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Management of technological innovation: high tech R&D in the GDR

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Fundamental changes in the management of technological innovation took place over the course of the 40-year history of the German Democratic Republic. This article analyzes management culture in electronics and microelectronics R&D, as well as at Carl Zeiss Jena. R&D directors of the 1950s and 1960s, whose careers started in the Weimar or Nazi era, had a professional ethos and managerial style not rooted in state socialism. This article analyzes their approaches to management according to criteria such as reliance on authority and hierarchy, promotion of communication, and importance attached to political conformity. Developments in R&D management at Carl Zeiss are traced up into the 1980s. The role of the Stasi (secret police) in high tech R&D is discussed.

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  • Dolores L. Augustine, 2023. "Management of technological innovation: high tech R&D in the GDR," Business History, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 65(7), pages 1177-1193, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:bushst:v:65:y:2023:i:7:p:1177-1193
    DOI: 10.1080/00076791.2020.1848489
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