• DocumentCode
    777266
  • Title

    Careers: Shaman, Bless This Lab

  • Author

    Karlin, Susan

  • Volume
    43
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    2006
  • Firstpage
    49
  • Lastpage
    54
  • Abstract
    The ability to work across cultures has become as important as engineering prowess, particularly as high-tech firms open more and more overseas facilities, engage in multinational projects, and outsource to companies in still other countries. Engineers are now faced with the challenge of becoming more aware of cultural differences. This paper discusses the difficulties that can arise when working in a foreign environment and provides some useful advise on how to overcome these difficulties
  • Keywords
    engineering; globalisation; outsourcing; professional aspects; social sciences; cultural differences; high-tech firms; multinational projects; outsourcing; overseas facilities; working overseas; Books; Companies; Contracts; Cultural differences; Electrical capacitance tomography; Engineering management; Engineering profession; Global communication; Globalization; Management training;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.2006.1705777
  • Filename
    1705777