Military Contracts - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 Aug 2024
Research & Ideas

Shoot for the Stars: What to Know About the Space Economy

years. You see them leaning on national security contracts as a way to keep their businesses moving forward, which does raise some interesting questions about the development of this sector going forward. And you see it in the increasing... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Aerospace

29 Oct 2000
Research & Ideas

The Entrepreneurial Venture: A Conversation

Today's frenzied world of dot-com mania might have been hard to predict 25 years ago, but the Class of 1975 has always had an eye for opportunity. For its time, the class had a sizable number of military officers familiar with strategic... View Details

Keywords: by Susan Young

16 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

Reintroducing Intellectual Ambition to the Study of Business History

Japan, and have gained the cooperation of their states when looking for large contracts abroad. Business historians need to add their voices to the debate that is on everyone's minds: is globalization a positive or a negative force?... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones & Walter Friedman

24 May 2011
First Look

First Look: May 24

department a number of tokens it can "spend" annually on engineering work to build custom features—boosting the odds of signing contracts with new customers. In December 2010, a request for proposal from a very large utility... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 3, 2006

the world's most populous country has turned old convictions on their heads, emerging from decades of isolation to become a hive of high-tech manufacturing, a major diplomatic and military power, and one of the world's largest holders of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

31 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 31, 2009

rich collection of feasible governance structures. Our model focuses on two issues emphasized by practitioners: spillover effects (as opposed to hold-ups motivated by specific investments) and contracting problems ex post (as opposed to... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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