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

Lippincott Library HD9696.A3 U58 2015
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Volgenau, Ernst, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
SRA International, Inc--History.
SRA International, Inc.
Electronic industries--United States--History.
Electronic industries.
Information technology--United States--History.
Information technology.
Volgenau, Ernst.
History.
United States.
Physical Description:
ix, 261 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
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.
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
9781442242807
1442242809
OCLC:
884808960

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