growth of an institue |
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| Authors: | Inger Hedemark Mogens Jul |
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| Institution: | Formerly Danish Meat Research Institute, Roskilde, Denmark;Danish Meat Products Laboratory, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| Abstract: | The organizational experience in building up the Danish Meat Research Institute from an initial staff of about 25 in 1954 to a total staff of well over 200 is described. Initially, no formal organization existed nor would have been acceptable to the staff. Gradually, however, departments were formed, some related to disciplines and some to subjects. Soon thereafter, specialized staff groups were also formed, e.g., operations, documentation, publications, statistics, sensory evaluation, personnel. Various experiments were made with the introduction of general staff; only one such position, that of research secretary, survived.Early in the institute's history task forces were formed where crash subjects were to be tackled. These were highly successful while operating, but when they succeeded difficulties arose because of the necessity for breaking up what had been a happy working relationship. Later, when the formal organization was well-defined, task forces were continually used and highly useful. Members were seconded from their position in the formal organization and could return to that position when the task was done.A specific need was felt quite early for a system of communication between departments. Subject discussion groups were formed, but failed. Later, in order to cement the institute's relation to industry, industry technical boards were formed to whom the program of work of the institute was presented. Then interdepartmental subject discussion meetings were highly successful, since they conceived as their purpose the preparation of a program and a report on past performance on a specific subject for a particular technical board. |
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