Downsizing Science

Author : Kenneth M. Brown
Publisher : American Enterprise Institute Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015047088169

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Downsizing Science by Kenneth M. Brown Pdf

Federal support for science and technology, after decades of growth, has been declining for several years and faces even deeper cuts as a result of future efforts to balance the budget. In this book, Kenneth Brown assesses the likely consequences of tighter science budgets and suggests ways in which U.S. science can come to terms with downsizing. After discussing the traditional justifications for governmental support of science, the author analyzes their validity. What can we infer about a future in which the private sector will inevitable play a greater role in scientific research? he asks. The book focuses particularly on the effects of reduced support for research at universities and federal laboratories and considers ramifications for the future international standing of U.S. science.

Author : Kenneth M. Brown
Publisher : American Enterprise Institute Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Federal aid to research
ISBN : UOM:39076001875520

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Downsizing Science by Kenneth M. Brown Pdf

Federal support for science and technology, after decades of growth, has been declining for several years and faces even deeper cuts as a result of future efforts to balance the budget. In this book, Kenneth Brown assesses the likely consequences of tighter science budgets and suggests ways in which U.S. science can come to terms with downsizing. After discussing the traditional justifications for governmental support of science, the author analyzes their validity. What can we infer about a future in which the private sector will inevitable play a greater role in scientific research? he asks. The book focuses particularly on the effects of reduced support for research at universities and federal laboratories and considers ramifications for the future international standing of U.S. science.

Author : Ethel Auster,Shauna Taylor
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0802089755

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Downsizing in Academic Libraries by Ethel Auster,Shauna Taylor Pdf

Ethel Auster and Shauna Taylor's Downsizing in Academic Libraries is a comprehensive study of the trials faced by Canadian academic libraries in the 1990s.

Author : Matthew A. Crenson,Benjamin Ginsberg
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781421437354

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Downsizing Democracy by Matthew A. Crenson,Benjamin Ginsberg Pdf

Originally publushed in 2002. In Downsizing Democracy, Matthew A. Crenson and Benjamin Ginsberg describe how the once powerful idea of a collective citizenry has given way to a concept of personal, autonomous democracy. Today, political change is effected through litigation, lobbying, and term limits, rather than active participation in the political process, resulting in narrow special interest groups dominating state and federal decision-making. At a time when an American's investment in the democratic process has largely been reduced to an annual contribution to a political party or organization, Downsizing Democracy offers a critical reassessment of American democracy.

Author : National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of International Affairs
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 59 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1996-11-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309175098

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An Assessment of the International Science and Technology Center by National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of International Affairs Pdf

This report reviews the ISTC's objectives and plans, discussed its activities with U.S. and FSU officials, and met with FSU grant recipients and institute directors. The committee concludes that during its first two years the ISTC was successful and effective in meeting its primary objective, which, in turn, has contributed to the larger goal of diminishing the risk of weapons proliferation. Moreover, the opportunities provided to FSU scientists and engineers do indeed offer meaningful nonweapons-related work, which helps address the demoralization that may otherwise contribute to scientists' being lured into work for unfriendly governments. The committee believes the ISTC has also been successful in addressing its secondary objectivesâ€"namely, the solution of national and international technical problems; the support of basic and applied research and technology development for peaceful purposes; and, to a lesser degree, reinforcement of the transition of the FSU to a market-driven economy.

Author : Cary L. Cooper,Alankrita Pandey,James Campbell Quick
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107004672

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Downsizing by Cary L. Cooper,Alankrita Pandey,James Campbell Quick Pdf

Downsizing is one of the most frequently used business strategies for reducing costs, returning firms to profit or for restructuring businesses following takeovers, mergers and acquisitions. Downsizing measures are also set to become much more prevalent in the public sector as governments seek to restrict levels of public spending. This book is one of the first to provide a thorough study of downsizing from a global perspective. It examines the phenomenon in its entirety, exploring how it is initiated and what the process of downsizing looks like. It also looks at the effects of downsizing at a number of different levels, from the individual (e.g., motivational effects, effects on health and stress levels) to the organizational (e.g., financial outcomes, reputational and productivity outcomes). Written by an international team of experts, the book provides a comprehensive overview of downsizing that examines both the strategic and human implications of this process.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UCAL:B5125806

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Department of Energy Realignment and Downsizing by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Pdf

Author : Dr. Vivek Singh Sachan
Publisher : Horizon Books ( A Division of Ignited Minds Edutech P Ltd)
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789384044886

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ORGANIZATIONAL DOWNSIZING: AN IMPACT OF GLOBAL MELTDOWN by Dr. Vivek Singh Sachan Pdf

The inexorable and worldwide tide of deregulation and privatization of markets has resulted in cut – throat competition, coupled with pressure for improvement in cost, quality, cycle time, and performance. The global competition in industries has created new pressure for efficiency. Firms are now required to transcend local standards and attain global standards that are relatively stringent.

Author : David M Jones
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781315503288

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Downsizing the Federal Government: Management of Public Sector Workforce Reductions by David M Jones Pdf

The main focus of downsizing has shifted from the private to the public sector. The cutbacks began in the Department of Defense. Now the goal is a federal civilian workforce reduction of 12 percent by the year 2000. This pioneering study looks at the management of workforce reductions in the public sector both in theory and in practice. Three case studies -- of the Defense Logistics Agency, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Food and Drug Administration -- illustrate the organizational, managerial, and human dimensions of attempting to improve performance with reduced resources. The author draws on extensive interviews with senior executives and middle managers in the three agencies; at the General Accounting Office, the Office of Personnel Management, and the National Performance Review; the Senior Executives Association and the Federal Managers Association; and scholars and researchers. In a larger sense, this work pushes the boundaries of knowledge concerning organizational change and makes a significant contribution to organization theory. It offers important new insights not only for public sector managers but for organization theorists and management specialists whose work on downsizing has been presumed but not shown to be applicable to the public sector.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 650 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Industrial management
ISBN : UOM:39015047888212

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Management Science by Anonim Pdf

Issues for Feb. 1965-Aug. 1967 include Bulletin of the Institute of Management Sciences.

Author : Steve Fuller,James H. Collier
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2003-12-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781135618674

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Philosophy, Rhetoric, and the End of Knowledge by Steve Fuller,James H. Collier Pdf

In this second edition of Steve Fuller's original work Philosophy, Rhetoric, and the End of Knowledge: A New Beginning for Science and Technology Studies, James Collier joins Fuller in developing an updated and accessible version of Fuller's classic volume. The new edition shifts focus slightly to balance the discussions of theory and practice, and the writing style is oriented to advanced students. It addresses the contemporary problems of knowledge to develop the basis for a more publicly accountable science. The resources of social epistemology are deployed to provide a positive agenda of research, teaching, and political action designed to bring out the best in both the ancient discipline of rhetoric and the emerging field of science and technology studies (STS). The authors reclaim and integrate STS and rhetoric to explore the problems of knowledge as a social process--problems of increasing public interest that extend beyond traditional disciplinary resources. In so doing, the differences among disciplines must be questioned (the exercise of STS) and the disciplinary boundaries must be renegotiated (the exercise of rhetoric). This book innovatively integrates a sophisticated theoretical approach to the social processes of creating knowledge with a developing pedagogical apparatus. The thought questions at the end of each chapter, the postscript, and the appendix allow the reader to actively engage the text in order to discuss and apply its theoretical insights. Creating new standards for interdisciplinary scholarship and communication, the authors bring numerous disciplines into conversation in formulating a new kind of rhetoric geared toward greater democratic participation in the knowledge-making process. This volume is intended for students and scholars in rhetoric of science, science studies, philosophy, and communication, and will be of interest in English, sociology, and knowledge management arenas as well.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : UIUC:30112001076691

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Science & Engineering Indicators by Anonim Pdf

Author : DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB
Publisher : DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2023-02-06
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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ugc net political science unit 9 book with 400 question answer (theory +mcq) as par updated syllabus by DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Pdf

ugc net political science unit 9 book with 400 question answer (theory +mcq) as par updated syllabus

Author : Glenn E. Schweitzer
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780820344348

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Containing Russia's Nuclear Firebirds by Glenn E. Schweitzer Pdf

"In the aftermath of the Soviet Union's breakup into fifteen independent states, the governments of the United States, the European Community, Japan, and Russia established the International Science and Technology Center in Moscow to address the dangers of nuclear scientists "on the loose." The purpose of the ISTC (also known as the Moscow Science Center) was to prevent the illicit flow of dangerous weapons expertise out of the former Soviet Union by helping its underemployed nuclear, biological, chemical, and aerospace weapons scientists redirect their skills to peaceful civilian endeavors. Since its creation in 1994, the ISTC has provided more than $1.3 billion to support 2,740 projects involving nearly 100,000 scientists from the former Soviet Union and international partners. Thirty-nine governments have become part of the ISTC family. Somewhat unexpectedly, in April 2010, the Russian government announced that it would withdraw from the agreement establishing the ISTC, contending that the Center had accomplished its mission. The Moscow Science Center will close its doors in 2015, effectively terminating ISTC activities based in Russia. Schweitzer examines the impact and effectiveness of the ISTC and emphasizes opportunites for the internal community to draw on its legacy"--

Author : Stephen J. Guastello
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2001-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135671952

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Managing Emergent Phenomena by Stephen J. Guastello Pdf

Chaos, catastrophe, self-organization, and complexity theories (nonlinear dynamics) now have practical and measurable roles in the functioning of work organizations. Managing Emergent Phenomena begins by describing how the concept of an organization has changed from a bureaucracy, to a humanistic and organic system, to a complex adaptive system. The dynamics concepts are then explained along with the most recent research methods for analyzing real data. Applications include: work motivation, personnel selection and turnover, creative thinking by individuals and groups, the development of social networks, coordination in work groups, the emergence of leaders, work performance in organizational hierarchies, economic problems that are relevant to organizations, techniques for predicting the future, and emergency management. Each application begins with a tight summary of standard thinking on a subject, followed by the new insights that are afforded by nonlinear dynamics and the empirical data supporting those ideas. Unusual concepts are also encountered, such as the organizational unconscious, collective intelligence, and the revolt of the slaved variables. The net results are a new perspective on what is really important in organizational life, original insights on familiar experiences, and some clear signposts for the next generation of nonlinear social scientists.