{"title":"Administering Information Input and Output in Research Laboratories","authors":"I. Goldman","doi":"10.1109/IRET-EM.1959.5007503","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRET-EM.1959.5007503","url":null,"abstract":"Research and development laboratories use information as a raw material in the course of carrying out their assigned function. They, in turn, generate new information. The input of information referred to is of several varieties-theory, data, applications, economic factors, etc. The information generated is likewise of several kinds-theory, data, devices, processes, etc.--which are of importance to the company in maintaining and extending its competitive position and its prestige. Input information is defined as all of the information that can be gleaned from all sources that will be useful as background in carrying out this project. Similarly, output information will be the results of the project when written up as company reports, scientific papers, general articles plus the ideas, devices, data, etc., carried to the manufacturing operation. The handling of input information to the research project is a communication process which involves collection, evaluation and dissemination. In analogous fashion, these processes are operative in handling the information output of the laboratory. An analysis of the nature of input and output information components permits a more detailed study of specific requirements and leads to improved procedures for increasing the effectiveness of the communication process. Recognizing the fact that technical information must compete for top management attention with reports from other major parts of the company-sales, public relations, legal, etc.--the importance of the attention-getting power of research reports and communications becomes clearly evident. Some suggestions are given that may be helpful in attaining this objective.","PeriodicalId":382847,"journal":{"name":"IRE Transactions on Engineering Management","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1959-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116400493","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Analysis of Personnel Turnover and Replacement","authors":"L. A. Kenna","doi":"10.1109/IRET-EM.1959.5007502","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRET-EM.1959.5007502","url":null,"abstract":"Personnel turnover is a problem facing practically all managerial staffs. It has become a serious problem for some. The same holds true for replacement of personnel. This paper presents a method for analyzing personnel turnover. The method is relatively simple and yet systematic. Since evaluation techniques would involve too many variables, they are not discussed. Various techniques require specific examples as they do not apply in general. The analysis will apply, in general, to any turnover situation. In addition, the replacement of personnel is discussed. The results from the analysis, and subsequent evaluation, will determine the personnel policy for the hiring of new personnel.","PeriodicalId":382847,"journal":{"name":"IRE Transactions on Engineering Management","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1959-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115269007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Engineering Department Organization and Control in a Small Company","authors":"J. S. Brown","doi":"10.1109/IRET-EM.1959.5007500","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRET-EM.1959.5007500","url":null,"abstract":"Organization of an engineering department in a small company is described. The four basic functions of the department are discussed; namely, custom engineering, sales assistance, production assistance, and new product design. The role of committees in carrying out interdepartment liaison is presented, and the specific working committees and their functions are described. Comments are presented on Management's problems in the areas of 1) providing necessary technical skills, 2) budgetary control of manpower, as required for custom engineering on fixed price-contracts and new product development, and 3) intradepartment organization versus integration of the department into the over-all company organization.","PeriodicalId":382847,"journal":{"name":"IRE Transactions on Engineering Management","volume":"934 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1959-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133906846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Research and Development Cost Estimation","authors":"Vernon L. Lambert, Hubert F. Sackett","doi":"10.1109/IRET-EM.1959.5007488","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRET-EM.1959.5007488","url":null,"abstract":"Four companies engaged in research and development were interviewed relative to their method of cost prediction. Company A, engaged in military equipment development, uses a complex operating organization to make estimates. Company B, engaged in commercial development, uses a summary unit cost, i.e., number or predicted man years multiplied by a given number of dollars. Company C, commercial research and development, estimates on the basis of individual projects but holds department managers accountable only for total department costs. Company D, government research and development, uses the future operating structure as does Company A, but seems to use a less complex structure. A further investigation into the use of Summary unit costs is recommended.","PeriodicalId":382847,"journal":{"name":"IRE Transactions on Engineering Management","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1959-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115875556","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Oscilloscopic View of the Electronic Industry by Investment Capital","authors":"Casper M. Bower","doi":"10.1109/IRET-EM.1959.5007487","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRET-EM.1959.5007487","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":382847,"journal":{"name":"IRE Transactions on Engineering Management","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1959-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130550207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recruiting the Technically Creative---A Dual Responsibility","authors":"J. Kurshan","doi":"10.1109/IRET-EM.1959.5007490","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRET-EM.1959.5007490","url":null,"abstract":"Effective recruiting requires teamwork between the personnel staff and the research and development organization; neither should shirk its responsibilities. Effective organization for the task of recruiting creative engineers and scientists will also improve the recruiting of engineers in general. Creative individuals are especially sensitive to the nonmaterialistic aspects of their working environment. These include the nature of the work, reputation of the organization, opportunities for growth, quality of supervision, and living conditions. With reference to the applicant, recruiting may be divided into six basic elements: attracting, screening, visiting, interviewing, decision-making, and follow-up. All involve participation by both line and staff parts of the organization, but the responsibilities of each group are distinct. The personnel staff has the basic responsibilities of providing professional employment guidance and of handling administrative details. These duties include personnel research, employment planning, organizing the recruiting effort, training recruiters, screening applicants for further consideration, arranging laboratory or plant visits, interviewing from a nontechnical viewpoint, and coordinating the action on the decision, the offer, and the subsequent follow-up. Technical management must set its own manpower requirements, both quantitavely and qualitatively, and make the final decision whether to hire a given individual. Nonsupervisory technical personnel can contribute effectively in attracting, recruiting, and interviewing applicants. Criteria are discussed for selecting people to do the recruiting tasks.","PeriodicalId":382847,"journal":{"name":"IRE Transactions on Engineering Management","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1959-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128473606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Merit Rating and Productivity in an Industrial Research Laboratory: A Case Study","authors":"Alexander G. Grasberg","doi":"10.1109/IRET-EM.1959.5007492","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRET-EM.1959.5007492","url":null,"abstract":"A merit rating plan based only on one criterion, over-all performance, was tested in one section of approximately sixty engineer-scientists in a large industrial research laboratory. The procedure used is discussed along with some general results. In addition, a measure of individual productivity was developed based on the average number of technical reports, publications, and patent disclosures written per year. A fairly good correlation was found between the merit ratings and the measure of productivity.","PeriodicalId":382847,"journal":{"name":"IRE Transactions on Engineering Management","volume":"134 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1959-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124641448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Industry-University Cooperation in the Field of Research","authors":"R. Cole","doi":"10.1109/IRET-EM.1959.5007489","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IRET-EM.1959.5007489","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":382847,"journal":{"name":"IRE Transactions on Engineering Management","volume":"357 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1959-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126691926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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