Basson, N2013-06-122013-06-121996Basson, N. 1996. Passage to Progress, The CSIR's Journey of Change, 1945-95. Jonathan Ball Publishing: Johannesburg, South Africa1 868420345http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6794Copyright: 1996 Jonathan Ball Publishers, Johannesburg, South AfricaPassage to Progress was written to commemorate the CSIR's fiftieth anniversary celebrated in October 1995. The book takes a brief look at the dawn of technology in Africa, its subsequent progress, and the CSIR's role in its development. The main focus is on the past 15 years, with an in-depth look at the transformation processes embarked upon within the CSIR; the learning experience associated with radical change; the effects of this change in policy in terms of the organisation and its people, and the way the CSIR is fulfilling its role in a rapidly changing environment, both locally and internationally.enPrehistoric toolsCSIR historyIron ageCSIR fiftieth anniversaryTransformation processesWorld war 2Engineering capacityGovernment approachesBookBasson, N. (1996). <i>Passage to Progress, The CSIR's Journey of Change, 1945-95</i>. Jonathan Ball Publishers. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6794Basson, N. <i>Passage to Progress, The CSIR's Journey of Change, 1945-95</i>. n.p.: Jonathan Ball Publishers. 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6794.Basson N. Passage to Progress, The CSIR's Journey of Change, 1945-95. [place unknown]: Jonathan Ball Publishers; 1996.http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6794TY - Book AU - Basson, N AB - Passage to Progress was written to commemorate the CSIR's fiftieth anniversary celebrated in October 1995. The book takes a brief look at the dawn of technology in Africa, its subsequent progress, and the CSIR's role in its development. The main focus is on the past 15 years, with an in-depth look at the transformation processes embarked upon within the CSIR; the learning experience associated with radical change; the effects of this change in policy in terms of the organisation and its people, and the way the CSIR is fulfilling its role in a rapidly changing environment, both locally and internationally. DA - 1996 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Prehistoric tools KW - CSIR history KW - Iron age KW - CSIR fiftieth anniversary KW - Transformation processes KW - World war 2 KW - Engineering capacity KW - Government approaches LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 1996 SM - 1 868420345 T1 - Passage to Progress, The CSIR's Journey of Change, 1945-95 TI - Passage to Progress, The CSIR's Journey of Change, 1945-95 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6794 ER -