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An icon in crisis : the reinvention of CSIRO / / Ron Sandland and Graham Thompson



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Autore: Sandland Ron Visualizza persona
Titolo: An icon in crisis : the reinvention of CSIRO / / Ron Sandland and Graham Thompson Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Sydney, Australia : , : University of New South Wales Press, , 2012
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (380 p.)
Disciplina: 306.20994
Soggetto topico: Organizational change - Australia
Persona (resp. second.): ThompsonGraham
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di contenuto: 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
Sommario/riassunto: 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 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
Titolo autorizzato: An icon in crisis  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-74224-597-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910790627503321
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