Emerging Strategies in Defense Acquisitions and Military Procurement

Contributors in international relations, technology transfer, economics, materials management, and defense procurement present the latest scholarly research and theory on defense acquisition. While emphasis is on the UK and Europe, the book also contains perspectives from the US and Australia. Several chapters examine tradeoffs between innovation and risks of defense sector acquisition. Other topics include collaborative defense procurement, rare earth elements and other raw materials in defense acquisition, and business ethics in acquisition. A conceptual framework is presented for defense acquisition management based on service dominant logic theory. The book is intended for researchers, academics, advanced students, and professionals in the defense industries. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)