Geeks, mush heads, and the IT revolution how SRA International achieved success over nearly four decades / Ernst Volgenau.

Author/creator Volgenau, Ernst
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
Descriptionix, 261 pages ; 24 cm
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Subjects

Contents Preface and acknowledgments -- Idealism and information technology -- Prologue -- Countdown and : delay launch -- Liftoff! : building a business based on ethics and performance -- Fiscal prudence and the search for leg room and talent -- Planning for emergencies -- Competing for weapons work -- Growing culturally and administratively -- Artificial intelligence, a torturous path forward -- Game-changers and legacies -- Innovations in contracting and health care -- Ethics, vision, and people -- Investments that always pay off -- Commercial : a new course for a while -- Going public -- Growth through acquisitions -- Big bids, big wins -- A time of troubles -- The board faces challenges -- The big decision -- The grind -- A new beginning under uncertain conditions -- Painful decisions as the market declines -- Epilogue.
General noteIncludes index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2014027559
ISBN9781442242807 (cloth : alk. paper)

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