The company that changed itself R&D and the transformations of DSM

This thoroughly researched book analyses the role of industrial research in DSM's transformations

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rooij, Arjan van (-)
Corporate Author: Stichting Historie der Techniek (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press 2007.
Edition:1st ed
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009432631806719
Table of Contents:
  • Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1. Introduction: Research and Business in the Chemical Industry; 2. From Works Laboratories to Centralized Research; 3. Expansion and Diversification: R & D after the Second World War; 4. The Large Leap Forward: Redefining the Role of R&D in the 1970's; 5. The 1980's: Moving Away from Cyclicality and into High Value-Added Products; 6. Conclusion: Research and Business at DSM; 7. Epilogue: the 1990's; Appendix; Sources; List of Figures, Graphs and Tables; Index