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Manufacturing the future: The next era of global growth and innovation - Image
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Manufacturing the future: The next era of global growth and innovation

November 2012—Manufacturing remains a critical force in both advanced and developing economies. But the sector has changed, bringing new opportunities and challenges to business leaders and policy makers. more

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escaping market downdraft
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How US defense companies can escape the market downdraft

Applying the lessons of the past to drive value creation.

After the demise of 'BEADS' what now for consolidation?
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After the demise of 'BEADS', what now for consolidation?

After the failure of the EADS-BAE Systems merger, many predictions of the future are having to be rewritten. John Dowdy looks at the potential ramifications of this.

AI sector faces increasingly capable and well-funded international competitors
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How can the US advanced industries sector maintain its competitiveness?

The US advanced industries sector faces increasingly capable and well-funded international competitors that threaten to undermine its competitive lead.

The challenge for commercial players to improve agility
article | Aviation Week

Agility and affordability will determine success

To succeed in today's uncertain environment, aerospace and defense companies will have to master new skills, become more agile and develop more affordable products than at any time in the past.

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“Flying people, not planes”: The CEO of Bombardier on building a world-class culture

March 2011—Pierre Beaudoin explains how a company driven by engineering goals learned to focus on customer expectations, teamwork, and continuous improvement.more

Translating innovation into US growth An advanced-industries perspective
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Translating innovation into US growth: An advanced-industries perspective

May 2011—The United States faces a future in which the elements of economic leadership are moving abroad. Reversing these trends will require the private and public sectors to collaborate.more

Featured book chapters

The Cybersecurity Threat to US Growth and Prosperity

The Cybersecurity Threat to US Growth and Prosperity

John Dowdy, 2012

This chapter from the newly published book, Securing Cyberspace: A New Domain for National Security, argues that one of the least protected, and most vulnerable, assets is intellectual property.It is also one of the main drivers of economic growth and prosperity. Both government and business need to do more to protect it.

american interests in south asia

Private Sector Development in Afghanistan: The Doubly Missing Middle

John Dowdy and Andrew Erdmann, 2011

Featured in the book American Interests in South Asia, this chapter focuses on how funding requirements for security – to build and sustain the Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police—far surpass today’s indigenous public revenues. And if government officials cannot be adequately and reliably paid, then corruption follows.

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