QUESTIONS FOR CLASS DISCUSSION
by Cynthia Wagner Weick, Harry C. Triandis, Ravi K. Jain
Managing Research, Development, and Innovation: Managing the Unmanageable, Third Edition
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- R&D ORGANIZATIONS AND RESEARCH CATEGORIES
- ELEMENTS NEEDED FOR AN R&D ORGANIZATION
- PEOPLE
- SPECIALIZATION
- STAFFING
- IDEAS
- DEFECTS IN HUMAN INFORMATION PROCESSING
- FADS IN SCIENCE
- COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
- THE INNOVATION PROCESS
- FUNDS
- A CULTURE FOR R&D ORGANIZATIONS
- NOT-INVENTED-HERE SYNDROME
- FIT OF PERSON AND JOB
- CREATIVE TENSIONS: MANAGING ANTITHESIS AND AMBIGUITY
- DEVELOP A CLIMATE OF PARTICIPATION
- SUMMARY
- Questions for Class Discussion
- CREATING A PRODUCTIVE AND EFFECTIVE R&D ORGANIZATION
- ORGANIZATION EFFECTIVENESS
- WHO ARE THE INVENTORS AND INNOVATORS?
- ODD CHARACTERISTICS OF INVENTORS AND INNOVATORS
- RESEARCHER'S RELATIONSHIP WITH MANAGEMENT AND PEERS
- FORMATION OF TEAMS
- GENERATING NEW IDEAS
- EMPHASES ON ASPECTS OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
- ETHOS OF A SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY
- SUMMARY
- QUESTIONS FOR CLASS DISCUSSION
- JOB DESIGN AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
- INFLUENCING PEOPLE
- MOTIVATION IN R&D ORGANIZATIONS
- DEALING WITH DIVERSITY IN R&D ORGANIZATIONS
- ASSIMILATION AND MULTICULTURALISM
- UNDERSTANDING CULTURE
- CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
- WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES WORK TOGETHER?
- CULTURAL DISTANCE
- CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE AND RELATED CONCEPTS
- A MODEL FOR DIVERSITY IN GROUPS
- THE STATUS OF MINORITIES IN WORK GROUPS
- DEALING WITH PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES, ORGANIZATIONAL LEVELS, AND FUNCTIONS
- INTERCULTURAL TRAINING
- SUMMARY
- QUESTIONS FOR CLASS DISCUSSION
- LEADERSHIP IN R&D ORGANIZATIONS
- MANAGING CONFLICT IN R&D ORGANIZATIONS
- PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL—EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION—IN R&D ORGANIZATIONS
- SOME NEGATIVE CONNOTATIONS OF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL
- DIFFICULTIES WITH EMPLOYEE APPRAISAL
- PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL AND THE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
- PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL STAGES
- PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL AND ORGANIZATION PRODUCTIVITY
- GOALS OF ENGINEERS VERSUS SCIENTISTS
- PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL AND MONETARY REWARDS
- PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL IN PRACTICE
- A UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT CASE
- IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY WITH EMPHASIS ON EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION
- SUMMARY
- QUESTIONS FOR CLASS DISCUSSION
- Appendix: Argonne National Laboratory Performance Review Information*
- TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
- TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER HYPOTHESES
- STAGES OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
- APPROACHES AND FACTORS AFFECTING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
- ROLE OF THE USER
- CHARACTERISTICS OF INNOVATION AND ITS DIFFUSION
- ROLE OF PEOPLE
- BOUNDARY SPANNING
- ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES IN TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
- THE AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION MODEL
- NASA TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAMS
- IBM TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CASES
- TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER STRATEGY
- SUMMARY
- QUESTIONS FOR CLASS DISCUSSION
- MODELS FOR IMPLEMENTING INCREMENTAL AND RADICAL INNOVATION
- ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE IN R&D SETTINGS
- MANAGING THE NETWORK OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
- OVERALL TRENDS WITHIN AND BETWEEN SECTORS
- TRENDS IN RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND INNOVATION IN THE COMMERCIAL REALM
- TRENDS IN RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
- TRENDS IN RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND INNOVATION IN UNIVERSITIES
- OPEN INNOVATION, REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND THE GLOBAL INNOVATION NETWORK
- SUMMARY
- QUESTIONS FOR CLASS DISCUSSION
- UNIVERSITIES AND BASIC RESEARCH
- R&D ORGANIZATIONS AND STRATEGY
- RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND SCIENCE POLICY
- References
6.9. QUESTIONS FOR CLASS DISCUSSION
Go over the model presented in the chapter and analyze it from the point of view of how to develop specific procedures in an R&D lab that will favor increased productivity.
Go over the model again, and analyze it from the point of view of how to develop specific procedures in an R&D lab that will favor job satisfaction.
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