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Defence contractors and diversification into the civil sector: Rolls-Royce, 1945-2005
No full textA number of studies have shown that defence contractors have exhibited a marked reluctance to diversify away from defence and develop civil applications. However, the aero engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce is one defence contractor to which this does not apply. Over a 60-year period it has moved from being almost entirely dependent on defence work to a point where defence now constitutes barely one-fifth of its turnover. This article examines the development of the company's civil aerospace business over the period since 1945. It focuses specifically on the strategies used by Rolls-Royce in the civil aerospace field. These strategies are explored in the context of changes in market conditions, technology, and governance arrangements. The effectiveness of the various strategies, including their contribution to the company's current position, is evaluated.Aerospace Industry, Defence Diversification, Strategy, Technology, Gas Turbine, Rolls-Royce,
Social psychological aspects of driver behaviour and accident potential in younger drivers
No full textMany studies have shown that young drivers (under 26 years) are over-represented in the accident statistics. Until recently, there has been limited research in the U.K. relating characteristics of young drivers with accident risk, other than analysis of statistics and studies of drink-driving. Many of these traditional approaches, which adopt the view of driving as being a predominantly skill based activity, are shown to be of limited use in explaining the driving behaviour of younger drivers (predominantly males) once a driver has acquired the necessary skills required to drive. After this stage, other influences have an increasing effect on driving behaviour. There is scope for a new multi-method approach concentrating on the social aspects of car driving behaviour. This thesis contributes to the understanding of car driving behaviour by examining a number of fundamental social issues which underlie car driver behaviour and which can be explained with reference to several psychological theories or hypotheses. Issues which are addressed include: driver ability and risk assessment, lifestyle, perceptions of cars and driving, peer and passenger effects, drinking behaviour and the car culture of young male drivers. Particular emphasis is placed on how and to what extent these affect younger male car driving behaviour. Two studies are reported. The first, which involved 439 drivers, identified a number of aspects of driver behaviour and performance which help to account for the different accident involvement rates across age whilst taking into account driving experience and exposure. The first study identified inter-group differences, the second explored, in more detail, intra-group differences evident within the younger male group (17-25 year olds). This involved interviewing 56 drivers, previously categorised as `safe' or `unsafe' drivers and giving them the opportunity to provide their own accounts and explanations for their driving behaviour based on their own realities and experiences. Results demonstrate the merit of such a qualitative approach and show that young drivers should not be treated or labelled as one homogeneous group. An argument is presented for further investigation into `young problem drivers' rather than the `young driver problem' which has been largely concentrated on to date. In-depth understanding of the driving phenomenon will assist in developing effective measures to overcome those characteristics of driving and social behaviour which are identified as contributory factors to accident involvement, such measures could involve education, training, publicity and policy changes.</p
Author Peter FitzSimons speaking at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 13 November 2012 /
No full textTitle from acquisitions documentation.; Part of the collection: Portraits of author Peter FitzSimons speaking at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 13 November 2012.; Acquired in digital format; access copy available online.; Mode of access: Online.; Photographed by a staff member of the National Library of Australia
Moral Good, the Beatific Vision, and God’s Kingdom Writings by Germain Grisez and Peter Ryan, S.J.. Edited by Peter J. Weigel
No full textFor close to half a century, the work of Germain Grisez has been highly influential, and his writings continue to receive considerable attention from philosophers and theologians of diverse viewpoints. His co-author for this work is the professor and noted moral theologian Fr. Peter Ryan, S.J., currently the executive director of the Secretariat of Doctrine and Canonical Affairs of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). These two eminent scholars explore fundamental questions about Christian eschatology, moral theory, the purpose of human life, and the promise of human fulfilment. The authors examine Christian teaching on the final destiny of persons, investigating the meaning of God's kingdom, the hope of the beatific vision, and the centrality of moral goodness and divine grace in one's final end. This work is an ideal source for students, scholars, ministers and lay persons interested in basic questions of Christian theology, the philosophy of religion, ethical theory, and Catholic doctrin
Murder on the mountain: author talk with Peter J. Wosh
No full textAuthor talk by Peter J. Wosh on May 5th, 2022, on his book, "Murder on the Mountain: crime, passion, and punishment in gilded age New Jersey.
If I say If: the poems and short stories of Boris Vian
No full textedited by Alistair Rolls, John West-Sooby and Jean Fornasiero; translations by Maria Freij and Peter Hodge
Cooling Working Rolls of the Finishing Section of Wide-Strip Hot Rolling Mills
No full textThe contribution deals with heat nucleation in rolling on the hot wide strip mill as well as into following transfer to the rolls without friction heat being involved. This work has resulted in the computer program owned by author. It represents the most accessible computer technique and the dependence of the accepted heat amount on the revolutions and angle of bite, as well as the dependence on the temperature of the roll surface which may participate in the initiation and widening of the surface friction coefficient and roll stand sequence
Lunchtime Talk with Author and Attorney Peter Godwin
No full textAuthor and attorney Peter Godwin gave a lunchtime talk about the topics discussed in his book, The Fear, which focuses on the human rights situation in Zimbabwe under the rule of Robert Mugabe
An essay about the Francis Paudras Collection on Bud Powell by Peter Pullman
No full textThis is an essay about the Francis Paudras Collection on Bud Powell written by Peter Pullman, a jazz scholar and author of Wail: The Life of Bud Powell (Brooklyn: Bop Changes, 2012).One image file (pdf)This project was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
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