Knowledge Diffusion In The U.S. Aerospace Industry Book

	Foreword
	Preface
1	The Evolution of Large Commercial Aircraft in the U.S. - An Overview	1
2	The Influence of U.S. Public Policy on Large Commercial Aircraft - Innovation, Transportation, and Knowledge Diffusion	35
3	U.S. Public Policy and the Production of Federally Funded Aeronautical Research and Technology	85
4	U.S. Public Policy and the Dissemination of Federally Funded Aeronautical Research and Technology	133
5	Distinguishing Engineers from Scientists - The Case for an Engineering Knowledge Community	177
6	The NASA/DoD Aerospace Knowledge Diffusion Research Project - Overview, Study Populations, and Research Agenda	215
7	The Production and Use of Information by U.S. Aerospace Engineers and Scientists - From Research through Production to Technical Services	263
8	The Relationship between Technical Uncertainty and Information Use by Industry-Affiliated U.S. Aerospace Engineers and Scientists	325
9	The Differential Effects of Workplace Experience on Information Production and Use - A Comparison of New and Established U.S. Aerospace Engineers and Scientists	379
10	The Production and Use of Information by U.S. Aerospace Engineering and Science Students at the Undergraduate and Graduate Levels	425
11	The Production and Use of Information among Aerospace Engineering Professionals and Students - A Cross-National Analysis	467
12	The Effects of Years of Academic Work Experience on the Production and Use of Information by U.S. Aerospace Engineering Faculty	523
13	The Influence of Analyzability, Equivocality, Uncertainty, and Variety on Communication in Small, Medium, and Large U.S. Aerospace Organizations	561
14	Computer Networks and Communications in the U.S. Aerospace Workplace	611
15	Information Intermediaries and Aerospace Knowledge Diffusion - The Role of U.S. Academic and Industry Libraries and Librarians	653
16	The Role of the U.S. Government Technical Report in Aerospace Knowledge Diffusion	707
17	European Approaches to Knowledge Diffusion - Public Policies Affecting Large Commercial Aircraft Research, Development, and Production	761
18	Japanese Technological Innovation - Implications for Large Commercial Aircraft and Knowledge Diffusion	829
19	Diffusing Federally Funded Aeronautical Research and Technology - Toward a Knowledge Management Structure	891
	Contributors	949
	Author Index	959
	Subject Index	993