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Nasa/Dod Aerospace Knowledge Diffusion Research Project. Report 15: Technical Uncertainty and Project Complexity as Correlates of Information Use by U

Author : National Aeronautics and Space Adm Nasa

Publisher : Independently Published

Page : 76 pages

File Size : 30,92 MB

Release : 2018-11-10

Category : Science

ISBN : 9781731101280

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An exploratory study was conducted that investigated the influence of technical uncertainty and project complexity on information use by U.S. industry-affiliated aerospace engineers and scientists. The study utilized survey research in the form of a self-administered mail questionnaire. U.S. aerospace engineers and scientists on the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) mailing list served as the study population. The adjusted response rate was 67 percent. The survey instrument is appendix C to this report. Statistically significant relationships were found to exist between technical uncertainty, project complexity, and information use. Statistically significant relationships were found to exist between technical uncertainty, project complexity, and the use of federally funded aerospace R&D. The results of this investigation are relevant to researchers investigating information-seeking behavior of aerospace engineers. They are also relevant to R&D managers and policy planners concerned with transferring the results of federally funded aerospace R&D to the U.S. aerospace industry. Pinelli, Thomas E. and Glassman, Nanci A. and Affelder, Linda O. and Hecht, Laura M. and Kennedy, John M. and Barclay, Rebecca O. Langley Research Center...



Nasa/Dod Aerospace Knowledge Diffusion Research Project. Report 15

Author : National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Page : 74 pages

File Size : 17,51 MB

Release : 2018-07-10

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ISBN : 9781722664749

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An exploratory study was conducted that investigated the influence of technical uncertainty and project complexity on information use by U.S. industry-affiliated aerospace engineers and scientists. The study utilized survey research in the form of a self-administered mail questionnaire. U.S. aerospace engineers and scientists on the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) mailing list served as the study population. The adjusted response rate was 67 percent. The survey instrument is appendix C to this report. Statistically significant relationships were found to exist between technical uncertainty, project complexity, and information use. Statistically significant relationships were found to exist between technical uncertainty, project complexity, and the use of federally funded aerospace R&D. The results of this investigation are relevant to researchers investigating information-seeking behavior of aerospace engineers. They are also relevant to R&D managers and policy planners concerned with transferring the results of federally funded aerospace R&D to the U.S. aerospace industry. Pinelli, Thomas E. and Glassman, Nanci A. and Affelder, Linda O. and Hecht, Laura M. and Kennedy, John M. and Barclay, Rebecca O. Langley Research Center...











NASA DoD aerospace knowledge diffusion research project. Report number 41, The technical communication practices of U.S. aerospace engineers and scientists results of the phase 1 mail survey--propulsion and aircraft engine perspective

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Publisher : DIANE Publishing

Page : 54 pages

File Size : 49,52 MB

Release : 1996

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ISBN : 142898156X

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The U.S. government technical report is a primary means by which the results of federally funded research and development (R & D) are transferred to the U.S. aerospace industry. However, little is known about this information product in terms of its actual use, importance, and value in the transfer of federally funded R & D. Little is also known about the intermediary-based system that is used to transfer the results of federally funded R & D to the U.S. aerospace industry. To help establish a body of knowledge, the U.S. government technical report is being investigated as part of the NASA/DoD Aerospace Knowledge Diffusion Research Project. In this report, we summarize the literature on technical reports, present a model that depicts the transfer of federally funded aerospace R & D via the U.S. government technical report, and present the results of research that investigated aerospace knowledge diffusion 'vis-a-vis' the technical communication practices of U.S. aerospace engineers and scientists who were members of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.