2.15. SUMMARY
The management of R&D organizations is quite challenging. It is difficult to coordinate numerous individuals who are socialized to work autonomously. However, one cannot leave them totally alone, since the organization has goals that its personnel must meet. It is hard to get ideas, funds, and the right climate at the right time and place in order to produce a top-quality research product.
In a real sense the job of the R&D manager is to create the right climate for research. A first-rate researcher, in the right climate, with adequate funding, is likely to come up with important ideas. But providing the right culture is complex. A manager must select people, match them with jobs, match them into teams, do team building, and help ...
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