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Reference Library

Articles and Papers prepared by ProOrbis staff or references to the use of the ProOrbis® Methods in publications
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Publications

  • The Case for a National Human Capital Strategy
    January 1, 2021
    As a result of a series of convening conducted by the American Millenium Society and the American Association of Colleges and Universities and the recommendation to launch the Council on Human Capital Strategy.
  • The Economics of Microgravity Research
    May 27 2015
    Written for the inaugural issue of the Journal of Natures Microgravity Journal; Jeanne DiFrancesco and John Olson describe how to use the value of scientific discovery in spacei to help "make" commercial markets in low Earth orbit (LEO)
  • Mellon Investor Services Harvard Case Solution and Analysis
    May 15, 2002
    Harvard University prepared a case study on the ProOrbis Enterprise Transformation Application at Mellon Investor Services.
  • Managing Human Capital as a Real Business Asset
    March 1, 2002
    This is the first article that provides a complete narrative of the ProOrbis Framework. Although focused on human capital assets, it is a comprehensive review of the paradigm.
  • Reference Model for the International Space Station, U.S National Laboratory
    October 10, 2010
    NASA commissioned a model for an organization to manage the US private sector activities on the ISS. This model was designed to maximize the value of the investments the US makes in this program through a sustainable institution
  • New Six Sigma: A Leader's Guide to Achieving Rapid Business Improvement and Sustainable Results
    January 1, 2003
    In Motorolla University's book on the next generation of Six sigma, ProOrbis Methods are referenced for their ability to link process engineering to value to create ROI paradigms
  • Workforce Renewal: A CEO's Strategic Imperative
    June 1, 2005
    A review of the demographic shifts in the nuclear power industry and how human capital strategy can be used to develop a sustainable workforce.
  • Partners Wanted to Run Research Lab in Space
    December 2, 2010
    A discussion of the need for an independent entity to act as a buffer between NASA and private organizations.
  • Decoding Intangibles
    April 1, 2001
    ProOrbis® Framework Concepts were featured as a new analytic paradigm for valuing intangible assets
  • Human Productivity - The New American Frontier
    July 1, 2000
    An introduction to the implications of human productivity for U.S companies
  • The Power of Prediction: Improving the Odds of a Nuclear Renaissance
    June 1, 2008
    In the wake of a new regulatory frame for building nuclear powerplants, ProOrbis® Methods were used to examine the impact on investment in the industry
  • Macro, Meso, Micro: Human Capital
    October 1, 2001
    ProOrbis' CEO was interviewed for her expertise in Human Capital Asset Management
  • HR Voices: Measuring Human Capital
    January 1, 1999
    A Q&A on Human Capital Asset Management concepts and how to measure returns on Human Capital investments.
  • The Liability of Cost Cutting
    May 1, 2007
    ProOrbis examined the causes of the Texas City Refinery disaster and how the failure to value intangible assets could lead to decapitalization in the guise of cost-cutting that can lead to loss of property and life.
  • ISS. U.S. National Laboratory
    April 12, 2012
    ProOrbis’ Role in the Genesis of the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space