Managing Creativity in Science and Hi-Tech

• Main Author: Kay, Ronald (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2012.
• Subjects: Business.; Management science.; Engineering > Vocational guidance.; Economic policy.; Economics.; R & D/Technology Policy.; Job Careers in Science and Engineering.; Business and Management, general.

Addressing the issues unique to managers of creative technical staff, this guide reflects not only Ronald Kay’s long experience observing and teaching successful management techniques, but also treats the expanding challenges due to increasingly globally-based projects and staff. As before, Kay’s gu...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Outline
• Is there a Need to Manage Creative People?
• Managing your Own Work
• Qualifications of Managers
• Managing a Project
• Managing a Department or Small Enterprise
• Managing Creative People in the High-Tech Environment
• Evaluation of Research and Development
• Administrative Skills
• Starting a New Enterprise or New Project
• Financing Creativity
• Organizational Culture
• Impact of National Culture
• What the Behavioral Sciences Have to Offer
• Management Training Opportunities
• Recommended Reading.