Managing freedom: Managing researchers as if they were warriors

Drug Discovery Today

Volumn 13, Issue 13-14, 2008, Pages 555-557

  Uitdehaag, Joost ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATIVITY; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG RESEARCH; EDITORIAL; INDEPENDENCE; LEADERSHIP; MANAGEMENT THEORY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; SCIENTIST;

DRUG INDUSTRY; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; MOTIVATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; RESEARCH PERSONNEL;

EID: 45849147683     PISSN: 13596446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2008.04.012     Document Type: Editorial

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