Services provided in support of the planetary quarantine requirements of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, April - June 1971

Research in microbiology for planetary quarantin

Services provided in support of the planetary quarantine requirements of NASA Progress report, 1 Jul. - 30 Sep. 1968

Evaluation of vacuum probe for sampling dust and microbiological surface contaminatio

Services provided in support of the planetary quarantine requirements, January - March 1969

Heat shock effects on bacterial spore recovery and Apollo 9, 10, and 11 microbial contamination dat

Research on microbiological sterilization problems Progress report, Apr. - Jun. 1968

Techniques and instrumentation for Apollo spacecraft sterilization and microbial bioassay

Microorganisms detected on Apollo spacecraft Technical report, Jan. - Mar. 1970

Quantitative analysis of microorganisms found on Apollo spacecraf

Recovery of Viable Microorganisms from Solids. I - Model Systems

Solidification process for recovering viable microorganisms to aid spacecraft sterilization procedure

Comparative levels and survival of naturally occurring microorganisms deposited on surfaces through handling and aerial fallout a preliminary report

Death rates of microorganisms deposited on surfaces of stainless steel and electronic components by handling and aerial fallout - Decontamination technique

Research methodology for ethnostatistics in organization studies: towards a historical ethnostatistics

Purpose: While quantification and performance measurement have proliferated widely in academia and the business world, management and organization scholars increasingly agree on the need for a more in-depth focus on the complex dynamics embedded in the construction, use and effects of quantitative measures (pertaining to the thread of research called ethnostatistics). This paper develops a pluralistic method for conducting ethnostatistical research in organizational settings. Whilst presenting practical techniques for conducting research in live settings, it also discusses how historical approaches which focus on source criticism and contextual reconstruction could overcome the limitations of ethnostatistics. Design/methodology/approach: The methodological approach of this paper encompasses an in-depth discussion of the ethnostatistical method, its underlying assumptions and its methodological limitations. Based on this analysis, the authors propose a pluralistic method (model) for conducting ethnostatistical research in organizational settings based on the integration of 1) research practices employed by one of the authors conducting ethnostatistical research in a large multinational organization and 2) best practices from ethnographic and historical research. Findings: This paper suggests how historical approaches can successfully join ethnostatistical enquiries in an attempt to overcome some limitations in existing conventional methods. The developed framework explores four levels of analysis (ethnography, statistics at work, rhetoric of statistics and history of statistics) and suggests practical approaches for each level that can contribute to strengthening the research output and overcoming limitations when using ethnostatistics. Originality/value: This paper contributes to the ethnostatistical field by discussing the intersection between history and ethnography and the ways for their complementary use in organizational and management research on quantification processes. As such it offers unique insights and hands-on experience from conducting ethnostatistical enquiries in live organizational settings