The company that changed itself : R & D and the transformations of DSM

Arjan van Rooij

Foreword; Preface; 1. Introduction: Research and Businees in the Chemical Industry; 2. From Works Laboratories to Centralised Research; 3. Expansion and Fiversification: R & D after the Second World War; 4. The Large Leap Forward: Redefining the Role of R & D in the 1970s; 5. The 1980s: Moving Away from Cyclicality and into High Value-Added Products; 6. Conclusion: Research and Business at DSM; 7. Epilogue: the 1990s; Appendix; Sources; List of Figures, Graphs and Tables; Index

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Year of publication:	2007
Authors:	Rooij, Arjan van
Institutions:	Stichting Historie der Techniek (contributor)
Publisher:	Amsterdam : Amsterdam Univ. Press
Subject:	Niederlande \| DSM N.V. \| Forschung \| Geschichte
Description of contents:	This thoroughly researched book analyses the role of industrial research in DSM's transformations. Table of Contents [swbplus.bsz-bw.de]

Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (317 pages)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	"Published in cooperation with the Foundation for the History of Technology (SHT)"--Title page verso Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-307) and index
ISBN:	978-90-485-0165-6 ; 90-485-0165-2 ; 978-90-5356-955-9 ; 90-5356-955-3 ; 90-5356-955-3
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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