International Research Management

This collection describes the preconditions processes and results of well-managed interdisciplinary research projects from the United States Canada Israel Japan Brazil the German Democratic Republic and Rumania. Based on a 1986 conference at the University of Minnesota the book is divided into three sections: introductory papers establishing major themes; geographically grouped papers addressing North America South America Europe and Asia; and papers reviewing the present state of knowledge in interdisciplinary work. Throughout the work addresses the problems and approaches to successfully managing research projects in government private firms and universities.