1st Edition

Managing to Make a Difference Making an Impact on the Careers of Men and Women Scientists

By Valmai Bowden Copyright 2000
398 Pages
by Routledge

398 Pages
by Routledge

796 Pages
by Routledge

This title was first published in 2000:  This work concerns the personnel and career management of scientists employed in four research settings: universities, government laboratories, research institutes and industrial laboratories. Its purpose is to describe and explain processes and practices, giving equal prominence to men and women in science. It explores the contexts in which the... Read more
List of Figures, List of Tables, Preface, 1. Introduction, 2. Science and Scientists, 3. Careers, 4. Managing Scientists in Organisations, 5. Studying the Scientists, 6. The University as a Career Context, 7. The Research Institute as a Career Context, 8. The Government Laboratory as a Career Context, 9. The Industrial R&D Laboratory as a Career Context, 10. The Career Contexts: A Comparative Overview, 11. Career States: Degrees of Mutuality, 12. Management, Scientists and Career Diversity, 13. Career Management: A Challenge for Science, Bibliography

Biography

Bowden, Valmai