Management of R&D and engineering

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Management of R&D and engineering

edited by Dundar F. Kocaoglu

(Studies in management science and systems, v. 20)

North-Holland, c1992

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Management of R and D and engineering

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Engineering Management is a rapidly expanding field which needs a taxonomy and a definition for its scope and boundaries. The papers in this volume fill this need by addressing research and implementation issues in managing people, projects, organizations, resources, technologies, innovative systems and strategies issues for R & D and engineering management.

Table of Contents

Introduction - Research in R & D and Engineering Management (D.F. Kocaoglu). Developing Engineering/Program Management Skills (H.J. Thamhain). Quality Circles and the Adizes Method - A Comparative Study (I. Adizes and E. Turban). Learning in Dominant Technological Firms (P.W. Meyers and D. Wilemon). Contemporary Approaches to R & D Project Selection - A Literature Search (S.K. Gupta and T. Mandakovic). Multi-Project, Multi-Criteria Evaluation and Selection Model for R & D Management (P. Ghandforoush, P.Y. Huang and L.J. Moore). An R & D Project Selection and Budgeting Model Using Decision Analysis and Mathematical Programming (G.R. Madey and B.V. Dean). Recent Developments in Resource-Constrained Network Analysis (G.E. Whitehouse and A.B. Badiru). Decision Analysis for R & D Resource Management (J.W. Ulvila and J.O. Chinnis Jr.). The Integration of Research and Development Management into the Firm Decision Process (J.B. Guerard Jr. and G.M. McCabe). Anticipatory Personnel Management: An Application of Multi-Criteria Networks (J.M. Mulvey). Management of Flexible Automation in the Auto Industry (D. Gerwin). Network Methods in the Management of Innovative Start-ups (B.V. Dean). Productivity Management in a Technical Environment (D.M. Miller). Technological Forecasting for Managing Technological Systems (J.P. Martino). Some Perspectives for Strengthening R & D Management in Developing Countries (M. Radnor, A. Ahmad and A. Wad). Concluding Remarks (D.F. Kocaoglu).

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