02708nam 2200481 450 991081497660332120230802010704.01-74224-597-8(CKB)2550000001134046(EBL)1600442(MiAaPQ)EBC6215957(MiAaPQ)EBC1072995(MiAaPQ)EBC1600442(Au-PeEL)EBL1072995(OCoLC)818851418(EXLCZ)99255000000113404620200922d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAn icon in crisis the reinvention of CSIRO /Ron Sandland and Graham ThompsonSydney, Australia :University of New South Wales Press,2012.1 online resource (380 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-74223-339-2 1-306-02504-4 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 Future13. Transition to a truly national initiative14. Full steam ahead; 15. Lessons learned; Conclusion; Appendices; Glossary; Notes; References; IndexIn 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 about reinventing itself through what became known as its National Flagship Initiative. This book is the story of that program, told by Ron Sandland who led the initiative and Graham Thompson who designed its systems and processes. To achieve the changes that were necessary for its survival, CSIRO had to Organizational changeAustraliaOrganizational change306.20994Sandland Ron1656211Thompson GrahamMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814976603321An icon in crisis4008951UNINA