IAMOT NEWSLETTER March 1995 Issue IAMOT Newsletter is edited by Professor Louis A. LEFEBVRE in collaboration with Mario Bourgault, Marie-Josee Roy and Francois Therin who are currently PhD candidates in the Management of Technology Program at the École Polytechnique (Montreal). Editorial offices are located at the Center for Interuniversity Research and Analysis on Organizations (CIRANO), 2020 University, 25th Floor, Montreal, QC, CANADA, H3A 2A5 Tel.: 514-985-4008, fax: 514-985-4039, e-mail: lefebvrl@cirano.umontreal.ca. The opinions expressed in the articles are those of the writers and editors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the International Association for the Management of Technology. Information about subscriptions and membership can be obtained by contacting the IAMOT Headquarters (Miami, Florida, U.S.A) at the following numbers: 305-284-2344 (tel.) 305-284-4040 (fax).
From the Editor
Welcome to our winter issue. I am glad to inform you that we now have four more Area Editors. Professor A. Masseu will be covering news from France and Professors D. Dvir and A. Shenhar will handle news from Israel. The fourth new editor is Professor George Haour from IMD; he will be covering Switzerland. Do not hesitate to contact them should you have interesting information to share with the other IAMOT members.
I also want to give you some other good news regarding our Association's activities. First, Bob Mason informs me that preparation for next year's conference in Miami is going well and that he has received more than 250 submissions for papers. We certainly all look forward to this exciting and stimulating event. Second, the Executive Council of the Association has reached an agreement with Elsevier Science Inc. to offer the journal Technology Management at a reduced subscription price of US$60.00 to our members as a membership benefit. Further information will be forwarded directly to the members by the publisher.
In the name of the Editorial Team here at CIRANO (Mario, François and Marie-Josée), I hope you will enjoy this issue.
Louis A. Lefebvre
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Science and Technology in New Zealand
New Zealand has been through a process of continuing economic reform over recent years. This has included government funding for science and technology. In brief, the Public Good Science Fund has been allocated on a contestable basis to applicants who bid and agree to deliver agreed outputs. In 1992, priorities were set by the government for each of the 40 output areas that are covered by the Fund. These priorities are now being reviewed as is the funding structure for the 40 areas. Changes will be implemented from 1996/97 and extend to 2000/2001.
A strategic Consultative Group of scientists, industrialists and other interested parties has consulted with stakeholders (users, providers, funders and policy-makers) to develop a "Strategic Statement" for research, science and technology which is consistent with existing government policies and strategies. This statement has been submitted to a newly formed "Priorities Panel" which has broad membership so that it is able to provide a full range of knowledge and expertise about society, the environment and the economy. This Panel will produce a draft statement of priorities which will be used for further consultation with the scientific community and other interest groups.
The final statement will be approved by the government and complemented by Science Research Strategies which will be developed by the science providers and science and technology users as a "bottom-up" input to the implementation of the agreed on priorities at an operational level. The whole review process is expected to be completed by mid-1995 so that the science providers (research institutes, research associations and private enterprises) can fully review their own strategies before the new priorities and structures are implemented in 1996/97.
(Information provided by G. Stuart)
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MoT Association Launched in France
"L'Association pour le Management des Ressources Technologiques - FRAMOT" will hold its first general assembly in Paris next month to establish the grounds for a new association dedicated to the management of technical resources. FRAMOT will span beyond France's borders, as its objective is to bring together practitioners and researchers from all French-speaking countries. Once the incorporation is completed, it will propose to join IAMOT as a affiliated society.
Some of the objectives pursued by the Association are:
To promote liaison and transfer activities among the different partners who are active in universities, industry, research centres and laboratories; To promote research activities and to foster sharing of experience with education activities in MoT;To stimulate interest among members in the context in which technology is being developed as well as the impact of technology on a firm and its environment. To provide access to the knowledge and experience of people working in various organizations and to provide a means by which they can challenge their views, improve their competencies and learn new practices;To get involved in promoting education in MoT by developing new ways of working, training and teaching; to promote the building of new formal programs with a focus on MoT issues.
To carry out these objectives, the Association intends to put in place various activities such as a journal, an annual conference and a doctoral summer school. Those activities will eventually be realized in partnership with other associations sharing the same interests.
Anyone interested in this new Association is invited to contact Mr. Christian Dambrine, ANRT, 101 avenue Raymond Poincar,, Paris 16, France or the IAMOT correspondent for France: Professor A. Masseu, Université, de Versailles - St Quentin en Yvelines, Bâtiment Bièvre, 3 rue de la Division Leclerc, 78280 Guyancourt, France, tel.: 39-26-34-12 or fax: 39-26-27-12. The date for the general assembly is April 10.
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NEWS FROM ACADEMIA
Great Britain
The 5th European Doctoral Summer School in Technology Management will be held in Manchester in August 1995. The programme extends over a two- week period and provides an opportunity for Doctoral Students to meet leading international researchers and industrial managers, and to present and discuss their research and research methodologies. They will learn about technology management issues beyond the scope of their own focused research and develop good contacts and ideas for future collaboration.
If you are interested in participating in this event, or if you wish to nominate students from your institution, please write to the following address:
European Doctoral Summer School in Technology Management
c/o R&D Research Unit
Manchester Business School
Booth Street West
Manchester M15 6PB, U.K.
Fax: 44-161-275-6489
E-mail:
summerschool@fs2.mbs.ac.uk
(Information provided by A. Pearson)
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Finland
In Finland there is one school of business studies in which it has been possible to combine management studies and some elements of engineering studies. The faculty of accounting and industrial management of the University of Vaasa offers that possibility. Its degree programme in industrial economics is markedly technology-oriented. It has been also possible at the University of Vaasa to pursue some of the studies for the degree of Master of Science in Technology. After two- to three-year studies in Vaasa, students complete their studies at the Helsinki University of Technology.
Now there are plans in The Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration to start a special Technology Management Programme including both undergraduate and doctoral studies in technology management. The target is to create a doctoral programme in Technology Management with the cooperation of a number of institutions in Finland and abroad.
The Helsinki University of Technology is one important partner and firms like Nokia are also supposed to be involved. An essential feature of the proposed programme is a study abroad component. The director of the programme is Professor Mihkel Tombak, Helsinki School of Economics, Runeberginkatu 14-16, FIN-001001 Helsinki, Finland.
(Information provided by P. Okko)
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Switzerland
Managing Product Development: Competitive Innovation from R&D to Market is a new management development seminar from IMD-International Institute for Management Development, in Lausanne, Switzerland. This six-day program evolved from the successful and long-running Managing Research and Development seminar; it is addressed to managers from technology-intensive companies involved in bringing new products and processes to market.
Managing Product Development deals with the management process and issues involved in effectively developing technological innovations. This is envisaged as a customer-driven process involving cross-functional teams and putting the accent on the upstream part of the development, since options chosen at an early stage have a major impact on the final cost and quality of the product.
Participants also have a chance of discussing key issues of particular interest to them, in a number of small group discussions in the course of the program.
The forthcoming sessions of the program are September 18-23, 1995 and April 29-May 3, 1996. For further information, contact Dr. Georges Haour, IMD, Box 915, Lausanne, 1001, Switzerland, tel.: 41-21-618-03-15, fax: 41-21-618-07-07.
(Information provided by A. Masseu and G. Haour)
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Canada
As Regional Editor for Canada, M. Robert Marshall recently provided the Newsletter with extensive information about MoT-related activities taking place throughout the country. The following is a continuation of his article in the December issue.
New Brunswick The J. Herbert Smith Chair in Technology Management and Entrepreneurship at the University of New Brunswick is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Barry G. Bisson, P.Eng., as the new Chairholder. Professor Bisson replaces Dr. Alan McLean, who passed away earlier in 1994. Dr. McLean was an active member of IAMOT and Professor Bisson looks forward to continuing that association.
The J. Herbert Smith Centre at UNB was established in 1991 to meet the changing needs of engineers and technologies. The Diploma program delivered by the Chair provides students and practising engineers with an opportunity to develop socio-technical and entrepreneurial skills. Community outreach and research in related fields complement the activities of the Centre.
For more information on the Centre and the Diploma Program: Prof. B.G. Bisson, P. Eng., J. Herbert Smith Centre, University of New Brunswick, P.O. Box 4400, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, tel.: 506-453-3587, fax: 506- 453-4997, e-mail: bisson@unb.ca.
Québec Recent initiatives by CITEC, a Montreal-based non-profit corporation have led to the creation of conditions favourable for the establishment and growth of high technology companies. For example, Astra A.B. of Sweden recently announced its decision to invest $133 million in a world pharmaceutical research centre in CITEC's St-Laurent Campus of the Technoparc Montréal Métropolitain.
CITEC's ongoing links with the universities' research efforts were a major factor in Astra's decision to build in Montréal. These links are supported by activities such as the first-ever Review of Montréal's Science and Technology Base, a major project realised by CITEC between 1991 and 1993. Mandated by the three levels of government and supported by an industry-led task force, CITEC prepared a comprehensive assessment of Montréal's science and technology base in the seventeen sectors which comprise the heart of the region's economy.
In the addition, CITEC has organized Technology Transfer Forums to facilitate industry-university interaction on common interests in R&D. At these structured sessions, representatives of the host company and the university research community outline their respective research interests and activities around targeted themes selected by the host. For further information contact: Mr. Laurent Nadeau, President, CITEC, tel.: 514-855-5720, fax: 514-855-5729, e-mail: techno@citec.interax.net.
Ontario John Gordon has been appointed to the Faculty of Applied Science at Queen's University in addition to the School of Business to further emphasize the joint nature of the Chair in Management and Technology.
The Technology Innovation Program (TIP) at Queen's is a new cooperative initiative between the School of Business and the Department of Chemical Engineering. John Gordon and Barry Jackson developed this full-year course with a desire to expose business and engineering students to the issues of inter-disciplinary project management and teamwork. The TIP Program involves the assignment of real process design and analysis projects from real industry clients to cross-functional teams composed of senior-year chemical engineering and business students. TIP provides students with an opportunity to apply their knowledge and gain invaluable experience working on real projects for demanding clients. This year, TIP clients include DuPont, Stone & Webster, Albany International and Ontario Hydro.
Over the past two months, the Canadian Manufacturing Competitiveness Project has extended its scope beyond Ontario to include the Atlantic Provinces and Western Canada. Coordinating the eastern and western Canada rollouts are, respectively, Dr. Michael Foster at the University College of Cape Breton and Dr. Tom Rohleder from the University of Calgary. The CMC Team at Queen's is very pleased to have Professors Foster and Rohleder aboard and looks forward to their valued input and analysis. By the end of 1994, the CMC database will contain industry profiles of Canadian competitiveness from all regions across Canada, except Quebec. The CMC Team is eagerly looking for Quebec-based partners to extend the survey into that province, thus providing a more complete understanding of plant-level management practices in Canada. Recently, contacts have been made with partners in both Australia and New Zealand and it is anticipated that the survey will be extended to include these two countries.
This development, due to commence before December, will provide a unique opportunity for comparison of Australian, New Zealand and Canadian manufacturing practices. These contacts developed as a result of a presentation given during the summer to the Global Manufacturing Research Group's annual meeting in Seattle.
Efforts are now underway to establish a panel of plant managers in South-eastern Ontario to share concerns and learning. The panel will serve as a sounding board for the Chair's activities at Queen's as well as a network for plant managers to exchange mutual concerns and interests. This effort is being led by John Wilson in conjunction with John Gordon and will be modelled after the Kawartha Manufacturer's Association and initiatives undertaken by Skinner in Maine.
A technology survey was recently conducted on business located in Etobicoke, a suburb of Toronto. This survey is going to be used as a base for developing the Etobicoke technology strategy, which is a pioneer municipal technology strategy in Canada. The survey has demonstrated that lack/weakness in management of technology is a major obstacle in the development of small and medium-sized business. This project also includes development of a "Technology Plan" in business. Technology plans should make a dynamic base for "Business Plans". The conventional business plans, based on the static models of economy, are usually framed in the context of given/fixed technologies. For further information in this respect contact: Darius Mahdjoubi, tel.: 416-246-1449, fax: 416-246-1747.
Saskatchewan The Saskatchewan Research Council is active in the development and application of a holistic company assessment tool and "Readiness for Change" measurement. Both instruments are designed for use by advisors to small and medium enterprises. The holistic company assessment provides information on eight key areas required for organizational and operational efficiency. The Readiness for Change instrument, which is still being refined, has shown promise in identifying the likelihood of an organization's success when implementing required changes.
The holistic assessment has been used with over 1200 companies in Southeast Asia in a joint project with the University of Saskatchewan, and has been applied in the assessment of many companies within Saskatchewan and elsewhere in Canada. Over 70% of the companies responding to an independent follow-up from the Saskatchewan project indicated that the diagnostic process was very useful. Eighty-one percent of the companies carried out all or some of the recommendations, with 33% indicating that they eliminated their problems with 61% partially eliminated their problems. While further development of industry-specific subscales needs to continue, the diagnostic process seems very useful in helping small and medium companies develop their potential.
For further information, please contact Tony Rawa, Vice President, Technology Transfer Branch, tel.: 306-933-5499 or Gregg Stevens, Director, Management of Technology Division, tel.: 306-933-8152.
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INDUSTRIAL R&D DATABASE IN BRAZIL
For the first time in its history, Brazil is able to produce a precise and reliable picture of the technological behavior of its companies, similar to what has been happening in the US, Canada, Japan and perhaps Europe. Such a picture can now be drawn thanks to ANPEI's - National Association for R&D of Industrial Companies Database.
A pioneering initiative in Brazil, the purpose of the Database is twofold: (1) at a macro-economic level, to support government technology policies by providing on one hand, the historical basis and outlook of entrepreneurial behavior and, on the other end, a more precise assessment of the instruments used; and (2) at a micro-economic level, i.e. at the individual company level, to supply users with information that may guide them in the allocation of R&D resources, facilitating "benchmarking", in order to improve their performance based on comparative results. Out of a total of approximately 2800 Brazilian companies that showed real or potential R&D expenditures, the Database currently includes more than 400 participant companies with data covering 1993. The last stage of the project, to be carried out in 1995-96 intends to encompass at least 1000 firms undertaking technology development efforts in the country and to consolidate Database instruments including data collection forms, data processing software, output reports and dissemination of results.
More information about the project with Prof. Roberto Sbragia, FEA/USP (fax: 55-11-814-0439 ) or ANPEI Headquarters (fax: 55-11-815-1507). (Information provided by R. Sbragia)
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NEW MOT PROGRAM IN ISRAEL
The Center for Technological Education Holon (CTEH) offers a unique study program, the first of its kind in Israel, focusing on the management of high-tech industries. The new program leads to a Bachelor of Science degree and a teacher's certificate: B.Sc.T.E.
Technology Management deals with the process of developing high-tech products and the ensuing processes. This means a total integration of research and development, production, marketing, service and support functions, on the one hand, with customers, suppliers and contractors, on the other hand.
Professionals who combine know-how in the technical fields, together with knowledge in management and organization, can contribute to the improvement of the organizational performance serving as technological gatekeepers, who are the key people in the transition from an industrial organization to a high-tech enterprise. The program is designed for people with a technological background who aspire to complete their studies and acquire formal education in technological management, which is imperative for industry, both in Israel and world-wide. This program is also geared for people with a technological background, who wish to become high school teachers in management in general, and technology management in particular.
The students will be taught basic scientific and technological subjects as a background for understanding the nature of the work carried out by engineers and scientific and technological professionals. Parallel to these subjects, background courses in management will be taught including project management logistics, human-resources management, marketing, planning and control, quality assurance, etc. Special attention will be given to computer applications in modern high-tech industries.
Graduates will be qualified to work in various managerial positions in the areas of Project Management, Planning and Control, Logistics, and Quality Management. Students can choose a number of elective courses in three main fields:
1)Technology Management
2)Marketing of Technological Products
3)Computer Applications for Technology
Management
Graduates will receive two diplomas: a Bachelor's degree (B.Sc.T.E.) in Technology Management and a teaching certificate. Students can choose between a four-year regular study program or a flexible track of five and a half years, which enables the students of study and work at the same time. This flexible track consists of one full day of studies plus two evenings a week. For information, please contact:
Center for Technological Education Holon
52, Golomb St., P.O. Box 305
Holon 58102 ISRAEL
Tel.: 972-3-502-8915
Fax. 972-3-502-8996
(Information provided by D.Dvir)
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SPECIAL ISSUE OF KNOWLEDGE AND POLICY
Papers are invited for a special issue of Knowledge and Policy addressing the topic of science and technology policy utilization. This issue will include papers devoted to such issues as country-specific demands for policy knowledge; S&T policy networks; describing and comparing S&T policy paradigms; the use of anthropological or ethnographic approaches to explore the "meaning" of policies in various kinds of institutional domains; S&T policy in practice (from a bureaucratic politics or organizational output perspective); addressing how policy decisions are informed; and the effects of the new "process-action" approach to policy formulation.
The editors of this special issue also welcome "case studies" focusing on behavior, strategies, and tactics of policy advisory organizations; analyses of the knowledge content of one or more S&T policy decisions; S&T policy utilization issues in "big science"; and the politics of think tanks or of private involvement in S&T policy making. All papers should present original research findings. Investigations may have a single-country or a comparative focus. This special issue will be edited by Charles Davis (IDRC, Canada) and Esther K. Hicks (University of Groningen, The Netherlands). All papers submitted for inclusion will be reviewed through the editorial process of the journal. Four copies of each submission must be received by August 15, 1995. Projected date for publication of this special issue is December 1996. Manuscripts should be addressed to E.K. Hicks at the following address:
Knowledge and Policy, Faculty of Organization and Management,
University of Groningen, P.O. Box 800,
9700 AV Groningen, The Netherlands.
Fax: 31-50-130-747, e-mail e.k.hicks@bdk.rug.nl.
(Information provided by C. Davis)
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MANAGING COLLABORATIVE R&D IN THE PACIFIC RIM
The Max Bell Foundation of Canada has recently granted support to a project aimed at improving Canadians' competitiveness in international collaborative research and development in the Pacific Rim. One of the project co-ordinators, Dr. Karen Minden, Vice-President, Research and Analysis for the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, says she and the other organizers have two aims. "The project will identify strategic management approaches that enhance co-operation among key players in R&D. And we'll be developing training modules for business, government and academic participants in cross-cultural R&D," she says. "This is dedicated to ensuring a role for Canada in the emerging global economy."
Working with Dr. Minden are Dr. Marie Sickmeier of the Faculty of Management at the University of Manitoba and Dr. Richard Smith, Associate Director at the Centre for Policy Research on Science and Technology at Simon Fraser University. "Canadians must maximize the opportunities to benefit from international co-operation in science and technology", Dr. Minden adds. "We want to determine what they need to know to operate effectively with other countries in the Pacific Rim. What can be done to ensure that they have strategic information on global market opportunities and trends, and to achieve maximum co-operation among themselves? We are interested in collaborative R&D in all the key sectors - industry, government and academe."
The initial focus will be on R&D collaboration in Canada and five economies of the Pacific Rim: China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore. A Canadian workshop scheduled for June 1995 will identify Canadian interests and case studies. Later stages will incorporate other key players, including the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation Forum (APEC) and the Pacific Economic Co-operation Council (PECC), and will result in an international workshop to amass a broad range of case studies and management approaches.
This information will be used to develop a series of short courses for in-house training and professional development, as well as a joint course between the National University of Singapore Centre for Management of Technology and Simon Fraser University. Principal funders for the effort include the Max Bell Foundation ($85,000), the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council ($30,000), and the Canada-ASEAN Centre ($10,000).
(Information provided by R. Smith)
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IAMOT ON THE NET
In this column, Dr. Richard Smith (Simon Fraser University) continues to inform members on the many ways to use the Internet. We thank him for his co-operation.
E-mail discussion groups
In last month's column we looked at some of the more exotic resources and tools available to researchers and practitioners using the Internet -- things like live video conferencing to desktop computers. These new applications are exciting but unfortunately restricted to those of you who have a "live" high-speed connection to the Internet-- mainly university campuses and large corporations. In this issue we look at other ways to use the Internet for gathering and disseminating information, and networking with colleagues [*] through mailing lists.
Mailing lists are an extension of one of the basic tools of the Internet, electronic mail. Electronic mail (e-mail, or email) is a way of sending messages between computers. Typically these message systems are locally based but include links or gateways to other systems. To an increasing extent, those gateways are to the Internet, as this is becoming the common base for public and private electronic communication. One of the nice features of e-mail is the ease of sending multiple copies of a message -- you can simply add additional recipients to your destination (To:) line. This works well when you have only a couple of correspondents but quickly becomes tiresome as the number of recipients rises. To get around this problem, software has been developed to manage this mailing lists. The software is usually called "LISTSERV" or "LISTPROC" and you interact with the list management software by sending e-mail messages to it at a host computer.
The main features of typical LISTSERV software are:
1. participants can sign up ("subscribe") and drop out
("unsubscribe") on their own;
2. messages can be archived for later review;
3. messages can be collected and sent out in a bunch ("digest");
4. discussions can be moderated, allowing some editorial control.
This last point is particularly important for the busy practitioner, because unmoderated groups, while sometimes exciting because of their free-ranging exploration of topics, have the potential to get off on tangents or squabbles between the most vocal participants. A skilful moderator is essential for making a list lively and focused. The IAMOT has a mailing list like this ("IAMOT-L") that you can subscribe to by sending a message to "LISTSERV@iamot.org". In the body of the message you put a line like this:
subscribe IAMOT-L Richard Smith
Once you are signed up, the program will send you back a message confirming your subscription and you will start receiving messages from the group. IAMOT's official discussion group is relatively lightly used at present, but there are other more active discussion groups on the networks. Two of note for MoT practitioners and academics are NEWPROD and TIM-L. The "NEWPROD" discussion group is moderated by Bob Klein. Bob is a principal of Applied Marketing Science in Waltham, Massachusetts. He can be reached at the following e-mail address:
<vocalyst@world.std.com>. His phone and fax numbers are: 617-684-1230 x121 and 617-684-0075.
The TIM-L discussion group is moderated by Chris Bart for the Technology and Innovation Management division of the Academy of Management. Chris is a professor at McMaster University but tries to keep discussions well balanced between academic and practitioner concerns. He is also known to insert the odd humorous piece, too. You can reach Chris at the Innovation Research Centre in the Michael G. DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4M4, Canada. Tel.: 905-525-9140, Ext. 24105, fax: 905-521-8995, e-mail: tim@mcmaster.ca.
* The electronic version of this article includes a hypertext link to Phil Agre's very useful paper "Networking on the Network."
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CALLS FOR PAPERS
This section presents upcoming conferences for which it is still possible to submit abstracts and papers
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Latin American Conference on Social Studies of Science and Technology
Date: May 3-4, 1995
Location: Quilmes, Argentina
A Latin American Conference on Social Studies of Science and Technology will take place at the Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Argentina, on May 3-4, 1995. Topics covered of possible interest to IAMOT members include S&T policy, studies of scientific communities, S&T forecasting, and S&T in development. Proposals and inquiries to P. Kreimer, Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Saenz Pena 180. Bernal, Provincial de Buenos Aires (1876), Argentina.
Tel./fax 54-1-259-4278.
Internet: pkreimer@unquei.edu.ar.
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The "R&D Management" Conference 1995: "Knowledge, Technology and Innovation Organizations"
Location: Pisa, Italy
Date: September 20-22, 1995
Description: The conference theme is based around the changes occurring in the networks and structures of R&D activities, and on the interdependence of scientific and technical knowledge with innovation and continuous improvement. These changes have an impact on: Business performance; products, processes and services; organizations and markets. The topics to be presented should focus on the theme and especially on its importance to R&D management practice and theory. Topics might be based for example on the significance and implications of developments in the following subject areas: scientific and technological knowledge; organizational learning and strategy; markets and R&D networks; information and infrastructure development. The conference will be organized in Pisa in collaboration with "SSSUP": Scuola Superiore di Universitari e di Perfezionamento S. Anna. Deadline for submission of abstracts: March 31, 1995. For information: Andrea Piccaluga, SSSUP, Via Carduci 40, 56127 Pisa, Italy. Tel.: 39-50-883-321, fax: 39-50-883-210, e-mail: Picca@SSSUP1.SSSUP.IT.
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INFORMS Fall '95 National Meeting
Date: October 29-Novenber 1, 1995
Managing Interdisciplinary Interfaces
Location: New Orleans
Abstract deadline is April 24, 1995
The focus of the meeting will be on stimulating an exchange of ideas among researchers and practitioners interested in interdisciplinary interfaces (internal and internal domains) and the major managerial problems that they pose.
For more conference information:
INFORMS New Orleans '95
290 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903
(800) 343-0062 or (800) 446-3676
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POM 95
Date: October 7-10, 1995
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Abstract deadline: April 15, 1995
The meeting will cover all topics in production and operations management, and will provide participants with an open forum for presenting papers and exchanging ideas. The meeting will include contributed papers, award competitions, mini-symposia, tutorials, workshops, and plenary sessions.
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Productivity in a World Without Borders - La productivité, dans un monde sans frontières
Date: October 18-20, 1995
Location: École Polytechnique, Montréal, Canada.
This conference will enable participants to explore the theme of productivity in light of their basic knowledge and experience, through: training sessions, meetings to explain relevant industrial achievements, conferences featuring the latest developments in scientific research. Papers submitted should fall into one of the two following categories:
1. Industrial applications: experiments, case studies, university-industry collaboration;
2. Design or methodological aspects: design, development and production of new tools.
Papers highlighting the relationship between universities and industry will be particularly appreciated. Round-table discussions will be organized based on the subject matter of these papers. For information:
Congrès international de génie industriel de Montréal, École Polytechnique de Montréal, 3744 rue Jean-Brillant, 6ieme étage, C.P. 6079, Succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec, Canada, H3C 3A7, tel.: 514-340-3215, fax: 514-340-4440.
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IIieme Congres International Francophone de la PME - 2nd International French-speaking Conference on SMEs
Innovation and Organization of SME's
Location: Paris, France
Date: October 25-27, 1995
Following the 1st Conference held in Carthage, this second conference aims at identifying organizational conditions that foster innovation and development in SMEs. Many aspects are covered, such as: innovation and interfirm co-operation, R&D organization in SMEs, financing of innovation, management of technology, specificity of SMEs involved in the information and telecom industries, industrial policy, etc.
For more information:
Christian Picory or Frantz Rowe
Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Telecommunications
Departement Eonomie et Management
46, rue Barrault
75634 Paris, Cedex 13 FRANCE
Fax: 33-1-45-81-71-84
e-mail: picory@eco.enst.fr
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HICSS
Date: January 3-6, 1996
The Hawaii International Conference on System Science (HICSS) will hold its 29th Conference in Maui, Hawaii.
Papers are invited for the minitrack on Technology Management: Systems and Processes. The purpose of this minitrack is to stimulate applications of systems sciences to the management of technology (MoT) by providing a forum for the exchange of new research findings and concepts related to MoT and organizational change. The scope includes both systems for management of technology and social and psychological factors, models, and processes of organizational change and technology implementation. The unifying theme is managing technology so that an organization learns from its implementation of technologies, particularly information technologies. The minitrack has four components: the transition from R&D Management to Technology Management; Technology Adoption, Organizational Change, and Learning; Technology Joint Ventures and Organizational Learning; Management Technology Projects.
Minitrack co-ordinators are:
Robert M. Mason
Case Western Reserve University
rmm3@pyrite.som.cwru.edu
Tel.: 216-368-4777, fax: 216- 368-4776
Louis A. Lefebvre
CIRANO- Ecole Polytechnique
Tel.: 514-985-4008, fax: 514-985-4039
E-mail: Lefebvrl@cirano.umontreal.ca.
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CONFERENCES TO COME
TIMS-ORSA Joint National Meeting
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Date: April 23-26, 1995
For information: Mary Magrogan, ORSA, 1314 Guilford Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21202 U.S.A.
Tel.: 410-528-8581, fax: 410-361-8044.
Asia-Pacific Strategic Management
Conference
Location: Singapore
Date: June 21-24, 1995
For information: Dr. Tan Kong Yam, Chair, International Programme Committee, Department of Business Policy, Faculty of Business Administration, National University of Singapore, Singapore 0511.
Tel.: (65) 772-3050, fax: (65) 779-5059
E-mail: bspsec@nus3090.nus.sg.
TIMS XXXIII: Excellence in Global Services: Competitive Technologies
Location: Singapore
Date: June 25-28, 1995
For information: Dr. Poh Kam Wong, Centre for Management of Technology, National University of Singapore. Tel.: (65) 772-6323, fax: (65) 775 3955.
IEEE Engineering Management Conference: "Global Engineering Management: Emerging Trends in Asia Pacific"
Location: Singapore
Date: June 28-30, 1995
For information: Prof. Foo Say Wei, Chairman, Technical Program Committee, CTMA Pte Ltd, 425 Race Course Road, Singapore 0821.
Tel.: (65) 299-8992, fax: (65)299-8983
E-mail: ELEFOOSW@NUSVM.NUS.SG
European Conference on Management of Technology: Technological Innovation and Global Challenge
Location: Aston University, U.K.
Date: July 5-7, 1995
For more information: Dr. David J. Bennett, Aston Business School, Aston University, Birmingham B4 7E7, United Kingdom, Tel. 44-21-359-3611
Fax. 44-21-333-5620
Academy of Management - Annual Meeting 1995 - Technology and Innovation Management Division
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Date: August 6-9, 1995
For more information, please contact:
Urs E. Gattiker, Centre for Technology Studies, Faculty of Management, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada T1K 3M4
Tel. 403-320-6966, fax: 403-329-2038
E-mail: Gattiker3@cetus.mngt.uleth.ca.
Third International Conference on the Advances in the Sociological and Economical Analysis of Technology (ASEAT)
Managing New Technology into the 21st Century
Location: Manchester, U.K.
Date: September 6-8, 1995
For information: Albert Richards
CROMTEC
Manchester School of Management
UMIST, PO Box 88
Manchester M601QD, U.K.
Fax: 44-61-200-3505
10th Conference of the International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM) - Dissemination of Innovations and its Implications
Location: Rome (Italy)
Date: September 24-27, 1995
For more information:
Dr. P. Morgante, Studio Chiaromonte
Via Adda 105
00198 Rome, Italy
Fax: 39-6-854-6317.
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UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY-GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP IN SWEDEN
Conference on the usage of information technology
As a start on a research program in co-operation between Ume Business School and Telia, the Swedish telecom operator, a conference will be held March 23, in Ume, Sweden. The conference will focus on the use and the users of information technology, rather than on the technology itself. government have been engaged among others for the conference. For further information please contact:
Sven Junghagen
Ume Business School
S-901 87 UME, Sweden
Tel.: 46-90-16 67 98
Fax: 46-90-16 66 74
E-mail: s_jungh@hh.umu.se.
(information provided by J.Bodin)
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IAMOT CORESPONDENTS
Do not hesitate to contact any of the Area Editors whenever you want to submit information for publication. The Editorial team encourages the submission of articles via e-mail as it eases the transfer of information and reduces the possibility of mistakes. We also welcome Professors Maisseu, Dvir, Haour and Shenhar who will act as new Area Editors for their respective countries.
Africa: Babajide Alo, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria (West Africa). Tel.: 234-1-825237, fax: 234-1-822644.
Australia/New Zealand: George F. Stuart, Business & Economic Research Limited, Weddel House, 158 The Terrace, PO Box 10-277, Wellington 1, New Zealand. Tel.: 64-4-472-5564 fax: 64-4-473-3276.
Belgium: Koen Debackere, Bellevue 6, B-9050 Ledeberg (Gent), Belgium. Tel. 32-210-9711, fax: 32-210-9700, e-mail: Koen.Debackere@rug.ac.be.
Canada: Robert Marshall, McMaster University, Faculty of Engineering, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4L7. Tel. 905-525-9140 ext. 27009, fax: 905-546-5492, e-mail: marshal@mcmail.cis.mcmaster.ca.
Finland: Paavo Okko, University of Vaasa, P.O. Box 700, FIN-65101 Vaasa, Finland. Tel.: 358-61-324-8411, fax: 358-61-324-8465, e-mail:paavo.okko@macpost.uwasa.fi.
France: Porfesseur Andr, Ma<sseu, 28, rue Nungesser et Coli, 75016 Paris, France.
Tel.: 33-1-39-26-34-12, fax: 33-1-39-26-27-12.
Germany: Gerhard Schewe, Institute for Research in Innovation Management, University of Kiel, Olshausstra e 40, D-24098 Kiel, Germany. Tel. 49-431-880-3997, fax: 49-431-880-3349,
e-mail: wvw24@rz.uni-kiel.d400.de.
Hong Kong: Ali F. Farhoomand, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong. Tel.: 852- 2859-7069, fax: 852-2559-8447, e-mail: ali@csd.hku.hk.
Israel: Dr.Dov Dvir, Technology Management Dept., 52 Golomb St., Holon, 58102 Israel. Tel.: 972-3-502-8994, fax: 972-9-586-839.
Mexico: Enrique Zepeda, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Sucursal de Correos "J", Monterrey, N.L. 04849, Mexico. Tel. 525-326-5591.
Sweden: Jan Bodin, UMEA Business School, 90187 Umea, Sweden. Tel.: 46-90-16-69-27, fax: 46-90-16-66-74, e-mail: JBodin@hh.umu.se.
Singapore: Poh-Kam Wong, Centre for Management of Technology, Faculty of Business Administration, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 0511. Tel.: 65-772-6323, fax: 65-775-3955, e-mail: fbawpk@leonis.nus.sg.
South America: Roberto Sbragia, Faculdade de Economia, Administra|ao e Contabilidade, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto, 908, CEP 05508-900, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Tel.: 55-11-815-5752, fax: 55-11-814-0439.
Switzerland: Dr. Georges Haour, International Institute for Management Development (IMD), 23, Ch. de Bellerive, P.O. Box 915, CH-1001 Lausanne, Switzerland. Tel.: 41-21-618-01-11, fax: 41-21-618-07-07.
U.K.: Alan W. Pearson, Manchester Business School, Booth Street West, Manchester M15 6PB, UK. Tel.: 44-61-275- 6338, fax: 44-61-273-7732, e-mail: a.pearson@fs2.mbs.ac.uk.
U.S.A.: Robert M. Mason, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, CMOST Dept., Enterprise Hall, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7235, U.S.A. Tel. 216-368-4777, fax: 216-368-4776,
e-mail: rmm3@po.cwru.edu.
U.S.A. and ISRAEL: Aaron J. Shenhar, Center for the Development of Techno-logical Leadership, Institute of Techno-logy, 107 Lind Hall, 207 Church Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455, U.S.A. Tel.: 612-625-0557, fax: 612-624-7510,
e-mail: shenhar@mailbox.cdtl.umn.edu
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