The history, logistics, and strategy behind the Xerox Corporation's Canadian research laboratory, a subsidiary firm located outside the United States for reasons of manpower, tax incentives, and quality of life, are described. (MSE)

A study investigated the psychological attributes and preferences for organizational and project characteristics among project managers in educational research and development settings (research centers and regional laboratories). A major finding was that these project managers tend to be intuitive thinkers and focus more on research than on…

The reasons for variation in interdisciplinary research team performance at U.S. and Canadian research universities are investigated. Interdisciplinary research is defined. The appropriate use of interdisciplinary research, the participants, the leaders of research groups, and the effective management of the groups are identified. (Author/MLW)

The performance management and reward system within a research and development operation are seen as tied to a firm's planning structure and an integral part of the management process. Corporate goals must be established and strategic and business objectives elucidated. (MLW)

The author, the president of Amoco Venture Capital Company, a subsidiary of Standard Oil Company of Indiana designed to promote minority purchasing and finance minority enterprise, describes his program and the national program to promote minority enterprise. Ways that research administrators can develop minority sources for laboratory needs are…

Motivation for personnel in research and development in industry is discussed. Seven precepts of motivation, interaction of satisfaction with motivation, influence of academic conditioning, the industrial environment, predictable and unpredictable motivators, and three motivational steps are described. (MLW)

A matrix management system designed for use by a highly technical nuclear weapons research and development facility to improve productivity and flexibility by the use of multiple authority, responsibility, and accountability relationships is described. (MSE)

Indications are that the time is right for an expansion of activity and cooperation between business and higher education in the area of research and development. However, with the federal government appearing unlikely to play more than a secondary role, the American Council on Education has taken an initiative and formed the Business-Higher…

Issues facing both industrial and university research and development programs are examined, including sources of funding, federal support, objectives, and evaluation. Particular emphasis is placed on areas for university-industry-government partnership. (JMF)

An evaluation of the 10 Centers for Advanced Ceramic Technology in New York State's collaborative research and development program yielded unexpected perceptions held by center, government, and industry personnel. Implications for the research effort, including the role of basic research and the importance of the research center administrators,…