Why are scientists not managers!? : the importance of interdisciplinary skills in business and science

Research is the translation from money to knowledge. Innovation is the metamorphosis of knowledge to money. Thus, business management and science are interdependent. That is no big news. But, in an ever faster changing economy, companies need a new type of scientist. Someone who knows not only scien...

Verfasser: Picker, Stefan
Vehring, Carsten
Hahn, Lars
Vala, Madeleine
Leker, Jens
FB/Einrichtung:FB 12: Chemie und Pharmazie
Dokumenttypen:Artikel
Medientypen:Text
Erscheinungsdatum:2005
Publikation in MIAMI:03.08.2005
Datum der letzten Änderung:06.09.2022
Quelle:Journal of Business Chemistry, 2 (2005) 1, S. 1-3
Angaben zur Ausgabe:[Electronic ed.]
Fachgebiet (DDC):330: Wirtschaft
Lizenz:InC 1.0
Sprache:English
Anmerkungen:Section "Letter from the Editors"
Format:PDF-Dokument
URN:urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-25649681839
Permalink:https://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-25649681839
Onlinezugriff:2005_vol2_iss1_1-3.pdf

Research is the translation from money to knowledge. Innovation is the metamorphosis of knowledge to money. Thus, business management and science are interdependent. That is no big news. But, in an ever faster changing economy, companies need a new type of scientist. Someone who knows not only science, but also business administration and management. Can the educational system satisfy those needs? In our opinion more work needs to be done – especially in the minds of scientists and managers alike!