The technical professional advancement program. . . strengthening IBM, strengthening America

Author

Solnet, Rita ; Poponiak, Mike ; Young, Gerri ; Wasson, Lee

Author_Institution

IBM Co., Boca Raton, FL, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

18-19 May 1993

Firstpage

249

Lastpage

252

Abstract

The IBM Technical Professional Advancement (TPA) program is discussed. TPA is a focused educational path designed to assist technical professionals in acquiring emerging new skills necessary to perform successfully in an evolving workplace, i.e., skills formerly and commonly associated with management development such as business acumen, interpersonal skills, leadership skills, and communication skills. The environment which precipitated TPA is discussed together with the design of TPA and the development of a curriculum to fulfill a TPA skills inventory

Keywords

education; electronics industry; management; IBM; TPA skills inventory; business acumen; communication skills; curriculum; interpersonal skills; leadership skills; management development; technical professional advancement program; technical professionals; Business communication; Costs; Demography; Educational institutions; Employment; Pediatrics; Production; Propulsion; Technological innovation; US Department of Transportation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

University/Government/Industry Microelectronics Symposium, 1993., Proceedings of the Tenth Biennial

Conference_Location

Research Triangle Park, NC

ISSN

0749-6877

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0990-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/UGIM.1993.297062

Filename

297062