Question

Bruce, a research chemist for a major petro-chemical company, wrote a dense report about some new compounds he had synthesized in the laboratory from oil-refining by-products. The bulk of the report consisted of tables listing their chemical and physical properties, diagrams of their molecular structure, chemical formulas and computer printouts of toxicity tests. Buried at the end of the report was a casual speculation that one of the compounds might be a particularly effective insecticide.
Seven years later, the same oil company launched a major research program to find more effective but environmentally safe insecticides. After six months of research, someone uncovered Bruce’s report and his toxicity tests. A few hours of further testing confirmed that one of Bruce’s compounds was the safe, economical insecticide they had been looking for.
Bruce had since left the company, because he felt that the importance of his research was not being appreciated.
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Question 110 pts
2) In your own words, if you were Bruce, what actions should you take to make sure that
your research will be appreciated by the management. Give TWO (2) solutions. (10 marks)

Answer 1

The answer to the given question is written below.

• We are provided with a case study in the given question.
• We are required to answer the question provided below the case study with reference to the above text.
• As per the question, being Bruce, I have to convey the result of my findings to the management beforehand.
• I would suggest them to provide me either some incentives or recognition or both.
• If the supervisor's don't pay much attention to my concerns, I would report them to the Human Resource Manager.