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Requiem for a lightweight: The Northrop f‐20 strategic initiative
Author(s) -
Jurkus Anthony F.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
strategic management journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 11.035
H-Index - 286
eISSN - 1097-0266
pISSN - 0143-2095
DOI - 10.1002/smj.4250110105
Subject(s) - procurement , competition (biology) , corporation , aerospace , government (linguistics) , government procurement , business , international trade , management , industrial organization , economics , engineering , marketing , finance , aerospace engineering , linguistics , philosophy , biology , ecology
This study focuses upon the recently discontinued F‐20 program of the Northrop Corporation. Northrop's strategic initiative is analyzed historically and comparatively, and the implications of the program failure are discussed with respect to government procurement policy, defense contracting, international trade and arms transfer, and global competition in aerospace.