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People sometimes overestimate the extent to which the conventional assumptions apply. Often, for example, managers assume they are more qualified than they really are to judge their employees' performance.

"The choices I made pretty much mirrored my growth as a scientist."

"You need to manage your laboratory the same way you do your science: boldly but methodically, with the right balance of purposefulness and opportunism."

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According to the report, between 1991 and 2000, 40% of new tenure-track hires to science faculties at PUIs were women, compared to only 21% during the previous decade.

"Without discouraging those eager and available to work long hours, Barker's book offers the promise of an alternative--sound management leading to greater productivity--for those who want to have a life outside the lab."

Apart from his prominent publications in several different fields, what distinguishes Lu from most of his scientific peers is the unpretentious joy he takes in science.

"If you botch the design of your new laboratory, you'll be paying the price for years to come."

Developing a domestic workforce requires addressing demand, not supply.

"People like me are under no obligation to serve the United States, just like the United States is under no obligation to employ me as a scientist." --Haitham Idriss

"Just as we should have more women doing science, and more underrepresented minorities, we also should have more young people."

"How should we apply management techniques in a scientific context?"

Research Corporation Vice President Michael Doyle, the study's principle author, discounts the gender productivity gap.

Policy-makers say we need more scientists. But once we have found them, where do we intend to put them?

The Rand report concludes that, although adequate data and accurate assessments of labor market conditions are important for many different parties, early career and prospective scientists are especially vulnerable.

"Something quite unique about computer science: We don't have a postdoc tradition. That's because we have historically had so many positions available in Ph.D.-granting departments and available for fresh Ph.D.s. Traditionally, when you get your Ph.D. [in computer science], you've got some place to go. There was always more demand than there was supply, and industry was soaking up half."