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Icon in Crisis : the reinvention of CSIRO.

In 2001, CSIRO's future looked shaky. The Australian government had announced a big increase in public funding for science, but had pointedly left the iconic national research agency out when it came to distributing the cash. Facing the threat of funding cuts and loss of reputation, CSIRO set a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sandland, Ron
Otros Autores: Thompson, Graham J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sydney : UNSW Press, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Foreword; Preface; PART I: A glorious past: but what of the future?; 1. CSIRO January 2001; 2. Big hairy audacious goals; 3. A new way of doing science; 4. Building up steam; 5. Emerging challenges; 6. Finding the money to do it; 7. The challenges of governance in a creative organisation; PART II: Dealing with the issues; 8. 2001: A cultural odyssey; 9. Roles, authority, responsibility: Who does what to whom?; 10. Surviving in Horizon 2: Making ends meet; 11. Help wanted: But where to find it?; 12. Getting the message across; Part III: Facing the Future.
  • 13. Transition to a truly national initiative14. Full steam ahead; 15. Lessons learned; Conclusion; Appendices; Glossary; Notes; References; Index.