at the heart of all innovation strategies, influencing how businesses define themselves and their markets. Schrage contends that the real value in building models comes less from the help they offer with troubleshooting and problem-solving than from the insights they reveal about the organization itself. Technological models can actu- ally change people and their relationships, improving the way we communicate, collaborate, learn and innovate. Te book provides real-world examples of how companies such as Walt Disney Co., Microsoft Corp., Boeing Co., IDEO and DaimlerChrysler AG use serious play with modeling technologies to facilitate the collaborative inter- actions that lead to innovation. A user’s guide included with the book helps readers apply many of the innovation practices profiled throughout.
LEADING PROCUREMENT STRATEGY by Carlos Mena, Remko van Hoek and Martin Christopher (Philadelphia, PA: Kogan Page Ltd., 2014, 240 pages)
Te authors show how to unleash full business value through procurement. Teir broad perspective of different indus- tries, underpinning academic theory and short case studies help provide a clear understanding of procurement’s impact on competitive advantage. Tackling the key issues that procurement practitioners encounter, the authors offer the knowledge to apply powerful and practical tools for managing procurement and supply. Teir advice will make it easier to manage and mitigate risks in a supply chain and to appreciate the major issues affecting the procurement function.
MAKING HUMAN CAPITAL ANALYTICS WORK: MEASURING THE ROI OF HUMAN CAPITAL PROCESSES AND OUTCOMES by Jack Phillips and Patricia Pulliam Phillips (New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing, 2014, 256 pages)
Phillips and Phillips show how to use data to drive decisions and build support for the human resources (HR) function. Tey explain how to develop relationships among variables, predict the success of HR programs, determine the cost of intangibles that are hard to value, show the business value of particular HR programs, and calculate and forecast the return on investment (ROI) of various HR projects and programs. Jack Phillips, Ph.D., and Patricia Pulliam Phillips, Ph.D., are, respectively, the founder and the president and CEO of the ROI Institute, which has been evaluating train- ing, HR, technology and quality programs and initiatives since 1992.
UNMANNED: DRONE WARFARE AND GLOBAL SECURITY by Ann Rogers and John Hill (London: Pluto Press, 2014, 216 pages)
Drones have become the controversial new weapon for the U.S. military. Tis book details the causes and deadly consequences of this new development in warfare, and explores the implications for international law and global peace. Rogers and Hill argue that drones represent the first truly globalized technology of war. Te book shows how unmanned systems are changing not simply how wars are fought, but the meaning of conflict itself. It describes how drone systems dissolve the conventional obstacles of time and space that traditionally have shaped conflict in the international system. It considers the possibility that these weapons will become normalized in global conflict, raising the specter of new, unpredictable and unaccountable forms of warfare.
A wealth of suggested reading titles is in GEN Odierno’s professional reading list, online at
http://www.history.army. mil/html/books/105/105-1-1/
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