The bureaucratization of science

Research Policy

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1584-1600

  Walsh, John P ^a   Lee, You Na ^a  

^a Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bureaucratization; Interdependence; Organization; Science; Size

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

BUREAUCRATIZATION; INTERDEPENDENCE; INTERDISCIPLINARITY; ORGANIZATION THEORY; SCIENCE; SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS; SIZE; TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENTS;

EMPLOYMENT;

EID: 84937920408     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2015.04.010     Document Type: Article

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