ISBN: 9780521019125 - prometheus bound (5 Ergebnisse)

Softcover/Paperback. Zustand: Sehr gut. Revised ed. 300 p. Very good. Shrink wrapped. / Sehr guter Zustand. In Folie verschweißt. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 501.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. A searching critique of the structural changes currently taking place in the scientific community, showing that managerial considerations now threaten to crowd out the creative element in science. Editor(s): Ziman, John M. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440. . 2008. Revised ed. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 299 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.90 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - After expanding steadily for centuries, science is reaching its limits to growth. We can no longer afford the ever increasing cost of exploring ever wider research opportunities. In the competition for resources, science is becoming much more tightly organised. A radical, pervasive and permanent structural change is taking place. It already affects the whole research system, from everyday laboratory life to national budgets. The scientific enterprise cannot avoid fundamental change, but excessive managerial insistence on accountability, evaluation, 'priority setting', etc. can be very inhospitable to expertise, innovation, criticism and creativity. Can the research system be reshaped without losing many features that have made science so productive This trenchant analysis of a deep-rooted historical process does not assume any technical knowledge of the natural sciences, their history, philosophy, sociology or politics. It is addressed to everybody who is concerned about the future of science and its place in society.…