9780262010481-0262010488-Managing the flow of technology: Technology transfer and the dissemination of technological information within the R&D organization

Managing the flow of technology: Technology transfer and the dissemination of technological information within the R&D organization

ISBN-13: 9780262010481
ISBN-10: 0262010488
Author: Thomas J. Allen
Publication date: 1977
Publisher: MIT Press]
Format: Hardcover 256 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780262010481
ISBN-10: 0262010488
Author: Thomas J. Allen
Publication date: 1977
Publisher: MIT Press]
Format: Hardcover 256 pages

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Managing the flow of technology: Technology transfer and the dissemination of technological information within the R&D organization (ISBN-13: 9780262010481 and ISBN-10: 0262010488), written by authors Thomas J. Allen, was published by MIT Press] in 1977. With an overall rating of 4.3 stars, it's a notable title among other Management & Leadership books. You can easily purchase or rent Managing the flow of technology: Technology transfer and the dissemination of technological information within the R&D organization (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Management & Leadership books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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The original edition of this book summarized more than a decade of work on communications flow in science and engineering organizations, showing how human and organizational systems could be restructured to bring about improved productivity and better person-to-person contact. While many studies have been done since then, few of them invalidate the general conclusions and recommendations Allen offers. In a new preface he points out - new developments, noting areas that need some modification, elaboration, or extension, and directing readers to the appropriate journal articles where the findings, are reported.The first three chapters provide an overview of the communication system in technology, present the author's research methods, and describe differences in the career paths and goals of engineers and scientists that cause special problems for organizations. The book then discusses how technological information is acquired by the R & D organization, shows how critical technical communication within the laboratory is for R & D performance, and originates the idea of the "gatekeeper," the person who links his or her organization to the world at large. Concluding chapters take up the influence of formal and informal organization and of architecture and office layouts on communication. Many of these ideas have been successfully incorporated by architects and managers in the design of new R & D facilities and complexes.Thomas J. Allen is Professor of Organizational Psychology and Management at MIT's Sloan School of Management.

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