Title :
Introducing action learning to develop engineering managers in a business enterprise in Singapore
Author_Institution :
Asean Tech. entre, Yokogawa Electr. Asia Pte. Ltd., Singapore
Abstract :
This paper introduces the concept of action learning, its benefits and its introduction, in a local company in Singapore, to develop management skills of engineering managers. The purpose of this paper is to generate interest in a unique management development method to engineering managers and to provide information on how to get started with it
Keywords :
commerce; engineering education; management education; teaching; Singapore; action learning; business enterprise; engineering managers; management development method; management skills; Asia; Companies; Costs; Distributed control; Educational products; Engineering management; Laboratories; Manufacturing processes; Process control; Productivity;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering Management Conference, 1995. Global Engineering Management: Emerging Trends in the Asia Pacific., Proceedings of 1995 IEEE Annual International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2799-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMC.1995.523904