Managing research, development and innovation : managing the unmanageable

Jain, Ravi 1935- (Author). Triandis, Harry Charalambos, 1926-2019 (Added Author). Weick, Cynthia Wagner. (Added Author).

Summary: "Managing Research, Development, and Innovation, Third Edition covers the management skills and leadership theories essential to generating products and excelling in today's global economy. Topics of interest include how to design jobs, organize hierarchies, resolve conflicts, motivate employees, and create an innovative work environment. Discover how superior management skills can increase funding, generate profit, and improve the effectiveness of technologically based organizations"--Resource description page.

Record details

ISBN: 9780470404126
ISBN: 9780470404126
ISBN: 0470404124
ISBN: 0470914947
ISBN: 9780470914946
ISBN: 047091727X
ISBN: 9780470917275
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xx, 396 pages) : illustrations
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Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Front Matter -- R & D Organizations and Research Categories -- Elements Needed for an R & D Organization -- Creating a Productive and Effective R & D Organization -- Job Design and Organizational Effectiveness -- Influencing People -- Motivation in R & D Organizations -- Dealing with Diversity in R & D Organizations -- Leadership in R & D Organizations -- Managing Conflict in R & D Organizations -- Performance Appraisal--Employee Contribution--In R & D Organizations -- Technology Transfer -- Models for Implementing Incremental and Radical Innovation -- Organizational Change in R & D Settings -- Managing the Network of Technological Innovation -- Universities and Basic Research -- R & D Organizations and Strategy -- Research, Development, and Science Policy -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.