Does management matter in scientific laboratories? : evidence from Harvard Medical School

Thesis: S.M. in Technology and Policy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Engineering, Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, Technology and Policy Program, 2018.

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Main Author: Hillen, Florian, S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Other Authors: Eric von Hippel and Karim R. Lakhani.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/117888
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spelling mit-1721.1/1178882019-04-12T07:58:38Z Does management matter in scientific laboratories? : evidence from Harvard Medical School Hillen, Florian, S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Eric von Hippel and Karim R. Lakhani. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institute for Data, Systems, and Society. Technology and Policy Program. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Institute for Data, Systems, and Society. Technology and Policy Program. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Thesis: S.M. in Technology and Policy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Engineering, Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, Technology and Policy Program, 2018. Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2018. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-91). The high quality of modern medical care is built upon the creation of scientific knowledge generated from medical research. While the role of management practices has been rigorously explored across various industries, little is known about management in medical research. I collected data surveying principal investigators of medical research laboratories at the Harvard Medical School to examine the relationship of management practices and research outputs. I find that principal investigators with more effective management practices are associated with higher-impact research (measured by citations). This effect is stronger and more significant in younger compared to older laboratories and remains robust after using different controls. This study helps to increase the understanding of management in a scientific setting and should start a new discussion about the relevance of management in medical research. by Florian Hillen. S.M. in Technology and Policy S.M. 2018-09-17T15:48:40Z 2018-09-17T15:48:40Z 2018 2018 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/117888 1051211586 eng MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 104 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Technology and Policy Program.
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
Hillen, Florian, S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Does management matter in scientific laboratories? : evidence from Harvard Medical School
title Does management matter in scientific laboratories? : evidence from Harvard Medical School
title_full Does management matter in scientific laboratories? : evidence from Harvard Medical School
title_fullStr Does management matter in scientific laboratories? : evidence from Harvard Medical School
title_full_unstemmed Does management matter in scientific laboratories? : evidence from Harvard Medical School
title_short Does management matter in scientific laboratories? : evidence from Harvard Medical School
title_sort does management matter in scientific laboratories evidence from harvard medical school
topic Institute for Data, Systems, and Society.
Technology and Policy Program.
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
url http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/117888
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