Engines of Innovation
posted in Engineering |U.S. Industrial Research at the End of an Era
This book is about research. The global competitiveness of any country depends on the fruits of scientific research. This book is about the state of research in America. In the past the research laboratories of AT&T, Bell Labs, IBM, Xerox, etc. were creating new and powerful technologies. But the changing technological scenario of the 1980s and 1990s saw managers and organizations reducing their support and funding for research. Now the research activities are reduced in many organizations and companies; companies which were the largest sponsors of research in the past.
Engines of Innovation is a book which discusses the state industrial research, the consequences of reduction in the support for research and its impact on the industry and the country’s economy. It also discusses how the lack of support or reduced support for research can create a vacuum, which will reduce the competitiveness of the organizations, because they will not be able to keep pace with the technological changes that is happening all over the world. The contributors include top technical managers from Aloca, IBM, Intel, Xerox and scholars, historians, economists from various universities and organizations.
The authors explore new ideas for linking research with commercial markets, role of educational institutions in developing scientists and researchers and also managers who have ‘both vision and technical leadership’. A highly readable book, which is well annotated and extensively referenced. A good reading to those who want to know more about industrial research and who want to get a new insight and a fresh perspective about the conduct of industrial research.
Book Details:
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Editor(s): Richard S. Rosenbloom & William J. Spencer
Publisher: Harvard Business School Press
Edition & Year: First, 1996
ISBN: 0875846750
Cover & Page Count: Hardcover, 278 pages
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