Leadership in science and technology : a reference handbook / / William Sims Bainbridge, editor

• Pubblicazione: Los Angeles, : Sage, c2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (2 volumes (various pagings)) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 509.2
• Soggetto topico: Scientists; Technologists; Science; Technology; Leadership
• Altri autori: BainbridgeWilliam Sims
• Note generali: Description based on print version record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Foreword; Introduction: The Scope of Leadership in Science and Technology; About the Editor; PART I: Scientific Approaches; 1 - Anthropology; 2 - Cognitive Science; 3 - Economics; 4 - Futures Studies; 5 - Linguistics; 6 - Network Science: Theory, Tools, and Practice; 7 - Political Science; 8 - Social Psychology; 9 - Sociology; 10 - Urban and Regional Planning; PART II: Key Concepts; 11 - Controversies; 12 - Creative Destruction; 13 - Design Science; 14 - Diffusion of Innovations; 15 - Group Processes; 16 - Human Subjects Research; 17 - Mechanizing Ethics ; 18 - National Preeminence19 - Research Groups; 20 - Research Misconduct; 21 - The Scientific Method; 22 - Social Complexity; 23 - Sustainability; 24 - Technology Convergence; PART III: Contexts; 25 - Fallibility and Authority; 26 - Inclusive Technologies; 27 - Intellectual Property Rights; 28 - Moral Exemplars; 29 - Multicultural Teams; 30 - New Media; 31 - Political Economy; 32 - Product Liability; 33 - Productivity of Invention; 34 - Public Attitudes Toward Science and Technology; 35 - Religion and Science; 36 - Science Careers; 37 - Social Movements; 38 - Virtual Organizations ; PART IV: Tactics and Tools39 - Computer Simulation; 40 - Creative Cognition; 41 - Followership; 42 - Gatekeeping; 43 - Management Tools for Innovation; 44 - Peer Review; 45 - The Precautionary Principle; 46 - Program Evaluation; 47 - Science of Science Policy; 48 - Strategic Thinking; 49 - The Triple Helix; 50 - Workshops and Networks; PART V: Discovery and Debate; 51 - Advice to the U.S. Government; 52 - Artificial Intelligence; 53 - The Chicago School of Sociology; 54 - The Climate Change Debate; 55 - Fuzzy Logic; 56 - The Harvard Department of Social Relations ; 57 - Human Dimensions of Biology58 - Natural Disasters; 59 - The Psychoanalytic Movement; 60 - Quantum Mechanics; 61 - Science Fiction; 62 - Service Science; 63 - The SETI Institute; 64 - Sociobiology; 65 - Spectral Music; 66 - Transhumanism; PART VI: Collaboratories; 67 - Blacksburg Electronic Village; 68 - Computer Tomography Virtual Organization; 69 - Data-Intensive Astronomy; 70 - Human Relations Area Files; 71 - Information Technology Research; 72 - The Mars Exploration Rover Mission; 73 - The Perseus Project; 74 - Polar Research; 75 - The Protein Data Bank ; 76 - Social Science Data Archives77 - University Corporation for Atmospheric Research; PART VII: Technology Development; 78 - Apollo Project; 79 - Avatars; 80 - The Digital Library Initiative; 81 - Energy Program Evaluation; 82 - Environmentally Compatible Textiles; 83 - From ARPAnet, Through NSFnet, to Internet; 84 - Geographic Information Systems; 85 - Harpsichord Makers; 86 - The Manhattan Project; 87 - National Nanotechnology Initiative; 88 - Open Source Software Development; 89 - Robotics in Japan; 90 - Television; 91 - The V-2 Rocket Program; 92 - Vaccination; PART VIII: Education ; 93 - American Association for the Advancement of Science Education Programs
• Sommario/riassunto: To encompass the key topics in this arena, this handbook features 100 topics arranged under 8 headings, from the principles of science and technology leadership through to leadership in education and university-based research.
• Titolo autorizzato: Leadership in science and technology
• ISBN: 9781780344843; 1780344848; 9781452266527; 1452266522; 9781412994231; 1412994233
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911008974303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: SAGE reference series on leadership.