Provides set of research strategies that would help bridge gap between research concerning care and treatment of people with severe mental illness and consumer empowerment. Argues that research should attend to context of research, vantage point, process of formulating research questions, selection of interventions tested, selection of outcomes…

The Knowledge Innovation System is a management technique in which a networked enterprise uses knowledge flow as a collaborative advantage. Enterprise Management System-Architecture, which can be applied to collaborative activities, has five domains: economic, sociological, psychological, managerial, and technological. (SK)

Responds to article by MacEwen and Barling (1991) on effects of maternal employment experiences on children's behavior. Argues that MacEwen and Barling's empirical model lacks correspondence with their theoretical model. Reanalyzes data following incremental strategy of model building that more closely approximates theoretical model. Notes that…

Notes that counseling psychology has traditionally neglected research and practice with children. Focuses on ethical and practical issues in conducting research with child participants. Highlights areas of informed consent and assent, minimization of risk, and use of deception. Gives special attention to areas where research with children differs…

Event-history analyses of 97 New Jersey manufacturing plants during 1973-87 reveal that plant survival was related to investment in knowledge (better educated employees and new technologies), decentralized line-operating authority, less formalization of authority, either independence or relative autonomy from parent company, and industrywide…

Offers a rationale for and overview of contextual factors that influence the play and developmental outcomes of preschool children with disabilities. Research on play is discussed relative to child, program, family, and measurement characteristics that can influence play/developmental outcomes. (DB)

This article by a recipient of the Council for Exceptional Children's Research Award presents the author's perspective of research as detective work, starting from the investigation of dyslexia, and progressing to such topics as the design of secondary education for students with learning disabilities, dropouts, classroom and instructional…

Offers a response to Kozma's article and his views on educational technology. Maintains that Kozma focuses too much on technology-driven instruction and learning and over-emphasizes the role of media research. Discusses the role of technology and considers the future of academic programs in the field, particularly doctoral programs. (LRW)

A study of 85 university-enterprise training partnerships in the European Union found that their location (academia, business-industry, or technology centers) influenced their functions and autonomy. Most had structural flexibility and a high-skill work force. They facilitate technological development by forming relationships, advising,…

Describes method for analyzing the diffusion of scientific journals using the Rasch model as the measuring instrument. Explains why determining the information that underlies citations via diffusion variable is a powerful informetrics tool for uncovering regularities in information related processes when counts are used. Includes graphs and…

This response to four papers on the nature of reinforcement focuses on the implications for application of theory to practice. The response addresses: reversibility of single-incentive selective associations; response deprivation, reinforcement, and economics; the substitutability of reinforcers; and delay reduction. (DB)

Establishes a managerial context for the expenditure of funds for research and development by academic libraries. Topics discussed include for-profit research and development; sustaining a competitive advantage; traditional library funding strategies; organization environment; and library strategies for facing an uncertain funding environment.…

Thurow describes major forces that will radically change the shape of capitalism and global competition: fall of communism, shift to knowledge industries, demographic changes, communications and transportation technologies, and lack of a dominant world power. He suggests that, as the United States loses political and economic dominance, the nation…

This discusses an educational strategy designed to create a means for students to connect skills introduced in a course sequence during their second professional year with an evaluative Doctor of Pharmacy project conducted later in the curriculum. (Author)

Summarizes some key findings of academic papers presented at the First World Congress on the Management of Electronic Commerce (January, 2000, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada). Outlines two meta-management issues that surfaced: taking a strategic approach to Internet ventures and considering infrastructure design during implementation. Highlights…