Approaches to evaluating agricultural research organizations so that they can contribute more effectively to increased food production are outlined, focusing on the need to evaluate the operations and output of each organizational component and on assessing a variety of organizational factors. (MSE)

The use of quantitative techniques for research and development management in large U.S. industrial firms is reviewed, current patterns of technique familiarity and usage are described, and suggestions for the direction of project management systems are given. (MSE)

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 major concerns in university-industry research relationships, discussed from an industrial viewpoint, include: research and development (R&D) within the firm, for an industry, and for a society; types of R&D organizations; working with universities and government labs; potential problems; and possible directions for the future. (MSE)

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…