Science and Corporate Strategy: Du Pont R and D, 1902 1980 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521327671)

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.

Author: David A. Hounshell, John K. Smith, Victor Jr. Smith
ISBN-10: 0521327679
ISBN-13: 9780521327671
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/28/1988
Pages: 780
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.75lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 2.00d