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Peer reviewedMesseri, Peter – Social Studies of Science, 1988
Reviews various evidences on the relationship between age and the reception of major innovations in science. Examines the possibility that age patterning of reception may vary over time. Reports the potential importance of age on the reception of ideas while rejecting the presumption that advanced age leads to increased resistance. (YP)
Descriptors: Age, Cognitive Development, Diffusion (Communication), Plate Tectonics
Peer reviewedVergragt, Philip J. – Social Studies of Science, 1988
Investigates the choice processes within innovation processes in industrial research laboratories. Develops a conceptual framework for the analysis of the processes through two case studies. Discusses the potential of the framework both for enriching the analysis and for enhancing social influences over industrial research. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Industry, Laboratories, Research
