AUTHORSHIP ISSUES: Washington University's Fredrick Sweet says papers often cause conflicts. |
Published guidelines can help scientists answer some ethical questions, but lab managers, for the most part, are on their own when dealing with conflict, notes Carlisle Landel, a research scientist and lab manager at the DuPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Del. He recommends dealing directly with the parties who are in conflict, "in a fair manner" and using "fair criteria." But such tactics, like many other managerial skills, aren't taught to most scientists...
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