Managing Scientists

Leadership Strategies in Scientific Research
2. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-0-471-22614-7
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 404 g

This updated edition provides managers with a practical guide focused on the particular management needs for research and development in biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. It offers a way to improve the quality of interactions and creativity output in R&D, with real life case studies to illustrate key points.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sapienza, Alice M

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Forschung & Entwicklung (F&E), Innovation
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Datenanalyse, Datenverarbeitung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface to the Second Edition ix

Acknowledgments xiii

1 Introduction 1

2 Condition of Being Different 19

3 Understanding What Motivates You and What Motivates Others 37

4 Understanding Your Leadership Style and That of Others 70

5 Communicating Effectively 88

6 Dealing with Conflict 124

7 Creativity: Influence of Structure, Size, and Formal Systems 145

8 Project Management 167

9 Discerning and Assessing Organizational Culture 196

10 Leading Change 222

Index 241

Über Autor(innen)

Alice M. Sapienza, a scholar and strategic consultant to biomedical firms, explains the special issues of concern to these firms and some of the pressures on their leadership to invest in and manage R&D resources wisely. She provides a conceptual foundation for understanding the technology life cycle and supplies tools with which the leadership team can.