Getting It Off The Shelf

Name: Getting It Off The Shelf
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Concentrating on the case of energy-saving technology, the authors explain the high frequency of implementation failure by examining the reward structure of federal R&D agencies and the limits of current methods of program planning and technology assessment. > In 1976, the federal government spent over $10 billion on civilian research, development, and demonstration projects. The vast majority of these dollars were spent for applied research\u2014research from which it is reasonable to expect a payoff in implementation, commercialization, or problem solving. In all too many cases, that payoff has not been for > Preface -- Introduction -- Studies of the Implementation Process -- Innovation in the Private Sector -- Technological Innovation in the Public Sector -- Public Sector-Private Sector Comparisons -- Integrating Theory and Experience -- Getting It Off the Shelf > Peter W. House, visiting scholar at the Institute of Transportation Studies, University of Californ.