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Managing Science

Methodology and Organization of Research

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  • © 2011

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Authors:
  1. Frederick Betz

    1. Department of Engineering and Technology, Portland State University, Portland, USA

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  • Examines the methodologies, philosophies, and techniques by which scientific research is conducted extends to both physical and social sciences, and applies to both empirical and theoretical applications
  • Illustrates the concepts through engaging historical and contemporary examples
  • Includes appendix with practical tools and resources for launching and sustaining successful research projects
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management (ITKM)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxx
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  2. Totality of Science

    • Frederick Betz
    Pages 1-19

  3. Origin of Scientific Method

    • Frederick Betz
    Pages 21-41

  4. Research Funding

    • Frederick Betz
    Pages 43-63

  5. Research Techniques

    • Frederick Betz
    Pages 65-91

  6. Communities of Scientists

    • Frederick Betz
    Pages 93-119

  7. Science and Society

    • Frederick Betz
    Pages 121-144

  8. Paradigms and Perceptual Spaces

    • Frederick Betz
    Pages 145-164

  9. Paradigms of Mechanism and Function

    • Frederick Betz
    Pages 165-189

  10. Objectivity in Social Sciences

    • Frederick Betz
    Pages 191-213

  11. Paradigms of Systems and Logic

    • Frederick Betz
    Pages 215-241

  12. Theory in the Social Sciences

    • Frederick Betz
    Pages 243-268

  13. Models

    • Frederick Betz
    Pages 269-293

  14. Models in the Social Sciences

    • Frederick Betz
    Pages 295-311

  15. Multidisciplinary Research

    • Frederick Betz
    Pages 313-333

  16. Measurement

    • Frederick Betz
    Pages 335-364

  17. Handbook of Research Methods

    • Frederick Betz
    Pages 365-378

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 379-388
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About this book

What is science? How is it performed? Is science only a method or is it also an institution? These are questions at the core of Managing Science, a handbook on how scientific research is conducted and its results disseminated. Knowledge creation occurs through scientific research in universities, industrial laboratories, and government agencies. Any knowledge management system needs to promote effective research processes to foster innovation, and, ultimately, to channel that innovation into economic competitiveness and wealth. However, science is a complicated topic. It includes both methodological aspects and organizational aspects, which have traditionally been discussed in isolation from each other. In Managing Science, Frederick Betz presents a holistic approach to science, incorporating both philosophical and practical elements, in a framework that integrates scientific method, content, administration and application. Illustrating all of the key concepts with illustrative case studies (both historical and contemporary, and from a wide spectrum of fields), Betz provides in-depth discussion of the process of science. He addresses the social, organizational, institutional, and infrastructural context through which research projects are designed and their results applied, along the path from experimentation to innovation to commercialization of new products, services, and processes. This practical approach to science is the foundation of today's knowledge-intensive and technology-enabled industries, and positions the management of science within the broader context of knowledge management and its implications for organizations, industries, and regional and national technology management policies. Managing Science will be an essential resource for students in all areas of research, industry scientists and R&D specialists, policymakers and university administrators, and anyone concerned with the application of research to economic growth and development.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Engineering and Technology, Portland State University, Portland, USA

    Frederick Betz

About the author

Frederick Betz is a Visiting Professor, Nile University, Cairo, and Adjunct Professor, Department of Engineering and Technology, Portland State University. In 2007-8 he was a Visiting Scientist on the Science and Technology Research Council, Turkey, and from 1998 to 2005, he served as a Professor in the Graduate School of Management and Technology Management at the University of Maryland University College (UMUC). He has published 5 books, including Managing Technological Innovation (Wiley, 2/e, 2004), Executive Strategy (Wiley, 2002), and Strategic Technology Management (McGraw-Hill). He has published numerous scholarly articles in such journals as Journal of Technology Transfer, Technology Management, and International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management.

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