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4 Consulting Organizations
Pages 20-23

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... During the period shortly after World War II, seven other private, not for profit organizations-Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International) , Illinois Institute of Technology, Midwest Research Institute, Southern Research 20
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... Although some were originally based in particular regions of the United States (Midwest, Southern, Triangle, and Southwest Research Institutes) , their founders saw their role in the overall postwar industrialization process.4i In contrast to the long history of private, not for profit U.S.
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... These individuals work for companies as individuals and not as representatives of the organizations by whom they are employed; they may not even be paid directly by the companies. Enjoying the trust of Japanese corporations similar to that enjoyed by private, not for profit consulting organizations in the United States, they are sometimes identified by industry through their participation in professional associations.
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... Battelle, for example, reports rising numbers of programs involving Japanese clients, most of which are coordinated through Battelle's relationship with Mitsubishi. Southwest Research Institute has a similar arrangement with the Mitsui Technical Development Center.
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