TY - GEN
T1 - Transforming technology management education
T2 - 2008 Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology, Technology Management for a Sustainable Economy, PICMET '08
AU - Horwitch, Mel
AU - Stohr, Edward A.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1109/PICMET.2008.4599822
DO - 10.1109/PICMET.2008.4599822
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:52449100711
SN - 1890843172
SN - 9781890843175
T3 - PICMET: Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology, Proceedings
SP - 2015
EP - 2026
BT - PICMET '08 - 2008 Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology, Proceedings Technology Management for a Sustainable Economy
Y2 - 27 July 2008 through 31 July 2008
ER -