1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990006514550403321

Titolo

DEFINITIONEN : Essays zur Literatur / Herausgegeben von A. Frise

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Frankfurt a/M. : Klostermann, 1969

Descrizione fisica

258 p. ; 22 cm

Disciplina

834

Locazione

FSPBC

Collocazione

XV TA 89

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462405503321

Autore

Gray Peter

Titolo

The leadership, direction and legitimacy of the RAF bomber offensive from inception to 1945 [[electronic resource] /] / Peter Gray

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Continuum, 2012

ISBN

1-4411-6227-5

1-280-69985-X

9786613676832

1-4411-2313-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (363 p.)

Collana

Birmingham war studies series

Disciplina

940.544941

Soggetti

World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, British

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgements; Series Editors' Preface; Abbreviations; Codewords; 1 Introduction; The Literature; Terminology; Senior Leadership: The



Underpinning Theory; Content; 2 The Intellectual Context; Leadership Thinking and Teaching; The Contemporary Thinking on the Ethical and Legal Use of Armed Force; Air Doctrine and Strategy; The Luftwaffe Approach; Conclusions; 3 The Organizational Context; The Constitutional and Legal Basis; The Cabinet Committees and the Chiefs; The Air Ministry; The Independent Force; Organizational Survival; 4 From Disarmament to the Outbreak of War

The Geneva Disarmament ConferenceThe Need for Rearmament; The Formation of Bomber Command; The Road to War: Vision and Purpose of the Bomber Force; The Legalities and Legitimacy; Munich to War; Conclusions; 5 From the Outbreak of War to Area Bombing; Relationships with Allies; Vision, Purpose and Direction: Portal and Invasion; Vision and Purpose: The Coming of Area Bombing; Morality and Legality; Concluding Comments; 6 The Strategic and Grand Strategic Dimensions 1942-45; Prelude to the Combined Bombing Offensive; Planning the Offensive: Washington to Casablanca; Casablanca (Symbol)

Washington and PointblankStrategic Assets for Overlord: Command and Control; Strategic Assets for Overlord: Targeting Policy; D-Day to Dresden; Conclusions; 7 The Strategic and Operational Interface 1942-45; Churchill and his Bomber Barons; The Relationship between the Air Ministry and Bomber Command; Area Bombing; Diversions and Panaceas; The Bomber Offensive as a Guerre de Course?; The Debate over Perceptions of the Campaign; The Vulnerability of German Morale; Overlord; Oil; Conclusions; 8 The Strategic Leadership Challenge; Appendices:; 1. Definitions of Leadership, Management and Command

2. Biographical Notes3. Legal Texts; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Leadership, Direction and Legitimacy of the RAF Bomber Offensive from Inception to 1945 offers a fresh approach to the debate on the RAF's strategic bomber offensive by using modern strategic leadership theory as an analytical tool to examine the campaign. In particular, it looks at the legality and legitimacy of the offensive and explores the key interfaces between the military leaders, the politicians and allies. It also looks at the major controversies in the aims and objectives of the campaign and the personalities involved.Modern literature from the leadership field is used to consider th



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457079103321

Autore

Rooney David <1959-, >

Titolo

Wisdom and management in the knowledge economy / / David Rooney, Bernard Mckenna and Peter Liesch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; London : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-136-97913-1

1-282-56968-6

9786612569685

0-203-85279-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (275 p.)

Collana

Routledge research in organizational behavior and strategy ; ; 5

Altri autori (Persone)

LieschPeter W. <1952->

MckennaBernard <1952->

Disciplina

658.4/038

658.4038

Soggetti

Knowledge management

Knowledge, Theory of

Wisdom

Leadership

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; 1 Wise Business in a Knowledge Society; 2 Where Did Talk of Wisdom Go?; 3 Wisdom; 4 Knowledge and Innovation; 5 Communication; 6 Change; 7 HRM; 8 Strategy and Business Policy; 9 International Business; 10 Leadership; 11 Business Schools; 12 Where Can Talk of Wisdom Go?; Appendix; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Today there are more technology, technologists, knowledge and experts than at any time in human history; but from a global perspective, it is difficult to argue that this accumulation of knowledge and technology has put the world in an unambiguously better position than it was in the past. Business is not getting any easier to do and major corporate collapses based on poor decisions, poor conduct, and poor judgement continue to occur. In public administration too, basic



institutions and services (education, health, transport) seem to be continually undergoing "crises" of inadequate delivery