Electronics and Manufacturing Industries, 1955-1961
Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-1007/1/1
Scope and Contents
Records relating to research into the experience of firms which joined the Scottish Council for Development and Industry's electronics scheme. The study of these firms was later supplemented by ancillary studies of the experience of manufacturing firms in other fields. The analysis of this research was the basis for Tom Burns' and G M Stalker's critical study "The Management of Innovation" first published in 1961 by Tavistock Publications and also several other papers and journal articles.
Dates
- Creation: 1955-1961
Creator
- From the Fonds: Burns, Tom, 1913-2001 (Professor of Sociology) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
2 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk