• DocumentCode
    1035979
  • Title

    EEs in the boardroom [electrical engineers]

  • Author

    Perry, T.S.

  • Volume
    31
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    4/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    20
  • Lastpage
    24
  • Abstract
    The key factor an electrical engineer brings to a board is confidence in technology related decisions. Electrical engineers seem to think differently from the executives, financiers, and lawyers who make up most large boards. And this different pattern of thought applies not just to technical issues, but to all the diverse situations faced by boards, to the benefit of those boards. The author describes how this small but growing minority of corporate board members can make a big difference to a business´s success.<>
  • Keywords
    commerce; electrical engineering; management; boardroom; business; confidence; corporate board members; electrical engineers; management; technology related decisions; Board of Directors; Computer networks; Computer science; Control systems; Electrical engineering; Investments; Lifting equipment; Recruitment; Technology management; Voting;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/6.272223
  • Filename
    272223