J. M. Hicks - Storming Media

Executive Development Research Group 1987-1988

JUL 2001

411 pages

Authors: L. R. Boice; J. T. Maguire; J. M. Hicks; K. R. Lucas; S. R. Stewart; ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES ALEXANDRIA VA

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This report contains five working papers dealing with leader development, executive leadership, management training, and problem solving.

Fire in the City Airpower in Urban, Smaller-Scale Contingencies

JUN 1999

131 pages

Authors: J. M. Hicks; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL SCHOOL OF ADVANCED AIRPOWER STUDIES

This study examines the roles and missions of airpower in urban operations in smaller-scale contingencies. Urban operations, often referred to as military operations on urbanized terrain (MOUT), are some of the most complex and difficult missions currently facing the US military. Smaller-scale contingencies introduce the challenge of significant political constraints and an increasing intolerance for casualties and collateral damage. To capture the difficulty of urban combat, the study concentrates on ...

Polarity Dependent Barriers and the Photoisomerization Dynamics of Polar Molecules in Solution

Authors: J. M. Hicks; M. T. Vandersall; E. V. Sitzmann; K. B. Eisenthal; COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK DEPT OF CHEMISTRY

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To investigate the effects of the solvent on the photoisomerization kinetics of DMABN, we have carried out studies in a series of linear alcohols, alcohol/alkane mixtures, linear nitriles and nitrile/alkane mixtures (part of the data has been reported).

Counter-Attrition Programs in the United States Armed Forces

JUL 1984

148 pages

Authors: J. M. Hicks; G. Y. Nogami; ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES ALEXANDRIA VA

This report is concerned with the area of enlisted personnel retention. The authors catalogued and evaluated a broad spectrum of programs, interventions, strategies, and management tools which directly or indirectly demonstrated promise in countering first term enlisted attrition. It is Tri- Service in scope and moves throughout the personnel 'life-cycle' for pre- enlistment to permanent duty retraining programs. This document provides an overview and analysis of extant counter-attrition programs across ...