Oral History Interview with Glenn M. Stinchcomb

Oral History Interview with Glenn M. Stinchcomb
Author: Glenn M. Stinchcomb
Publisher:
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1999
Genre: B-24 (Bomber)
ISBN:

Interview with Glenn M. Stinchcomb, an engineer and Navy veteran (VP-27), concerning his experiences as a PB4Y-2 co-pilot during World War II and the early years of the Cold War. Decision to enlist in the Navy on May 9, 1945; acceptance in the V-5 Program for naval aviators, Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas, 1945-46; pre-flight training, Naval Air Station, Ottumwa, Iowa, 1946; his decision to participate in the Holloway Program as a midshipman, 1946; primary flight training, Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, 1947; basic flight training, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, 1947-48; PBY Catalina training, Pensacola; advanced flight training, Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1948; PB4Y-2 training, Corpus Christi; airborne radar training, Naval Air Station, San Ysidro, California, 1948; training with submarines at San Diego, California, 1948; assignment to VP-27, Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island and Kodiak Island, Alaska; Alaskan weather and its effects on flying; photo-reconnaissance missions; Russian overflights of Alaskan territory; equipment problems due to cold weather; the end of his tour, December, 1949.

Information and Organizations

Information and Organizations
Author: Arthur L. Stinchcombe
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 416
Release: 1990
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780520067806

An ambitious new work by a well-respected sociologist, Information and Organizations provides a bold perspective of the dynamics of organizations. Stinchcombe contends that the "information problem" and the concept of "uncertainty" provide the key to understanding how organizations function. In a delightful mix of large theoretical insights and vivid anecdotal material, Stinchcombe explores the ins and outs of organizations from both a macro and micro perspective. He reinterprets the work of the renowned scholars of business, Alfred Chandler, James March and Oliver Williamson, and looks in depth at corporations like DuPont and General Motors. Along the way, Stinchcombe explores subjects as varied as class consciousness, innovation, contracts and university administration. All of these analyses are distinguished by incisive thinking and creative new approaches to issues that have long confronted business people and those interested in organizational theory. A tour de force, Information and Organizations is a must-read for business people and scholars of many stripes. It promises to be a widely discussed and debated work

Heroes

Heroes
Author: University of North Texas. Oral History Program
Publisher:
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2002
Genre: Oral history
ISBN:

Institutional Work

Institutional Work
Author: Thomas B. Lawrence
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2009-07-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0521518555

This book contains a series of essays and empirical case studies exploring the nature of institutional work.

Cancer Control

Cancer Control
Author: J. Mark Elwood
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 484
Release: 2010-01-07
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0199550174

Cancer control is the term applied to the development of integrated population-based approaches to reduce the incidence and mortality from cancer and to minimize its impact on affected individuals and on the community. The integrated nature of cancer control is reflected in this multi-disciplinary text, the first in this rapidly developing field.

Strength

Strength
Author: C.A. Sampson
Publisher: Рипол Классик
Total Pages: 235
Release: 1895
Genre: History
ISBN: 588251634X

Workman Family History

Workman Family History
Author: Thelma Chidester Anderson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 872
Release: 1962
Genre:
ISBN:

This is a record of the Workmans from 1534 in England.

Dinosaur Systematics

Dinosaur Systematics
Author: Kenneth Carpenter
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 360
Release: 1992-07-31
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780521438100

In recent years dinosaurs have captured the attention of the public at an unprecedented scale. At the heart of this resurgence in popular interest is an increased level of research activity, much of which is innovative in the field of palaeontology. For instance, whereas earlier palaeontological studies emphasized basic morphologic description and taxonomic classification, modern studies attempt to examine the role and nature of dinosaurs as living animals. More than ever before, we understand how these extinct species functioned, behaved, interacted with each other and the environment, and evolved. Nevertheless, these studies rely on certain basic building blocks of knowledge, including facts about dinosaur anatomy and taxonomic relationships. One of the purposes of this volume is to unravel some of the problems surrounding dinosaur systematics and to increase our understanding of dinosaurs as a biological species. Dinosaur Systematics presents a current overview of dinosaur systematics using various examples to explore what is a species in a dinosaur, what separates genders in dinosaurs, what morphological changes occur with maturation of a species, and what morphological variations occur within a species.

Organization Theory and Project Management

Organization Theory and Project Management
Author: Arthur L. Stinchcombe
Publisher:
Total Pages: 372
Release: 1985
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

These studies of project management in the Norwegian North Sea focus on how administrations composed of many organizations deal with risk and uncertainty. Individul chapters examine strategies for: coordinating multi-agency activities; distributing risks through insurance; reducing transaction costs by incorporating hierarchical features into written contracts; and, developing consensus about information used in decision making that spans several organizations. The ways in which these issues are linked to those of governmental policy are also discussed.