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R&D for Industry: A Century of Technical Innovation at Alcoa.
(New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 645 p.). Aluminum
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States--Technological innovations--History; Research,
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(DSM), Arjan van Rooij (2007).
The Company That Changed Itself: R and D and the Transformations
of DSM. (Amsterdam, Netherlands: Amsterdam University
Press, 384 p.). Researcher at the Technical University of
Eindhoven in the Netherlands. Royal DSM N.V.;
Economics--Development, Growth, Planning. Crucial role of industrial
research in three major identity shifts of Dutch chemical
company DSM over past 100 years; helped company to diversify,
maintain, improve existing businesses; industry, identity,
corporate culture of reinvention.
(Du Pont), David A. Hounshell Jr. and John K.
Smith (1992).
Science and Corporate Strategy: Du Pont R&D, 1902-1980.
(New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 756 p.). E.I. du Pont
de Nemours & Company--History; Chemical industry--United
States--History; Research, Industrial--United States--History.
Series: Studies in economic history and policy.
(GE), John T. Broderick, with foreword by Dr.
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Industrial Research. (Albany, NY: Fort Orange Press, Inc.,
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(GE), Herman A. Liebhafsky; collaborating
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Silicones under the Monogram: A Story of Industrial Research.
(New York, NY: Wiley, 381 p.). General Electric Company;
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(GE), Leonard S. Reich (1985).
The Making of American Industrial Research: Science and
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(GE), George Wise (1985).
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Industrial Research. (New York, NY: Columbia University
Press, 375 p.). Whitney, Willis Rodney, 1868-1958; General
Electric Company; Research, Industrial--United
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(Johnson Wax), S.C. Johnson and Son, Inc., R&D
staff (1986).
For the Next Generation: The Commitment to Research at Johnson
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(Microelectronics and Computer Technology
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R & D Collaboration on Trial: The Microelectronics and Computer
Technology Corporation. (Boston, MA: Harvard Business
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industry--United States; Strategic alliances--United
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L’Entreprise et la Recherche: Un
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(Paris, FR: Rive Droite: Institut d’Histoire de
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Aluminum industry and trade --Technological innovations
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80 Years of Research at the Philips Natuurkundig Laboratorium
(1914-1994): The Role of the Nat. Lab. at Philips.
(Amsterdam, Netherlands: Amsterdam University Press, 326 p.).
Assistant Professor of the Philosophy of Technology (Eindhoven
University of Technology). Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.;
Philips Natuurkundig Laboratorium; research and development --
history. Crucial center of
industrial research for Philips, one of world’s largest
electronics companies; how history of laboratory helps in understanding important changes in production, uses of technology
in 20th century; three periods, each with different research
goals, approaches.
(RCA), Margaret B.W. Graham (1986).
RCA and the Videodisc: The Business of Research. (New
York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 258 p.). RCA Laboratories;
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The Circuit Riders: Rockefeller Money and the Rise of Modern
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(Schlumberger), Geoffrey C. Bowker (1994).
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equipment and supplies industry--France--History; Oil well
drilling--France--History; Electronic
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(Xerox), Michael Hiltzik (1999).
Dealers of Lightning: Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer
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Alto--History.
Joseph L. Bower (1986).
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Capital budget.
Robert Buderi (2000).
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Dan Dimancescu, James Botkin (1986).
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Walter
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Giant Molecules: From Nylon to Nanotubes.
(New York, NY, Oxford University Press, 254 p.). Emeritus
Professor of Biophysics (King's College in
London). Macromolecules. Macromolecules comprise some of most artificial constructs (plastics, polymers, nanodevices,
limited only by scientific imagination); history, structure,
properties of many-varied macromolecules; their discovery,
chemistry behind extraordinary structures; how scientists have
learned to manipulate them (designer proteins to
thermoplastics, cosmetics to smart polymers); cutting edge
of applied science.
Ralph M. Hower and Charles D. Orth, 3rd
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Fred Moody (1999).
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The Secret of Success: The Double Helix of Formal and Informal
Structures in an R&D Laboratory. (Stanford, CA: Stanford
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(Boston University). Technological innovations--Case studies;
Business networks--Case studies; Social capital
(Sociology)--Economic aspects--Case studies; Knowledge
management--Case studies; Research, Industrial--Case studies.
Insights into how knowledge travels, how it is used in technical
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M.C. Reed (1975).
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Development of the Capital Market. (London, UK: Oxford
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Britain--History.
Philip A. Roussel, Kamal N. Saad, Tamara J.
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Third Generation R&D: Managing the Link to Corporate Strategy.
(Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 192 p.). Research,
Industrial -- Management; Strategic planning.
S. David Young and Stephen F. O'Byrne (2001).
EVA and Value Based Management: A Practical Guide to
Implementation. (New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 493 p.).
Economic value added; Corporations--Valuation; Capital
investments--Decision making; Managerial economics; Industrial
management.
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