Institutional Variations in Problem Choice and Persistence Among Pioneering Researchers (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Given the tremendous volume of research conducted in industrial and government laboratories and the large percentage of doctorates employed, it is not surprising that any examination of scientists' problem choices must be considered in light of commercial, military and other external influences. Frequently, these interests can conflict with the internal cognitive and social influences of the scientific community. Difficulties arise when, in order to preserve commercial advantage or national security, scientists in industrial and military laboratories need to maintain a level of secrecy that divides them from their colleagues in the rest of the research community (allen, 1977; Kornhauser, 1962; Pelz and Andrews.

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