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Assignment: Pentagon : How to Excel in a Bureaucracy, 4th Edition /
The essential guide to working in the Pentagon.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
Potomac Books,
2007.
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| Edition: | 4th ed., rev. |
| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- pt I. The Pentagon : an introduction. A view of the building ; The Pentagon : realities and myths ; Pentagon truisms ; The strange language of the puzzle palace
- pt II. The key players. Where were you when the page was blank? The agony and ecstasy of the Action Officer ; Branch and Division Chiefs : a forgotten breed ; Flag Officers, senior civilian and political appointees : the need for leadership ; The Services ; The Joint Staff ; The Office of the Secretary of Defense ; The Interagency arena ; Working with defense contractors ; The Pentagon's constituents
- pt III. Running the Pentagon. The complex pattern of rivalry and competition ; Understanding the process (and keeping the gears turning) ; Operating in the tank : A view from the inner sanctum ; How to give and receive briefings in the Pentagon
- pt IV. Enjoying the tour. Rules of thumb : helpful hints on how to get ready to work, survive, and thrive ; Difficult bosses ; Military ethics in the Pentagon ; The heartbreak of house hunting ; Family, cultural, academic, and job opportunities ; Conclusions
- Appendix A : Recommended references
- Appendix B : Transition into the Pentagon checklist
- Appendix C : Interviewing
- Appendix D : Glossary Appendix E : Department of Defense.