Inhalt: Strehl, Franz: Neugestaltung des Universitätssystems - eine Managementperspektive. - Brinkmann, Harry J.: Erfahrungen mit der Modernisierung des Wissenschaftsmanagements im niederländischen Hochschulsystem. - Groß, Thomas: Wissenschaftsadäquates Wissenschaftsrecht. - Seidler, Hanns...

The authors trace the careers of a son of Greek immigrants as he mastered three professions and ultimately became the Chief Executive Officer of the pharmaceutical giant, Merck & Co., Inc. As the book shows, there was hope even for a wise-cracking kid living through the hard times of the 1930s

We are all concerned by the environmental threats facing us today. Environmental issues are a major area of concern for policy makers, industrialists and public groups of many different kinds. While science seems central to our understanding of such threats, the statements of scientists are...

FrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Boxes, Figures, and Tables -- Executive Summary -- 1 A Disturbing Mosaic -- 2 Why Are Science and Technology Critical to America's Prosperity in the 21st Century? -- 3 How Is America Doing Now in Science and Technology? -- 4 Method -- 5...

Chile and Canada are two countries who share the challenge of creating and maintaining a vital ''national system of innovation'' to serve the needs of their resource-based economies. Chile and Canada also have a rich history of research collaboration, largely fostered by the activities of IDRC....