LSM) was conducted, providing insight into the role of the bulk versus surface oxygen reduction pathway and the role of sheet resistance in thin-film patterned electrode measurements. In response to observation of sheet resistance deactivation, a modeling study was conducted to design thin-film patterned electrodes with respect to sheet resistance. Additionally, this thesis outlines the application of phenomenological chemical kinetics to describe and explain the performance and stability enhancements resulting from surface modification of La₁₋ₓSrₓCo₁₋yFeyO₃₋delta (LSCF) with a conformal LSM coating. The analysis was performed in close coordination with electrochemical experiments and transmission electron microscopy. Finally, the thesis describes conformal modeling of porous cathode microstructures using chemical kinetics and transport models. A novel application of conservative point defect ensembles was developed to allow simulations with complicated chemical surface kinetics to be efficiently coupled with bulk transport within the porous structure. The finite element method was employed to simulate electrochemical response conformal to sintered porous ceramic structures using actual 3D microstructural reconstructions obtained using x-ray microtomography. Mesh refinement, linear, and nonlinear reaction rate kinetics were employed to study the bulk versus surface oxygen reduction pathways and the effect of near-TPB nanostructure.
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Stocking, Galen Asher Thomas. "The threat of cyberterrorism: Contemporary consequences and prescriptions". CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2004. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2590.
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This study researches the varying threats that emanate from terrorists who carry their activity into the online arena. It examines several elements of this threat, including virtual to virtual attacks and threats to critical infrastructure that can be traced to online sources. It then reports on the methods that terrorists employ in using information technology such as the internet for propaganda and other communication purposes. It discusses how the United States government has responded to these problems, and concludes with recommendations for best practices.
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Leembruggen, Ross. "Innovating for ADF capability: an exploratory study of the DST product innovation process". Thesis, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1410487.
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Professional Doctorate - Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)This exploratory study investigates the research problem (RP) ‘How may DST improve its product innovation process?’ The Department of Defence, Defence Science and Technology (DST) is recognised as a national leader in safeguarding Australia, through the delivery of scientific advice and innovative technology solutions for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the wider defence industry community. With an annual budget of over $400 million, DST is Australia’s second largest publicly funded research and development (R&D) organisation. The environment for DST product innovation is characterised by high complexity, large expenditures, product innovations frequently abandoned or failed, and significant resource and operational constraints. Against this background, it could be argued that a detailed study of the DST product innovation process could contribute to both a better theoretical understanding of defence industry product innovation and a practical guide for DST product innovation process and hence improvement. A review of the literature indicates scant research to help defence industry academics and practitioners understand important aspects of defence industry innovation, including inspirations and objectives for defence innovation, stages in the defence industry innovation process, key individuals and groups involved (as well as their roles), key success factors (KSFs) and constraints associated with product innovation processes, as well as criteria to measure defence innovation outcome success. A greater understanding of these defence industry innovation factors may contribute to improved defence innovation outcomes. This study therefore seeks to address the lack of defence industry research in these areas, to develop a better understanding of those factors, which, in turn, may contribute to improving product innovation process and outcomes in DST. The RP for this study, ‘How may DST improve its product innovation process?’, has been developed into the following five research questions (RQs): RQ1: ‘What are the inspirations and objectives for DST product innovation involvement?’ RQ2: ‘What are the stages in the DST product innovation process?’ RQ3: ‘Who are the key individuals and groups involved in the DST product innovation process?’ RQ4: ‘What are the KSFs and constraints that affect the DST product innovation process?’ RQ5: ‘Can a set of criteria to measure a successful DST product innovation be specified?’ This research adopted a qualitative, multi-case study approach to develop inductive, theory-building insights into each of the five RQs and hence RP. Against a background that most DST innovations are failures, informed by literal replication logic, 30 successful DST cases were selected and analysed. The aim was to look for patterns in the data that appear consistently across the 30 successful cases, and hence, may indicate factors identified in the five RQs associated with DST product innovation process and outcome success. The interviews were guided by a semi-structured interview instrument, designed to gather data on each of the five RQs from each of the 30 successful DST cases. In addition, a large number of non-classified DST documents was accessed to provide background secondary data. Cross-case and within-case analyses were utilised to identify patterns and explanations to facilitate theory-building about what represented success for the factors identified in each RQ. Thirteen specific inspirations, including the importance of prior experience, being approached by a military partner, previous similar product shortcomings and operational need, were found consistently across the 30 successful cases, suggesting the presence of one or more of these 13 inspirations may provide important motivation for DST to pursue an innovation and hence may be associated with DST product innovation success. Six specific objectives DST wished to pursue by taking on an innovation, especially a desire to satisfy the customer, were found consistently across the 30 successful cases, suggesting pursuit of one or more of these objectives may support DST product innovation process success. These conclusions add to literature on defence industry product innovation process success. The pursuit of a systematic, eight-stage product innovation process, with an average cycle time of 6.5 years, was found consistently across the 30 successful cases, suggesting a systematic, eight-stage product innovation process, over a longer rather than shorter time, may be associated with DST product innovation process success. These conclusions support literature on defence industry product innovation process success. Both individuals and groups, external and internal to DST, undertaking a number of key roles and functions and involving a greater utilisation of informal, temporary part-time teams and networks, were found consistently across the 30 successful DST product innovation cases, suggesting a mix of external and internal individuals and groups may be associated with DST product innovation process success. These conclusions add to literature on defence industry product innovation process success. Twenty specific KSFs, especially need for management support, the right skills, expertise, strong teamwork, motivation and shared vision, and 15 constraints, notably lack of staff resources, business processes, risk-aversion and problems of competing priorities, were found consistently across the 30 successful cases, suggesting a strong focus on addressing these 20 KSFs and carefully managing the 15 constraints may help promote DST product innovation process success. These conclusions add to literature on defence industry product innovation process success. Finally, 12 specific criteria identified with innovation outcome success, especially customer satisfaction, increased capability and transition into service, were found consistently among the 30 successful case studies, suggesting a focus by DST on these 12 success criteria may be associated with successful DST product innovation outcomes. This conclusion adds to literature on defence industry innovation success. Taken together, the conclusions on the five RQs suggest how DST may improve its product innovation process. In particular, by ensuring all future product innovation activities specifically address the conclusions on the five RQs in this research, DST should, over time, experience improved product innovation processes and hence outcomes. The conclusions on the five RQs and RP have been developed into a DST Product Innovation Process Model, to guide future DST innovation. This study offers a number of theoretical contributions to the literature on the relatively poorly researched area of defence industry innovation. These contributions include identification of inspirations and objectives that may be associated with DST and hence defence industry product innovation process success, as well as identification of the typical number of innovation process stages, cycle times, composition of key personnel, KSFs and constraints that appear to play significant roles in DST and hence defence industry innovation process success. A further contribution to the defence literature is identifying specific measures of defence innovation outcome success. A final contribution to defence industry literature is a proposed DST Product Innovation Process Model, which highlights key innovation factors that DST, in particular, and potentially the Australian defence industry, in general, may focus on to improve defence product innovation processes and outcome success. This study also offers practical contributions to assist DST, other defence industry practitioners and policymakers improve defence industry product innovation processes and outcomes success. First, conducting 30 interviews among DST staff revealed a great deal of customer knowledge, insight and experience is available within DST. The chances of achieving a successful DST product innovation process outcome are potentially improved by drawing on this employee knowledge. Second, the discovery that typically successful DST product innovation processes involve eight stages, with an average cycle time of 6.5 years, with a mix of both internal and external personnel including customer and defence industry involvement, may have significant implications for DST and defence industry planning of funding, resources and timeframes needed to improve chances of defence innovation success. Further, identification of specific KSFs and constraints that appear to be associated with DST product innovation process success should be specifically accommodated in DST planning and execution of product innovation processes. The conclusions of this research also have policy-making implications for all Australian government levels. This research has pinpointed certain inspirations, objectives, process stages, involved individuals and groups, KSFs, constraints and success criteria that appear to be associated with DST and hence potentially defence industry innovation processes and outcomes success. This study may therefore help defence industry policy makers improve funding, resource and timeframe support programs that ensure these specific success factors are accommodated in the innovation processes of DST and other defence industry organisations. For instance, at the Australian Federal Government level, policy reviews of innovation programs, such as Defence White Papers, may be better informed by the findings and conclusions of this study on specific requirements that may improve DST and hence defence industry product innovation process success. This research examined only successful DST cases, giving rise to certain research limitations. The 30 successful cases selected may not be statistically representative of all successful DST product innovation projects, as the latter figure is unavailable. Further, a focus on successful DST product innovation cases means theory developed in this study focuses purely on innovation factors that may contribute to DST product innovation success; the theory (or reverse thereof) does not necessarily explain product innovation failure. Other factors not considered in this study may contribute to product innovation failure. Another limitation of this study flows from examination of each DST case at one point in time. Changes and differences over time, which could have a significant impact on DST product innovation process and outcome success, are therefore not captured by this research, limiting the generalisability of the theory developed in this study. Moreover, use of in-depth, retrospective interviews to gather data opens potential for self-serving responses, memory biases and inaccuracies to compromise the data and hence findings. A final limitation flows from all cases being selected within DST in Australia, which limits the degree to which the results may be generalised to defence industry organisations internationally. Certain directions for future research emerge from this study. First, the conclusions could be further validated by extending the research to other defence industry organisations around the world, using a similar qualitative methodology to that adopted in this study. Second, this study focused on DST product innovation process and outcome successes. DST product innovation process failures could also be studied, to alert DST, defence industry policy makers and practitioners to issues that need to be addressed to minimise failure. Third, further research could utilise a longitudinal approach to carefully and systemically track progress of the DST product innovation processes and outcomes, for success and failure factors that may only emerge over time. Finally, a different methodological approach and paradigm could be adopted by future research, such as the utilisation of a quantitative, large-sample, positivistic approach to test the theory developed in this study.
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Broos, Elizabeth. "Information, communication and technological competencies in a digital working environment : a case study in the Netherlands Defence Organization". Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25608.
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This research is an attempt to obtain insight in the influence of ICT and the information society on the labour environment of the officers of the Netherlands Defence Organization and to determine the competence of those officers in a number of information, communication and technological areas associated with the changed ways of working in the information society as they are discussed in the literature. What was found is that a substantial number of officers are not fully prepared to participate in the new ways of working required in the information society. The implications of those findings for a digital learning environment for the Netherlands Defence Academy are discussed and a general model for information, communication and technological competencies for managers in the information society is proposed based on the results of the case study.Thesis (PhD (Computer-Integrated Education))--University of Pretoria, 2008.
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Gomes, Miguel Machado Carvalho de Figueiredo. "O Fundo Europeu de Defesa: Uma mudança no paradigma da defesa Europeia". Master's thesis, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10071/24775.
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Com o surgimento do Fundo Europeu de Defesa, uma mudança paradigmática do futuro da defesa europeia parece acontecer. Com a Comissão Europeia a liderar todo o processo, foram gerados instrumentos capazes de unir a União Europeia (UE) e os seus Estados membros no debate sobre a sua segurança e defesa. Este Fundo surge com o objetivo final de criar sinergias dentro da União no desenvolvimento de capacidades de defesa, mantendo os seus Estados membros responsáveis pelo seu uso. Tratando-se de uma política de inovação que pretende dinamizar um sistema de inovação para a Base Tecnológica e Industrial de Defesa Europeia (BTIDE), importa analisar o caminho necessário para a criação do mesmo e gerar um quadro analítico que permita concluir se ao Fundo correspondem todas as condições necessárias para o seu sucesso. Os resultados mostram que o Fundo Europeu de Defesa representa uma política de inovação capaz de gerar um sistema de inovação da BTIDE.With the arrival of the European Defence Fund, a paradigmatic change of the future of European defence seems to take place. With the European Commission leading the whole process, instruments capable of uniting the European Union (EU) and its Member States in the debate on their security and defence were generated. This Fund arises with the ultimate goal of creating synergies within the Union in the development of defence capabilities, keeping its member states responsible for their use. As this is an innovation policy that aims to boost an innovation system for the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB), it is important to analyse the necessary path to its creation and generate an analytical framework to conclude whether the Fund meets all the necessary conditions for its success. The results show that the European Defence Fund represents an innovation policy capable of generating an innovation system for the EDTIB.
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HUANG, LI-MIN, e 黃麗敏. "Innovation of Product Design by TRIZ Method- A Case Study of Self-defense Spray Device". Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/4mghmk.
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碩士國立勤益科技大學
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Owning to the social formation and life structure is getting complicated, more and more random injury events have been reported, especially the woman who is limited by the size and strength is in the state of weakness, therefore, it is necessary to consider the self-safety and the assessment of prevention mechanism, there is an increasing demand for the defensive of the self-defense devices. Observing the current self-defense products on the market such as the pepper water spray self-defense device, electric shock stick, buzzer, illumination apparatus, etc., their functions and applications are simplifications mostly, and there are a lot of shortcomings on the product design, in this study, an example of a spray self-defense device is proposed, applying TRIZ innovation theory and systematic solution mode, to proceed innovation and research. This study applies the TRIZ innovation theory to integrate the structure firstly, including the establishment of the innovative thinking application in the problem Hierarchy Analysis, Contradiction Matrix, Substance-fields Analysis, Opportunity Identification, etc., to conceive and introduce the product optimization standard solution, in order to obtain the best improvement program. And through the semi-structured interviews of the relevant industries and experts, and use the questionnaires to understand the potential needs of the female consumers for the self-defense spray device, then, turn the consumer's needs into the design concept, finally, follow the universal design principles, to design the spray self-defense device as the multiple purposes self-defense device, in order to enhance the value of products and provide as a reference of the design for the related industries.
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Peng, Sheng-Yun, e 彭聖允. "A Case Study of Quality Change Process－ Transferring Defense Mechanism to Innovative Behavior". Thesis, 2005. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/68750623036287265619.
Testo completoAbstract (sommario):
碩士東海大學
工業工程與經營資訊學系
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Now a day, enterprises may face the violently changed external environment. Therefore, for keeping or increasing enterprise’s competition capability, the enterprises perform the organization change(O.C.）to adapt the violent change of external environment. However, performing the O.C., the first impacted is the staff in the enterprise. They may turn up to resist those changes, and then those behaviors would influence the effect of organization change. Until now, the related literatures of organization change involved a lot of methods discussed how the staff responds to the changes, and the methods of how to decrease the resist. However, few literatures mentioned how to use an appropriate loose and strict mechanism of management to deal with the behavior of resisting, and few researches discussed whether the staffs really identify and accept the organization change after the treatment of mechanism. Through the methods of case study, and the in-depth interview, this study generalized the defense mechanism of how the members, facing the change, produce the resisting factor. And then, we integrated those as four barriers of resistance which perform the activities of change. For increasing member’s identification and motive of change, the manager adopts two mechanisms, toleration mechanism and control mechanism to decrease or remove the resistance. After dealing with the resistance of change by the treatment of mechanism, the members would produce mal-adaptive acceptance and adaptive acceptance, two kinds of behaviors. Aimed at the mal-adaptive acceptance, this study found that the operation of two kinds of transformation mechanisms could make the members turn the mal-adaptive acceptance to adaptive acceptance, and cause the behaviors of spontaneous innovation in the department, and then increase the quality and performance.
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Nelson, Richard Edward. "Is the best offense a good defense? : theory and evidence of trade-induced defensive innovation in developing countries /". 2007. http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/fullcit/3282876.
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LIU, CHIEN-HAO, e 劉建豪. "Assessment on Innovative Teaching Alternatives for Civilian National Defense Education in Senior High Schools and Vocational High Schools". Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/67919509255285568306.
Testo completoAbstract (sommario):
碩士中華大學
科技管理學系
104
Learning actively from the heart generates the momentums of education. In order to improve student’s learning motivation and the effectiveness of teaching, many instructors have been trying to introduce new teaching methods, such as digital learning, flipped classroom, and maker etc. During the resent years, with the changes of national policy and social environment, the credits of total defense courses in senior high school was divided into required and elective and become less important to the students. For vitalizing the student’s learning, this study proposes ten new innovative teaching programs of total defense courses and put them into four categories through literature review, creative thinking and design thinking. Through Delphi method, this study confirms sixteen assessment factors, such as teaching safety considerations, teaching schedule control, course schedule arrangement, course preparation, course attractions, innovations, assessment mode, experiencing learning etc. Finally, this study used analysis of the hierarchical method to establish assessment structure and criteria and assess the order of priority to the development of innovative teaching programs via expert questionnaire for providing senior high school total defense education sophistication of innovative teaching.