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Engineering Management Competencies: A Framework For Present And Future Engineering Environments, Christopher Vaughn Barrett
Engineering Management Competencies: A Framework For Present And Future Engineering Environments, Christopher Vaughn Barrett
Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Theses & Dissertations
Managing and directing engineering requires engineering management competencies. Although perspectives may differ concerning competencies for engineering management, identifying competencies can direct and improve management. The purpose of this research is to develop a framework of competencies for engineering managers using an inductive research design. Development of this engineering management competency framework involves an exploration of three primary research questions. The first question is ‘What are the current competencies for engineering managers?’ The response to this question provides a basis for the current state of competencies for engineering managers. The second research question, ‘What are future engineering management competencies based on …