Innovation in science and organizational renewal :
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historical and sociological perspectives /
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edited by Thomas Heinze and Richard Münch
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1 online resource
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Palgrave studies in the history of science and technology
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Contributors; Chapter 1: Editors' Introduction: Institutional Conditions for Progress and Renewal in Science; 1.1 Progress and Renewal in Science; 1.2 Investments in Exploration; 1.3 Facilitation of Meso-Level Competition; 1.4 Organizing Interdisciplinary Research; 1.5 Contributions to the Edited Book; Notes; References; Chapter 2: Fabricating an Organizational Field for Research: US Academic Microfabrication Facilities in the 1970s and 1980s; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Lithography Wars; 2.3 National Research and Resource Facility; 2.4 The Floodgates Open
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2.5 Propaganda Value and Propagation of Values2.6 Conclusion: Industry Reorganization, Research Reorientation; Notes; References; Chapter 3: From Salomon's House to Synthesis Centers; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Looking Backward; 3.3 New Organizational Form and Function; 3.3.1 National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis; 3.3.2 Resilience Alliance; 3.3.3 Distinctive Forms of Knowledge; 3.4 Group Creativity and Intellectual Fusion; 3.4.1 Context; 3.4.2 Resources; 3.4.3 Energy; 3.4.4 Group Dynamics: Ambivalence and Alternation; 3.4.5 Group Flow; 3.5 Salomon's House Reimagined; Notes
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5.1 Introduction5.2 Systems of National Laboratories in the USA and Germany; 5.3 Processes of Gradual Organizational Renewal; 5.4 Multilevel and Multidimensional Renewal at DESY and SLAC; 5.5 Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 6: Institutional Context and Growth of New Research Fields. Comparison Between State Universities in Germany and the USA; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Theoretical Framework; 6.3 Method and Data; 6.4 Variables and Hypotheses; 6.5 Empirical Results I: Reception Speed in German and US Universities; 6.6 Empirical Results II: Case Studies of German and US Universities
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6.6.1 Explanatory Variables for UCSB, UCLA, LMU, and FAU6.6.2 UCSB (STM)21; 6.6.3 UCLA (BUF)23; 6.6.4 LMU (STM)26; 6.6.5 FAU (BUF)27; 6.7 Conclusions; Notes; References; Chapter 7: Organizing Space: Dutch Space Science Between Astronomy, Industry, and the Government; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 The Role of Philips in Post-war Dutch Science; 7.3 Fokker: The Importance of Being Creative; 7.4 Establishing a New Field: Space Research; 7.5 The Need for a Large National Project; 7.6 The ANS; 7.7 Lessons from ANS: Difference Between Philips and Fokker; 7.8 IRAS and the Policy Changes in the 1980s
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Methodological AppendixNational Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis; The RA; References; Chapter 4: The Seventh Solvay Conference: Nuclear Physics, Intellectual Migration, and Institutional Influence; 4.1 Ernest Solvay; 4.2 The Solvay Conferences in Physics; 4.3 The Seventh Solvay Conference: Topic and Participants; 4.4 Intellectual Migration; 4.5 Nuclear Questions; 4.6 Institutional Influence; 4.7 Conclusions; Notes; References; Chapter 5: "Preservation of the Laboratory Is Not a Mission." Gradual Organizational Renewal in National Laboratories in Germany and the USA
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This book looks at the types of new research organizations that drive scientific innovation and how ground-breaking science transforms research fields and their organization. Based on historical case studies and comparative empirical data, the book presents new and thought-provoking evidence that improves our knowledge and understanding about how new research fields are formed and how research organizations adapt to breakthroughs in science. While the book is firmly based in science history, it discusses more general sociological and policy propositions regarding scientific innovations and organizational change. The volume brings together leading scholars both from the United States and Europe