[PDF] The Final Frontier Of Competition eBook

Author : Justin Pettit
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 11,37 MB
Release : 2017-03-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1119376572

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The energy industry's accelerated evolution requires visionary change The Final Frontier parses the evolution of the oil and gas sector to map out a plan for going forward. The global energy industry is huge, and it is in disarray; between low oil and gas prices, climate change, rising development costs, and ever-mounting regulations, the need for change has been made crystal clear—but planning is much easier than implementation, and stasis is not progress. This book shows how redesigning internal operating models can bring about the necessary change in the implementation of upstream capabilities-driven strategies. From integrated, national, major, and independent oil companies, to the service companies in the upstream supply chain, there isn't an enterprise in the sector that cannot benefit from reduced costs and increased efficiency. Knowing that change is necessary is not enough—this book shows you what to change, and how to change it to get off the treadmill and start moving forward. With expert guidance through each redesign element, this insightful guide provides more than simply ideas: it provides real, practical guidance on transforming operations to keep pace with the changes and create lasting advantage. Identify the most relevant organizational capabilities for your resource portfolio, as well as the changes that can translate into savings and efficiency Build a workable plan for real-world implementation Redesign the operating model most suited to the needs of your business on an organization-wide basis Learn what to do differently and how to do it differently The energy industry has made great strides: our understanding of the global resource base, the nature of ownership and principal stakeholders, new technologies for resource development, and our economics and business models have all undergone a tremendous revolution, but now the more difficult—and more valuable—task begins. The Final Frontier helps you navigate the future and implement the changes necessary to avoid getting left behind.

Author : John Jordan Klein
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 39,11 MB
Release : 2023-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1557507481

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Fight for the Final Frontier uses the concepts associated with irregular warfare to offer new insights for understanding the nature of strategic competition in space. Today’s most pressing security concerns are best considered using an irregular warfare lens because incidents and points of potential conflict fall outside the definition of armed conflict. While some universal rules of combat apply across all domains, conflict in space up-ends and flips those assumed standards of understanding. John Klein provides a solution to reckoning with the many malicious, nefarious, and irresponsible behaviors in the space domain by using the irregular warfare framework. This offers a new paradigm through which one can view and study conflict, outside traditional combat, involving state and non-state actors. A “war” in space will be utterly unlike any that have happened on Earth, though scholars can provide lessons from past conflict to understand the flashpoints in the heavens. Providing the needed foundational understanding, Fight for the Final Frontier makes the case that irregular warfare in the space domain is shaped by the fundamental nature of all warfare, along with universal principles of strategy and the essential unity of all strategic experience. Going one step further, John Klein outlines the new arenas for battle, new areas of conflict and competition, and the necessary concepts for operating in this bold new frontier.

Author : Dominick Jenkins
Publisher : Verso
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 18,89 MB
Release : 2002-11-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781859846827

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In this highly original and provocative work, Jenkins provides a meticulously researched history of United States weapons policy and shows how presidential advisors helped produce the very enemies they warned against. The comparisons Jenkins draws with the contemporary situation are clear and compelling.

Author : E. Valdani
Publisher : Springer
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 50,95 MB
Release : 2012-11-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0230354580

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This book proposes a new framework to effectively manage both offensive and defensive marketing strategies. It reinterprets the competitive challenge as a circular journey, that is, an endless sequence of three competitive "seasons." The authors call them the games of movement, imitation, and position.

Author : James Clay Moltz
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 37,82 MB
Release : 2014-04-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0231528175

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Space has become increasingly crowded since the end of the Cold War, with new countries, companies, and even private citizens operating satellites and becoming spacefarers. This book offers general readers a valuable primer on space policy from an international perspective. It examines the competing themes of space competition and cooperation while providing readers with an understanding of the basics of space technology, diplomacy, commerce, science, and military applications. The recent expansion of human space activity poses new challenges to existing treaties and other governance tools for space, increasing the likelihood of conflict over a diminishing pool of beneficial locations and resources close to Earth. Drawing on more than twenty years of experience in international space policy debates, James Clay Moltz examines possible avenues for cooperation among the growing pool of space actors, considering their shared interests in space traffic management, orbital debris control, division of the radio frequency spectrum, and the prevention of military conflict. Moltz concludes with policy recommendations for enhanced international collaboration in space situational awareness, scientific exploration, and restraining harmful military activities.

Author : Joel R. Campbell
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 30,2 MB
Release : 2019-03-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1498555268

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The proposed book uses the Star Trek television/movie and Star Wars movie series to explain key international relations (IR) concepts and theories. It begins with an overview of the importance of science fiction in literature and film/television. It then presents the development of the Star Trek and Star Wars franchises, and discusses how their progression through time has illustrated key IR theories and concepts. As a bonus, it compares the two franchises to another recent science fiction franchise used to teach IR (Battlestar Galactica).

Author : Doug Sylvester
Publisher : Rainbow Horizons Publishing
Page : 59 pages
File Size : 12,88 MB
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 155319084X

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Students explore the exciting and intriguing world of space. The first section includes lecture style content combined with interesting assignments and activities to build up an information base about galaxies, solar system, planets and gravity. The second section centers around fun activities devoted to space exploration, space menu, parachute making, egg splat competition and how a rocket works. Included is an extensive reproducible student Activity Handbook that contains related assignments that will guarantee that your students get a "blast" out of. This Earth Science lesson provides a teacher and student section with a variety of reading passages, activities, crossword, word search, exam, and answer key to create a well-rounded lesson plan.

Author : Robert C. Bird
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,28 MB
Release : 2011
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This is a book review of "Proactive Law for Managers: A Hidden Source of Competitive Advantage" by George Siedel and Helena Haapio (Gower Publishing Company, 2011). This book proposes a new approach to law, not from the attorney's perspective, but from the manager's. The authors show that law and lawyers are not simply a barrier to competitiveness or a necessary cost of doing business. A firm's understanding of a regulatory environment can generate value-capturing opportunities that rivals fail to achieve.