576 Revista del Instituto Español de Estudios Estratégicos Núm. 2 / 2013 technological progress and enhancing shareholder prospects by the use of collaborative ICT tools. • Willingness to cooperate with the Ministry of Defence depends on prior experience, the creation and exploitation of synergies and the potential to boost business performance. • The business attitude demonstrated in relations with the defence organisation depends on the streamlining of activities as part of the new armed forces model and a lack of difficulties connected with Ministry of Defence public procurement. • The innovation strategy and excellence measures produce business results as part of the Defence Organisation Approach (EOD) • Business specialisation is positively associated with performance, interorganisational relations and the enhancement of cooperation agreements. • Specialisation has an impact on the degree of innovation, social responsibility measures, total quality management and continuous quality improvement. 6. EU STRATEGY ON ECONOMICS OF SECURITY AND DEFENCE The strategic shift makes it necessary to advance the view that our security is inextricably linked to that of neighbouring countries and of other countries located in areas of high economic and strategic interest. Today, the joint action strategy finds expression in the political project of the construction of a European defence and security area. The conflicts that now arise exhibit specific characteristics that call for solidarity and the creation of an external force to resolve them, usually a multinational one. In order to achieve this, national defence necessitates the participation of all activities suitable for cooperation25, together with an economic and organisational structure that accounts for its three major components: military defence, economic defence and civil defence (civil protection). These, once coordinated, constitute a body of measures and resources tailored to the specificities of the country and its cooperation possibilities26. 25 ALONSO-BAQUER, M.; GARCÍA, J.; VERGARA, J.A., AND BLESA, P. “Aspectos de la seguridad y defensa en el Mediterráneo: información, globalización y conflictos”, VI Ciclo de Cultura de Defensa, Aula de Cultura e Historia Militar Comandante Villamartín, Fundación Emma Egea, June, Cartagena, 2003. 26 MATEO, L. (1996): “Relaciones de causalidad entre economía y defensa nacional en España. Análisis de dependencias y vulnerabilidades económicas. In Dependencias y Vulnerabilidades de la Eco-
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