Title :
Managing nonengineers (without starting a fight)
Author_Institution :
Texas Dept. of Transp., USA
Abstract :
This paper attempts to explain how the difference in education and experience between engineers and technicians contributes to the contempt technicians hold for engineers. It also outlines what technicians expect of engineers to be good supervisors or managers
Keywords :
human factors; management; personnel; education; engineers; experience; managers; nonengineers management; supervisors; technicians; Acoustical engineering; Design engineering; Differential equations; Employee rights; Engineering management; Maintenance engineering; Personnel; Testing; Transportation; Welding;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering Management in Technology-Based Organizations, 2000. Proceedings. 1st Austin Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Austin, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0972-X
DOI :
10.1109/EMBTO.2000.897355
