Funding Science: The Real Defects of Peer Review and An Alternative To It
Science Technology & Human Values, 1985
... because it often takes 9 to 18 months to get the funds, and because radically new ideas will ... more ... because it often takes 9 to 18 months to get the funds, and because radically new ideas will always ... Of course, if the new person is a replacement, there is presumably al-ready enough to support the ... Industry provides roughly 5% of the research funding of the major universities. ...
Designing low carbon higher education systems Environmental impacts of campus and distance learning systems
... Designing low carbon higher education systems. ... Focusing on energy, the Carbon Trust Highe... more ... Designing low carbon higher education systems. ... Focusing on energy, the Carbon Trust Higher Education Carbon Management Programme is providing support and guidance to enable 33UK universities and colleges to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions from the ...
Managing design projects in small and medium-sized firms
Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 1990
This paper presents initial results of a major study of the benejits and costs of investment in d... more This paper presents initial results of a major study of the benejits and costs of investment in design in small and medium-sized manufacturers. It shows that UK manufacturers which received a government subsidy to employ a professional design consultant for product, ...
Cutbacks in design investment are often made in a time of recession because managers, when faced ... more Cutbacks in design investment are often made in a time of recession because managers, when faced with competing demands, are unaware of the commercial value of such investment The research reported in this paper investigated the risks and rewards of ...
This paper is concerned with the role of design in the competitiveness of manufacturing companies... more This paper is concerned with the role of design in the competitiveness of manufacturing companies and reports on design management in commercially successful firms. The findings are based on a survey of design policies and practices in over one hundred British and foreign companies from several industries, ranging from furniture to electronics. The paper shows that while in theory design plays a key role in competition, influencing both “price” and “non‐price” factors, in practice many managers do not give design high priority in company strategy and product development. The commercially most successful firms were those that not only invested resources in design and managed it effectively, but had other strengths, for example in marketing and manufacturing.
Designing low carbon higher education systems : Environmental impacts of campus and distance learning systems
International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2008
... Designing low carbon higher education systems. ... Focusing on energy, the Carbon Trust Highe... more ... Designing low carbon higher education systems. ... Focusing on energy, the Carbon Trust Higher Education Carbon Management Programme is providing support and guidance to enable 33UK universities and colleges to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions from the ...
The Commercial Impacts of Green Product Development
The Design Innovation Group (DIG), which was founded in 1979, conducts research on the role of pr... more The Design Innovation Group (DIG), which was founded in 1979, conducts research on the role of product design and technical innovation in the competitiveness of industry, both in the UK and overseas. The Group, which is part of the Centre for Technology Strategy at the Open ...
Designing low carbon higher education systems Environmental impacts of campus and distance learning systems
... Designing low carbon higher education systems. ... Focusing on energy, the Carbon Trust Highe... more ... Designing low carbon higher education systems. ... Focusing on energy, the Carbon Trust Higher Education Carbon Management Programme is providing support and guidance to enable 33UK universities and colleges to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions from the ...
Managing design projects in small and medium-sized firms
Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 1990
This paper presents initial results of a major study of the benejits and costs of investment in d... more This paper presents initial results of a major study of the benejits and costs of investment in design in small and medium-sized manufacturers. It shows that UK manufacturers which received a government subsidy to employ a professional design consultant for product, ...
Cutbacks in design investment are often made in a time of recession because managers, when faced ... more Cutbacks in design investment are often made in a time of recession because managers, when faced with competing demands, are unaware of the commercial value of such investment The research reported in this paper investigated the risks and rewards of ...
This paper is concerned with the role of design in the competitiveness of manufacturing companies... more This paper is concerned with the role of design in the competitiveness of manufacturing companies and reports on design management in commercially successful firms. The findings are based on a survey of design policies and practices in over one hundred British and foreign companies from several industries, ranging from furniture to electronics. The paper shows that while in theory design plays a key role in competition, influencing both “price” and “non‐price” factors, in practice many managers do not give design high priority in company strategy and product development. The commercially most successful firms were those that not only invested resources in design and managed it effectively, but had other strengths, for example in marketing and manufacturing.
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