Proceedings of a workshop by the International Union of Forest Research Organizations, held 23-26 Aug. 1998 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service; Ministry of Natural Resources Canada; Ministry of Natural Resources Quebec; and Forintek Canada Corp. The purpose of this workshop was to develop organizational networks to help achieve best practices in management and leadership of forest research and foster continuous learning toward that goal through organizational benchmarking. The papers and notes in the volume document the presentations and discussions of the workshop.

This workshop's aim was to develop organizational networks to help achieve best practices in management & leadership of forest research, & foster learning toward that goal through organizational benchmarking. Papers: benchmarking: a strategic overview of a key management tool; establishing & agreeing on research priorities; setting & measuring team goals & objectives for improved management of forestry research; managing the human resource; communicating research results; partnerships for optimizing organizational flexibility; intellectual property implications for forestry research managers; continuous improvement in managing R&D; & performance management: people, productivity, & careers.