SECTION IV 



LOCATION AND EXTENT OF INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ACTIVITY 



IN THE UNITED STATES 



Contents 



Page 



Location and Extent of Industrial Research Activity in the United States 173 



Introduction 173 



Extent of Research in All Industries 174 



Growth and Present Status of Research Employment 174 



Distribution of Research Persoimel by Professions 176 



Establishment of Research 177 



Geographical Distribution of Research Laboratories 178 



Extent of Research in Individual Industries 178 



Present Research Employment in Various Industries 178 



Comparative Research Employment in Various Industries: 1927-1938 178 



Relation of Research to Corporate Size 179 



Distribution of Research Establishments by Corporate Size 179 



Distribution of Research Persomiel by Corporate Size 182 



Relation of Research to Sales and Net Income 183 



Summary and Conclusions 185 



Bibliography 187 



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