›› 2017, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (5): 246-255.

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The Past, Present and Future of MADIS and Some Hints to the Management of Interdisciplinary Research Organizations in China

Liu Haiyan1, Tang Chaoying2   

  1. 1. School of Humanities, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190;
    2. School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190
  • Received:2016-12-27 Online:2017-05-28 Published:2017-05-26

Abstract:

Doing interdisciplinary research is increasingly necessary in the age when there is a tendency of knowledge emerging among contemporary science fields. However, this work often faces big challenges in resources requirement, performance identification, talent education etc. How to help the scientific research organizations get continuous development is an important management task. This paper analyses the growth of Key Laboratory of Management, Decision and Information Systems in Chinese Academy of Sciences (MADIS) over the past 28 years. MADIS has gained important international influence in operations science, system engineering, management science, computer science and applied mathematics, and has fostered a number of leading talents in these fields. Its related management experience and the challenges it faces are summarized. Furthermore, this paper points out the key factors for the growth of interdisciplinary labs at the stages of establishment, development, and continuous development and the related management strategies. At last, based on this case study some hints are pointed out for the policy making and management of interdisciplinary scientific research organizations.

Key words: scientific research management, interdisciplinary research, organization development, innovation management