The Disaggregation and Assignment of 

 Research Tasks 128 



The Decision to Import Technology . . 149 



The Structure and Content of R&D 



Plans 155 



The Planning System and Its Parts . . 159 



X THE EXECUTION OF R&D PLANS AND THE 



UTILIZATION OF RESULTS 176 



Managing the Research-to-Production 



Cycle: An Overview 177 



Organization of the R&D Center .... 181 



Conduct of R&D 184 



Utilization of R&D Results 197 



Evaluation of R&D Results and 



Performers 234 



Diffusion of R&D Results 238 



XI CURRENT ISSUES AND TRENDS IN SOVIET 



SCIENCE POLICY 251 



The Contemporary Science Policy 



Debate: Context and Content 251 



Integrating Science Policy and 



Economic Policy 255 



Switching to an Intensive Growth 



Strategy for Science and Technology . 258 



Achieving Organizational Flexibility 



and Institutional Restructuring . . . 262 



Improving Planning and Resource 



Allocation 269 



Raising Management Effectiveness . . . 275 



Strengthening the Bonds of 



Motivation 281 



Science Policy Reforms: A Balance 



Sheet 284 



IV 



