Technology management: a brief review of the last 40 years and some thoughts on its future

During the last 40 years, much progress has been made in engineering and technology management education. The situation has changed from a handful of degree-granting programs, mostly at the master´s level, such as those at UCLA, Pittsburgh, Case Western, and the Rensselaer Institutes of technology, to over 100 in the US alone and another 54 abroad. Here, the author presents a brief review of the last 40 years of technology management as well as some of his thoughts on its future