• DocumentCode
    2803612
  • Title

    Managing nonengineers (without starting a fight)

  • Author

    Mercier, J.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Texas Dept. of Transp., USA
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    2000
  • Firstpage
    60
  • Lastpage
    65
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering Management in Technology-Based Organizations, 2000. Proceedings. 1st Austin Workshop on
  • Conference_Location
    Austin, TX
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7695-0972-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EMBTO.2000.897355
  • Filename
    897355