《新科学家》杂志近期发表了伦敦的信息研究公司经理约翰·霍华德的一篇短评,他认为与经济学家或会计师相比,科学家应是更好的战略规划者。 文章首先谈到战略规划的重要意义,指出:发达国家的工业界目前已日益认识到,如果他们要在21世纪获得生存和发展就必须进行长期规划。他们必须瞄准那些先进或新兴的技术领域并迎接亚洲与太平洋地区新兴工业国家的日益激烈的竞争。日本公司目前已在制定他们的下个世纪的后50年的发 New Scientist recently published a short commentary by John Howard, manager of London-based information research firm, who believes scientists should be better strategic planners than economists or accountants. The article begins with a discussion of the importance of strategic planning and points out that the industrial worlds in developed countries are now increasingly recognizing that they must make long-term plans if they are to survive and develop in the 21st century. They must target those advanced or emerging technology sectors and meet the increasingly fierce competition from newly industrialized nations in Asia and the Pacific. Japanese companies are currently developing their last 50 years of hair for the next century