Management for scientists

Scientific progress - from creating better medicines to building better bridges or designing improved technology networks - can lead to intriguing business opportunities, but business expertise is not always a natural companion to scientific excellence. Scientists require a nuanced understanding of the modern business environment to successfully navigate the commercial world and maximise the economic potential of their ideas. Management for Scientists explores the core theories and practices in management studies today in a context applicable to those working in the scientific industries. Essential business concepts covered include corporate strategy and business planning, organisation structure, management and operations, and labour and human resources, and these are all viewed through the prism of building, maintaining and developing a scientific business in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, engineering, maths, and computing sectors. Chapters feature a range of real-world examples from modern science-driven businesses, presented by experienced scientists with demonstrated strategic and economic business expertise.

Economics, monetary theory and fiscal policy / Chiragh Desai -- Theory of the firm and the law / Ken Morrison -- Entrepreneurship / Robert B. Mellor -- Organizational structures for tech firms / Matthias Georg Will -- Strategy and strategic management / Chiragh Desai -- Information and knowledge governance / Sandra Whittleston -- Change management: the organization as a micro-macro system / Matthias Georg Will and Julia Mueller -- Marketing for scientists / Rahul Chawdhary -- HR theory and employment law / Ken Morrison -- Intellectual property rights (IPRs) / Lee Chapman -- Management in life sciences / Mehmet Tevfik Dorak -- Agile methods for engineering / Islam Choudhury.