Managing Scientists Leadership Strategies in Scientific Research

by Sapienza, Alice M.

• ISBN13: 9780471226147
• ISBN10: 0471226149
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780471663584
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-31
• Publisher: Wiley-Liss

Summary

This updated edition provides managers with a practical guide focused on the particular management needs for research and development in biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. It offers a way to improve the quality of interactions and creativity output in R&D, with real life case studies to illustrate key points.

Author Biography

Alice M. Sapienza, a scholar and strategic consultant to biomedical firms, explains the special issues of concern to these firms and some of the pressures on their leadership to invest in and manage R&D resources wisely. She provides a conceptual foundation for understanding the technology life cycle and supplies tools with which the leadership team can.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Condition of Being Different	p. 19
Understanding What Motivates You and What Motivates Others	p. 37
Understanding Your Leadership Style and That of Others	p. 70
Communicating Effectively	p. 88
Dealing with Conflict	p. 124
Creativity: Influence of Structure, Size, and Formal Systems	p. 145
Project Management	p. 167
Discerning and Assessing Organizational Culture	p. 196
Leading Change	p. 222
Index	p. 241
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