Transforming technology management education: Value creation-learning in the early twenty-first century

Mel Horwitch, Edward A. Stohr

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Abstract

General management education is often criticized as irrelevant, out of touch, too "trade-school," too interested in training financial services professionals and consultants, and insufficiently focused on innovation, the major driver of the economy. Technology management (TM) education has always focused on practical and relevant management issues and innovation has been a major theme. We believe however that rapid changes in the global environment of business demand changes in the underlying assumptions of TM. Starting with a brief overview of the field, this paper examines the major environmental changes that must be addressed by TM and the skills that future graduates will require.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPICMET '08 - 2008 Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology, Proceedings Technology Management for a Sustainable Economy
Pages2015-2026
Number of pages12
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
Event2008 Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology, Technology Management for a Sustainable Economy, PICMET '08 - Cape Town, South Africa
Duration: 27 Jul 200831 Jul 2008

Publication series

NamePICMET: Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology, Proceedings

Conference

Conference2008 Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology, Technology Management for a Sustainable Economy, PICMET '08
Country/TerritorySouth Africa
CityCape Town
Period27/07/0831/07/08

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