Title :
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
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;
Conference_Titel :
University/Government/Industry Microelectronics Symposium, 1993., Proceedings of the Tenth Biennial
Conference_Location :
Research Triangle Park, NC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0990-1
DOI :
10.1109/UGIM.1993.297062
