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CIS: A NEW FRONTIER FOR MIS
Ko de Ruyter & Richard Widdows
Pages: 5-16
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
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THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF RISK
Rosaleen Love
Pages: 17-29
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
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APPRAISING INVESTMENTS IN NEW TELECOM TECHNOLOGIES: THE CASE OF SWEDISH TELECOM
Erik Bohlin
Pages: 30-52
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
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NEW WINE INTO OLD BOTTLES: TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Sam Ricketson
Pages: 53-82
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
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SCIENTIFIC FRAUD AND THE POWER STRUCTURE OF SCIENCE
Brian Martin
Pages: 83-98
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
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IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES IN THE COMMERCIALISATION OF TECHNOLOGY: AN EVALUATION OF THE MIC PROGRAM
Neal Ryan
Pages: 99-112
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
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THE TECHNOLOGY OF OPEN-RANGE CATTLE FARMING IN EARLY EUROPEAN AUSTRALIA
John Perkins & Jack Thompson
Pages: 113-127
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
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The Idea Brokers by James A. Smith (Free Press, New York, 1991), pp.xxi + 313, $US24.95, ISBN 0-02-929551-3
Sir Bruce Williams
Pages: 128-129
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
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Scale and Scope: The Dynamics of Industrial Capitalism by Alfred D. Chandler Jr. (Harvard/Belknap, Cambridge Mass., 1990), pp. xvi + 860, $US35.00, ISBN 0-674-78994-6
David K. Round
Pages: 129-132
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
First Page PreviewforScale and Scope: The Dynamics of Industrial Capitalism by Alfred D. Chandler Jr. (Harvard/Belknap, Cambridge Mass., 1990), pp. xvi + 860, $US35.00, ISBN 0-674-78994-6 | PDF (235.9 KB)
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Science and Technology in History: An Approach to Industrial Development by Ian Inkster (Macmillan Education, Basingstoke, England, 1991), pp. xvi + 391, $29.95, ISBN 0-333-42858-7
Paschal Preston
Pages: 132-134
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
First Page PreviewforScience and Technology in History: An Approach to Industrial Development by Ian Inkster (Macmillan Education, Basingstoke, England, 1991), pp. xvi + 391, $29.95, ISBN 0-333-42858-7 | PDF (171.3 KB)
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Universities and The Future of America by Derek Bok (Duke University Press, Durham and London, 1990), pp. vii + 136, $USI4.95, ISBN 0-8223-1036-8
Brian G. Wilson
Pages: 134-136
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
First Page PreviewforUniversities and The Future of America by Derek Bok (Duke University Press, Durham and London, 1990), pp. vii + 136, $USI4.95, ISBN 0-8223-1036-8 | PDF (182.4 KB)
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Case Payment in Australian Hospitals: Issues and Options by Richard B. Scotton and Helen Owens (Public Sector Management Institute, Monash University, 1990), pp. xxii + 294, ISBN 0-7326-0203-3
Don Hindle
Pages: 137-139
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
First Page PreviewforCase Payment in Australian Hospitals: Issues and Options by Richard B. Scotton and Helen Owens (Public Sector Management Institute, Monash University, 1990), pp. xxii + 294, ISBN 0-7326-0203-3 | PDF (179.4 KB)
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Vitamin C and Cancer: Medicine or Politics? by Evelleen Richards (Macmillan, Basingstoke, 1991), pp. xiv + 269, £ 35.00, ISBN 0-333-44419-1
Fred Jevons
Pages: 139-140
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
CitationforVitamin C and Cancer: Medicine or Politics? by Evelleen Richards (Macmillan, Basingstoke, 1991), pp. xiv + 269, £ 35.00, ISBN 0-333-44419-1 | PDF (113.9 KB)
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Artificial Intelligence at MIT: Expanding Frontiers edited by Patrick Henry Wilson with Sarah Alexandra Shellard (The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1990), two volumes, pp. 656 + 634, $70.00, ISBN 0-262-23150-6 and 0-262-23151-4
C. Reynolds
Pages: 140-141
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
CitationforArtificial Intelligence at MIT: Expanding Frontiers edited by Patrick Henry Wilson with Sarah Alexandra Shellard (The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1990), two volumes, pp. 656 + 634, $70.00, ISBN 0-262-23150-6 and 0-262-23151-4 | PDF (108.8 KB)
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Health Scare: The Misuse of Science in Public Health Policy by J.R. Johnstone and C. Ulyatt: (Critical Issues Series No. 14, Australian Institute for Public Policy, Perth, WA, 1991), pp. viii + 99, $11.00, ISBN 0-949186-43-0
K.A. Sampford
Pages: 141-143
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
First Page PreviewforHealth Scare: The Misuse of Science in Public Health Policy by J.R. Johnstone and C. Ulyatt: (Critical Issues Series No. 14, Australian Institute for Public Policy, Perth, WA, 1991), pp. viii + 99, $11.00, ISBN 0-949186-43-0 | References | PDF (176.6 KB)
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Discovering, Inventing and Solving Problems at the Frontiers of Scientific Knowledge by Robert Scott Root-Bernstein. (Harvard University Press, Cambridge MA and London, 1989), pp. xiv + 50l, $US35.00, ISBN 0-674-21175-8
Lawrence G. Cromwell
Pages: 144-146
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
First Page PreviewforDiscovering, Inventing and Solving Problems at the Frontiers of Scientific Knowledge by Robert Scott Root-Bernstein. (Harvard University Press, Cambridge MA and London, 1989), pp. xiv + 50l, $US35.00, ISBN 0-674-21175-8 | PDF (181 KB)
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The Boundaries of Economics by Gordon C. Winston and Richard F. Teichgraeber III: (Murphy Institute Studies in the Political Economy, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1988), pp. xi + 117, £75.00, ISBN 0-521-34450-6
Bruce W. Ross
Pages: 146-149
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
First Page PreviewforThe Boundaries of Economics by Gordon C. Winston and Richard F. Teichgraeber III: (Murphy Institute Studies in the Political Economy, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1988), pp. xi + 117, £75.00, ISBN 0-521-34450-6 | References | PDF (230.4 KB)
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The University: An Owner's Manual by Henry Rosovsky (W.W. Norton and Company, New York, 1990), pp. 309, $US19.95, ISBN 0-393-02782-1
Page: 149
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
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The Economies of American Universities: Management, Operations, and Fiscal Environment by Stephen A. Hoenack and Eileen L. Collins (State University of New York Press, Albany, 1990), pp. vi + 285, $US17.95, ISBN 0-7914-0028-X
L. Roy Webb
Pages: 149-151
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
First Page PreviewforThe Economies of American Universities: Management, Operations, and Fiscal Environment by Stephen A. Hoenack and Eileen L. Collins (State University of New York Press, Albany, 1990), pp. vi + 285, $US17.95, ISBN 0-7914-0028-X | PDF (170.4 KB)
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Managing the Non-Profit Organisation Priciples and Practices by Peter Drücker (Harper Collins, New York, 1990), pp. xiii + 221, $US22.95, ISBN 0-06-016507
J.J. Landsberg
Pages: 151-153
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
First Page PreviewforManaging the Non-Profit Organisation Priciples and Practices by Peter Drücker (Harper Collins, New York, 1990), pp. xiii + 221, $US22.95, ISBN 0-06-016507 | PDF (172.2 KB)
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Telecommunications Policy for the 19905 and Beyond by Walter G. Bolter, James w. McConnaughey and Fred J. Kelsey (M.E. Sharpe, London, 1990), pp. xvii + 426, $US75.00, ISBN 0-87332-586-9
John Whiteman
Pages: 153-155
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
First Page PreviewforTelecommunications Policy for the 19905 and Beyond by Walter G. Bolter, James w. McConnaughey and Fred J. Kelsey (M.E. Sharpe, London, 1990), pp. xvii + 426, $US75.00, ISBN 0-87332-586-9 | PDF (181 KB)
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Mapping Our Genes: The Genome Project and the Future of Medicine by Lois Wingerson (Dutton, New York, 1990), pp. xi + 338, $US19.95, ISBN 0-525-24877-3
Charles Kerr
Pages: 156-158
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
First Page PreviewforMapping Our Genes: The Genome Project and the Future of Medicine by Lois Wingerson (Dutton, New York, 1990), pp. xi + 338, $US19.95, ISBN 0-525-24877-3 | References | PDF (180.5 KB)
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Young Workers in Technologically Advanced Industries by Sue Whyte and Belinda Probert (National Clearinghouse for Youth Studies, Hobart, 1991), pp. 4iii + 76, no charge, ISBN 1-875236-10-4
John Phillimore
Pages: 158-161
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
First Page PreviewforYoung Workers in Technologically Advanced Industries by Sue Whyte and Belinda Probert (National Clearinghouse for Youth Studies, Hobart, 1991), pp. 4iii + 76, no charge, ISBN 1-875236-10-4 | PDF (227.4 KB)
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Guide to the Archives of Science in Australia: Records of Individuals compiled and edited by Gavan McCarthy (D.W. Thorpe, Melbourne, in association with Australian Science Archives Project and the National Centre for Australian Studies 1991), pp. xi + 291:, ISBN 0-909532-97-4
Ann Moyal
Pages: 161-162
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
CitationforGuide to the Archives of Science in Australia: Records of Individuals compiled and edited by Gavan McCarthy (D.W. Thorpe, Melbourne, in association with Australian Science Archives Project and the National Centre for Australian Studies 1991), pp. xi + 291:, ISBN 0-909532-97-4 | PDF (110.7 KB)
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The Politics of Progress: The Origins and Development of the Commercial Republic, 1600-1836 by Hiram Caton (University of Florida Press, Gainesville, 1988), pp. xii + 627, $US49.00, ISBN 0-8130-0847-6
Edward Wheeler
Pages: 162-165
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
First Page PreviewforThe Politics of Progress: The Origins and Development of the Commercial Republic, 1600-1836 by Hiram Caton (University of Florida Press, Gainesville, 1988), pp. xii + 627, $US49.00, ISBN 0-8130-0847-6 | PDF (234 KB)
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Information and Legislative Organisation by Keith Krehbiel (The University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, US, 1991), pp. vii + 314, $US27.95, ISBN 0-472-09460-2
Kristine Klugman
Pages: 165-167
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
First Page PreviewforInformation and Legislative Organisation by Keith Krehbiel (The University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, US, 1991), pp. vii + 314, $US27.95, ISBN 0-472-09460-2 | References | PDF (163.8 KB)
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Australian Science & Innovation Impact Brief 1991: Measures of Science and Innovation 2. A Report in a Series on Australia's Research and Technology, and their Utilisaton by Australia, by the Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce (DITAC), Science and Technology Policy Branch (Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 1991), pp. 46, $6.95, ISSN 1036-3173
Mari Davis
Pages: 167-169
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
First Page PreviewforAustralian Science & Innovation Impact Brief 1991: Measures of Science and Innovation 2. A Report in a Series on Australia's Research and Technology, and their Utilisaton by Australia, by the Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce (DITAC), Science and Technology Policy Branch (Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 1991), pp. 46, $6.95, ISSN 1036-3173 | References | PDF (171.3 KB)
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America's Struggle for Leadership in Technology by Jean-Claude Derian (MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1990), pp. xi + 336, $29.95, ISBN 0-262-04102-2
Meheroo Jussawalla
Pages: 169-171
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
First Page PreviewforAmerica's Struggle for Leadership in Technology by Jean-Claude Derian (MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1990), pp. xi + 336, $29.95, ISBN 0-262-04102-2 | PDF (170.7 KB)
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Computing Studies for Australian Schools by Ron Day and Robert Goodwin (Addison-Wesley, Sydney, 1990), pp. xii + 304, ISBN 0-201-19571-2
Ian Penney
Pages: 171-173
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
First Page PreviewforComputing Studies for Australian Schools by Ron Day and Robert Goodwin (Addison-Wesley, Sydney, 1990), pp. xii + 304, ISBN 0-201-19571-2 | PDF (173.6 KB)
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Information Technology and You: People, Processes and Systems by Wendy Bell and Robert Sanderson (Edward Arnold, Melbourne, 1991), pp. xiv + 289, $19.95, ISBN 0-7131-8383-7
Hans Lofgren
Pages: 173-174
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
CitationforInformation Technology and You: People, Processes and Systems by Wendy Bell and Robert Sanderson (Edward Arnold, Melbourne, 1991), pp. xiv + 289, $19.95, ISBN 0-7131-8383-7 | PDF (111.2 KB)
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Price Caps and Incentive Regulation in Telecommunications edited by M. Einhorn (Kluwer, Boston, 1991), pp. xi + 239, $US55.00, ISBN 0-7923-9113-6
John Nightingale
Pages: 174-176
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
First Page PreviewforPrice Caps and Incentive Regulation in Telecommunications edited by M. Einhorn (Kluwer, Boston, 1991), pp. xi + 239, $US55.00, ISBN 0-7923-9113-6 | References | PDF (170.5 KB)
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Serendipity City: Australia, Japan and the Multifunction Polis by Walter Hamilton (ABC Publications, Sydney, 1991), pp. ix + 228, $29.95, ISBN 0-73330087-1
Page: 176
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
CitationforSerendipity City: Australia, Japan and the Multifunction Polis by Walter Hamilton (ABC Publications, Sydney, 1991), pp. ix + 228, $29.95, ISBN 0-73330087-1 | PDF (57.2 KB)
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The Clever City: Japan, Australia and the Multifunction Polis by Ian Inkster (Sydney University Press, 1991), pp. xi + 180, $17.95, ISBN 0-42400182-9
Page: 176
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
CitationforThe Clever City: Japan, Australia and the Multifunction Polis by Ian Inkster (Sydney University Press, 1991), pp. xi + 180, $17.95, ISBN 0-42400182-9 | PDF (57.2 KB)
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Bonsai Australia Banzai: Multifunctionpolis and the Making of a Special Relationship with Japan edited by Gavan McCormack (Pluto Press, Sydney, 1991), pp. vii + 228, $16.95, ISBN 0-949138-64-9
Max Briggs
Pages: 176-179
Published online: 21 Oct 2008
First Page PreviewforBonsai Australia Banzai: Multifunctionpolis and the Making of a Special Relationship with Japan edited by Gavan McCormack (Pluto Press, Sydney, 1991), pp. vii + 228, $16.95, ISBN 0-949138-64-9 | PDF (232.2 KB)
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