| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 315 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Big Science Challenges in the Twenty-First Century, Max Boisot, Markus Nordberg, Said Yami, and Bertrand Nicquevert 1. What is ATLAS?, Peter Jenni, Markus Nordberg and Max Boisot 2. A Conceptual Framework: The I-Space, Max Boisot and Markus Nordberg 3. Emergent Strategies and New Research management Models: Lessons from the ATLAS Adhocracy, Timo J. Santalainen, Markus Nordberg, Ram B. Baliga, and Max Boisot 4. The Concept of an Atlas Architecture, Philipp Tuertscher, Raghu Garud, Markus Nordberg, and Max Boisot 5. ATLAS as Collective Strategy, Said Yami, Markus Nordberg, Bertrand Nicquevert, and Max Boisot 6. Buying under Conditions of Uncertainty: A Proactive Approach, Olli Vuola and Max Boisot 7. Learning and Innovation in Procurement: The Case of ATLAS-type Projects, Erkko Autio, Marilena Streit-Bianchi, Ari-Pekka Hameri, Markus Nordberg, and Max Boisot 8. A Tale of four Atlas Suppliers, Marko Arenius and Max Boisot 9. From Russia With Love: A Contributing Country Perspective, Bertrand Nicquevert, Said Yami, Markus Nordberg, and Max Boisot 10. The Individual in the ATLAS Collaboration: A Learning Perspective, Beatrice Bressan and Max Boisot 11. Leadership in the ATLAS Collaboration, Shantha Liyanage and Max Boisot 12. ATLAS and e-Science, Hans Hoffmann, Markus Nordberg, and Max Boisot 13. ATLAS and the Future of High-Energy Physics, Max Boisot and Markus Nordberg |
| Summary |
The Large Hadron Collider at CERN is the world's largest scientific experiment involving 3000 scientists. Here a team of organisation theorists collaborate with leading figures at CERN to understand how this project has been organised and what lessons can be learnt for the management of major projects and 'big science' |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Large Hadron Collider (France and Switzerland) -- Experiments -- Evaluation
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Organizational effectiveness.
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SCIENCE -- Physics -- Nuclear.
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Organizational effectiveness
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Boisot, Max
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| ISBN |
0191728942 |
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9780191728945 |
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9780191618307 |
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0191618306 |
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