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SCIENCE AND CORPORATE STRATEGY
DU PONT R AND D, 1902-1980 |
| By: |
David A. Hounshell, John Kenly Smith, Louis Galambos |
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Hardback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0521327679 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780521327671 |
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| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
28 October, 1988 |
| Series: |
Studies in Economic History & Policy: USA in the Twentieth Century |
| Pages: |
780 |
| Description: |
This book provides a comprehensive, critical study of research and development in a large US corporation. |
| Synopsis: |
Based on voluminous corporate records and extensive interviews with key employees, Science and Corporate Strategy: Du Pont R and D, 1902-1980 provides a comprehensive, critical study of research and development in a large US corporation. Du Pont was among a handful of US corporations that established formal research and development laboratories at the turn of the century to improve competitive positions in their respective industries. Initially, Du Pont's executives viewed R&D as an important though not central part of the corporations strategy. However the gains made by the company's laboratories soon demonstrated that R&D would be a critical ingredient in the firm's success. The industrial research and development laboratory became a major part of corporate structure; science became a central part of corporate strategy. |
| Illustrations: |
illustrations, tables, notes, index |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |