Engineering the soul of management in the nano era

A goal-driven engineering process-an engine of invention, innovation, and growth-is described to be the soul of management. As this synergy is implemented and lessons learned in the management training, the outcomes are expected to be higher than the individual aspirations of people comprising an organization. In the nano era, the integration of the artificial (human-initiated engineering) and natural (divine engineering) is shown to be of paramount importance in enhancing productivity and in improving the standard of life. Biomedical engineering, nanotechnology, megacomputing and nano-robots will dominate the future of human race and hence an anticipated need for effective management of emerging technologies and related human resources. In support of the synthesis of management and engineering, outcome-based education (OBE) in the Washington Accord criteria are shown to integrate development of management and entrepreneurial skills as part of the engineering training in desiging a product and marketing it. An algorithm of these deliverable attributes by considering the university as an organization dedicating to enhancing the industrial competitiveness is given.