Management of R & D and Engineering

Introduction - Research in R & D and Engineering Management (D.F. Kocaoglu). Developing Engineering/Program Management Skills (H.J. Thamhain). Quality Circles and the Adizes Method - A Comparative Study (I. Adizes and E. Turban). Learning in Dominant Technological Firms (P.W. Meyers and D. Wilemon). Contemporary Approaches to R & D Project Selection - A Literature Search (S.K. Gupta and T. Mandakovic). Multi-Project, Multi-Criteria Evaluation and Selection Model for R & D Management (P. Ghandforoush, P.Y. Huang and L.J. Moore). An R & D Project Selection and Budgeting Model Using Decision Analysis and Mathematical Programming (G.R. Madey and B.V. Dean). Recent Developments in Resource-Constrained Network Analysis (G.E. Whitehouse and A.B. Badiru). Decision Analysis for R & D Resource Management (J.W. Ulvila and J.O. Chinnis Jr.). The Integration of Research and Development Management into the Firm Decision Process (J.B. Guerard Jr. and G.M. McCabe). Anticipatory Personnel Management: An Application of Multi-Criteria Networks (J.M. Mulvey). Management of Flexible Automation in the Auto Industry (D. Gerwin). Network Methods in the Management of Innovative Start-ups (B.V. Dean). Productivity Management in a Technical Environment (D.M. Miller). Technological Forecasting for Managing Technological Systems (J.P. Martino). Some Perspectives for Strengthening R & D Management in Developing Countries (M. Radnor, A. Ahmad and A. Wad). Concluding Remarks (D.F. Kocaoglu).