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Institute Study Report

NASA/TM-108527, Whitaker, Ann and Steadman, Jackie and Little, Sally and Underwood, Debra and Blackman, Mack and Simonds, Judy, Institute Study Report, Prepared by Space Sciences Laboratory, Science and Engineering Directorate. NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812, February 1997, pp. 16, Format(s): PDF 2116k

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This report documents a study conducted by the MSFC working group on Institutes in 1995 on the structure, organization and business arrangements of Institutes at a time when the agency was considering establishing science institutes. Thirteen institutes, ten science centers associated with the state of Georgia, Stanford Research Institute (SRI), and IIT Research Institute (IITRI), and general data on failed institutes were utilized to form this report. The report covers the working group's findings on institute mission, structure, director, board of directors/advisors, the working environment, research arrangements, intellectual property rights, business management, institute funding, and metrics
Keywords:institutes, business arrangements, directors, metrics, intellectual property rights, institute structure
CASI Document ID Number:97N16499
Subjects:Social Sciences: Administration and Management: Aerospace Management
ID Code:369
Deposited On:03 July 2002