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• The Operational Strengths and Weaknesses of Military Night Vision Equipment

  BNET - 2004-08-31

  An important objective of this short paper is to balance the operational benefits with the potential hazards from using night vision equipment. Personnel might be trained to exploit those advantages, for instance by time operations to maximize the light provided by the waxing and waning of the moon under image...

  Tags: Hazard, Vision, University Of Glasgow, Strategy, Management

• The Role of Night Vision Equipment in Military Incidents and Accidents

  BNET - 2004-02-03

  It is important to emphasize that the additional capabilities provided by night vision devices also create new risks. Night operations continue to result in significantly more accidents and incidents than their daytime counterparts. Some of these mishaps can be directly attributed to problems in the design of night vision devices....

  Tags: Vision, Accident, University Of Glasgow, Policies And Procedures, Strategy, Human Resources, Management

• Domestic Labour Markets And Foreign Direct Investment

  BNET - 2003-09-01

  This paper studies how the labour market and industry uncertainty affect the investment decisions of MultiNational Enterprises MNEs. In an uncertain business climate, MNEs must take account of the future in deciding where to locate a branch plant. When wages are endogenously determined, both the opportunity cost of labour and...

  Tags: Currency & Foreign Exchange, Finance, Foreign Direct Investment, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Investment, Management, Strategy, University Of Glasgow

• The Team-Based Operation of Safety-Critical Programmable Systems in US Commercial Aviation and the UK Maritime Industries

  BNET - 2003-02-21

  This paper analyzes a range of incidents involving team-based interaction with safety-critical programmable systems. The incidents were submitted to NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System ASRS and to the UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch MAIB. This paper result shows that incidents, which complicated the team based operation of safety-critical, computer systems...

  Tags: Aviation, Incident, Management, Strategy, Team, Team Management, University Of Glasgow

• A Survey of Logic Formalisms to Support Mishap Analysis

  BNET - 2002-11-11

  Mishap investigations provide important information about adverse events and near incidents. They are intended to help avoid any recurrence of previous failures. Over time, they can yield statistical information about incident frequencies that helps to detect patterns of failure and validate risk assessments. However, the increasing complexity of many safety...

  Tags: Survey, Failure, University Of Glasgow, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Marketing Research, Security, Management, Marketing

• Behavioural Determinants of Performance in the MNC Subsidiary

  BNET - 2002-09-01

  This paper sets out to derive a testable model of MNC subsidiary performance, focusing on behavioural dimensions. The chosen dimensions are the strategic emphasis of the subsidiary; the levels of autonomy, procedural justice, distributive justice and interactive justice experienced by the subsidiary; the nature of leadership at both subsidiary and...

  Tags: Performance, Subsidiary, University Of Glasgow, Leadership, Performance Management, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management