Managing the Flow of Technology - Couverture souple

Allen, Thomas J. J

 
9780262510271: Managing the Flow of Technology
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0262510278 ISBN 13 : 9780262510271
Editeur : MIT Press, 1984

Synopsis

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.

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À propos de l'auteur

Thomas J. Allen is Professor of Organizational Psychology and Management at MIT's Sloan School of Management.

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Éditeur
MIT Press
Date d'édition
1984
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0262510278
ISBN 13 
9780262510271
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
334
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780262010481: Managing the Flow of Technology

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0262010488 ISBN 13 :  9780262010481
Editeur : The MIT Press, 1977
Couverture rigide