Science and Corporate Strategy - Du Pont R and D, 1902-1980 (Paperback, New ed)

Based on voluminous corporate records and extensive interviews with key employees, Science and Corporate Strategy: Du Pont R and D, 1902-1980 provides a comprehensive, critical study of research and development in a large US corporation. Du Pont was among a handful of US corporations that established formal research and development laboratories at the turn of the century to improve competitive positions in their respective industries. Initially, Du Pont's executives viewed R&D as an important though not central part of the corporations strategy. However the gains made by the company's laboratories soon demonstrated that R&D would be a critical ingredient in the firm's success. The industrial research and development laboratory became a major part of corporate structure; science became a central part of corporate strategy.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies in Economic History and Policy: USA in the Twentieth Century
Release date:	November 2006
First published:	1988
Authors:	David A. Hounshell • John Kenly Smith
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 41mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	780
Edition:	New ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-02852-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history
LSN:	0-521-02852-3
Barcode:	9780521028523

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