CONSIDERATIONS AND GUIDELINES FOR RESEARCH MANAGEMENT

CONDITIONS AND ATTITUDES CONDUCIVE TO RESEARCH ARE DISCUSSED. IN A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO RESEARCH MANAGEMENT, THE FIRST STEP IS TO IDENTIFY THE GOALS OF THE PROGRAM. AS PART OF SETTING GOALS, AVAILABLE RESOURCES MUST BE ALLOCATED. THESE RESEARCH GOALS AND PROGRAMS MUST BE TRANSLATED IN TIME-SCHEDULED PLANS. SOME OF THE DECISIONS THAT MANAGEMENT MUST MAKE IN EVALUATING OR ESTABLISHING A RESEARCH PROGRAM ARE DISCUSSED. A RESEARCH ORGANIZATION MUST BE ESTABLISHED, FUNDS PROVIDED, AND A STAFF RECRUITED. PROCEDURES MUST BE DEVELOPED TO ACHIEVE THE MAXIMUM BENEFITS OF RESEARCH BY TRANSLATING RESEARCH FINDINGS INTO PRACTICE. MANAGEMENT MUST UNDERSTAND THE RESEARCHER AND HIS MOTIVES AND PROVIDE A SITUATION IN WHICH BOTH MANAGEMENT GOALS AND THE INDIVIDUAL'S GOALS CAN BE MUTUALLY ACHIEVED.

• Record URL:
  • https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrnews/hr-news-30-01.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 30, pp 75-91. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Cook, K E
• Publication Date: 1968

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: pp 75-91
• Serial:
  • Highway Research News
  • Issue Number: 30

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Decision making; Evaluation; Guidelines; Management; Planning; Research; Scheduling
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00200310
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Mar 3 1994 12:00AM