• DocumentCode
    815172
  • Title

    Conversion and the defense engineer

  • Author

    Gilliland, Martha W. ; MacCorquodale, Patricia ; Kash, Jeffrey P. ; Jameton, Andrew

  • Author_Institution
    Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
  • Volume
    29
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1992
  • Firstpage
    26
  • Lastpage
    28
  • Abstract
    The authors examine the issue of how transferable engineering skills are from the military to the civilian sector. They argue that engineers ought to get involved in forging links between technology´s capabilities and society´s needs. They consider ways to bring this about.<>
  • Keywords
    technology transfer; civilian sector; defense engineer; engineering skills transfer; military; Biomedical engineering; Business; Companies; Defense industry; Employment; Engineering profession; Humans; Marketing and sales; Peace technology; Remuneration;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/6.177261
  • Filename
    177261
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=815172