Basic Motives Behind Academic And Industrial Science

Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelley, explores the theme of the pursuit of knowledge and scientific discovery through the main characters; Victor Frankenstein, the Creature and Robert Walton. This pursuit of knowledge drives the plot of the novel, leading Victor to create the Creature in his attempt to break down the mortal barriers that surround him and unlock the secret of life. Robert Walton’s quest for discovery leads him to the North Pole, far beyond the reach of Humans at that time. Ultimately Victor’s thirst for knowledge and scientific discovery did him more harm than good with Victor’s hatred of his creation driving him to death. Frankenstein’s message to the modern is age is simply put as “humans should not meddle in the business of the gods”. Mary Shelley’s is using Frankenstein and the actions of the characters in the novel to warn us that although we have the technology to for example, create a human being, some things are better left to nature. In our quest for knowledge we can do ourselves more harm than good. Through her novel Shelley tells us that on our path of scientific discovery there are some trails better left unexplored.

Brian Caswell’s “A cage of Butterflies”(1992) primarily explores how scientific research can become corrupted by the profit motive. Caswell’s novel uses language techniques such as short sentence structure and structural techniques such as the constant changing of perspective in order to explore and emphasise how scientific research can become corrupted by the profit motive. He also shows the audience some consequences and effects of corruption to both the individuals and the corporations involved.

Frederick Taylor’s fundamental thoughts on scientific management dated back to early 1880s when he was employed at Midvale Steel Company and observed his coworkers “soldiering” at work. In the following two decades, he moved around different companies while developing his management theory

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As research strives to make a greater impact on society, there are regulations that must be enforced to

There is extreme competition which ultimately creates pressure on the researcher. In past, several suspended researchers have joined competitors and such incidents will impact a sustainable growth.

The arguments and findings of the reports can be cross-linked to a number of important concepts in the theory behind science and technology policy. The main concepts that will be used to analyze the finding of the report are the linearity model versus the innovation space and the push-pull concept between R&D and businesses. The linear model of innovation describes as a chain of supply and demand starting with science and ending with economic growth. The science acts a suppler for the demand of technology, and technology supplies the demand of businesses in order to be innovative. The end result of an innovative business is perceived as a contributor to the increase in productivity and as a result economic growth. On the other hand, the concept of innovation space or the innovation ecosystem as referred to in the report regards innovation as the output of an integrated

In response to this problem, the purpose of this paper is to increase awareness of the possibilities of investments in research devolvement, along with success stories of companies who have seen success in taking on new technology, along with that discussing strategies that can help the business succeed before adapting technology and after adapting new

The main purpose of the scientific revolution was to challenge the ideas put into place by the Greeks centuries earlier. Many scientists, such as an Astronomer, Nicholas Copernicus, and Andreas Vesalius, created new theories in the attempt to understand how the world worked in all its unique complexity. These figures of the scientific revolution caused society to challenge their traditional views. The Heliocentric Theory, discovered by Nicholas Copernicus, after examining the works of ancient scientists, Aristotle, and philosopher, Ptolemy, who declared that the geocentric earth is the center of the universe. Copernicus eventually discovered that this was not true. Earth, was the center of the universe, but it was the sun. The majority

Scientific research is always evolving, constantly progressing, improving and being modernised in order to reflect changes in social and cultural morals and values as well as to adjust to the relevant issues in the current society.

Scientific management has also been criticised for not accounting for the employees in the organisation (Handy, 20) “but people had been left out of the equation – they were not so easily regimented.”, moreover this the management style also received a bad reputation (Brooks, 19) “Similarly, in Germany in 1912 they were greeted with considerable hostility, and in France (Renault) they resulted in strike action and violent

With those evocative words, Frederick W. Taylor had begun his highly influential book; “The Principles of Scientific Management” indicating his view regarding management practices. As one of the most influential management theorists, Taylor is widely acclaimed as the ‘father of scientific management’. Taylor had sought “the ‘one best way’ for a job to be done” (Robbins, Bergman, Stagg & Coulter, 2003, p.39). Northcraft and Neale (1990, p.41) state that “Scientific management took its

Why do young bright minds of India want to take up science or research as a promising career path in the first place? Doesn’t it feel like a risk? What career opportunities does one have after getting a PhD? These questions are bugging me quite a lot these days. For most of us, born and brought up in middle class urban society are taught right from the start to work hard and be well educated enough to secure a good job. Seemingly it is the gateway to lead a comfortable life. I think in India it is the most important thing in life. Getting a decent job. It’s the only thing that matters. No matter how creative you are and harbor any kind of alternate ambitions otherwise it becomes secondary after a point. So growing up, the thought of pursuing science and research could only be such a far-fetched dream for many of us I guess.

In an article by Walter Isaacson in The Agenda that has been titled Why Innovation Needs Both Art and Science, the issue of approaching innovation both as an art and as science is highlighted. The author has postulated that approaching management in a single perspective, either as art or as a science, limits the effectiveness of the management approach that has been used. Isaacson points out that the most prolific thinkers can forge an interaction between science and the humanities. Success in the contemporary world is determined largely, by the ability of the management team to approach the management process both as an art and as a science.

There is a current trend now from educational institutions even in organizations outside the education sector wherein research and groundwork is encouraged to be a continuing product of their staff. While some are bound to research work, many are pressed on the demands of it. This is because research is not only a work of an individuals. Educational institutions which aim for a culture in research must also raise, encourage and uphold the work done by the staff. This can be done through distributing workloads, creating an environment conducive for research work, appropriate incentives and many others (Hanover Research, 2014).