How engineers become CEOs
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Paper/Presentation Title | How engineers become CEOs |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Goh, Steven (Author), Coaker, Warren (Author) and Bullen, Frank (Author) |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 2012 Engineering Leadership Conference (ELC 2012) |
Year | 2012 |
Place of Publication | Canberra, Australia |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.elc2012.org/ |
Conference/Event | Engineering Leadership Conference (ELC 2012): Passing the Baton - Engineering Australia's Future |
Event Details | Engineering Leadership Conference (ELC 2012): Passing the Baton - Engineering Australia's Future Event Date 30 May 2012 to end of 02 Jun 2012 Event Location Adelaide, Australia |
Abstract | Engineering Managers in the 21st Century will be operating in a very different environment compared to 2008. The major change is that it will be a more globalized world. The professional and educational requirements of senior engineering managers will need to noticeably evolve to meet these changes. Thus, there are implications for relevant education providers such as engineering faculties. This paper provides results of a 2007 investigation into the perspectives of CEOs on career progression of engineers from new graduates to CEOs in Australia, and determining the skills and qualities engineers need as CEOs of large companies. The paper also investigates the implication of predicted changes in operating environments in the year 2020 via an environmental scan, and recommends strategies for career development for the potential senior engineering managers of the 21st century. This paper also proposes potential implications for educators. Some unique findings are that it will be desirable to have an ability to deal with the increasingly globalized nature of engineering projects and an ability to lead multi-disciplinary multi-cultural teams but to also possess deep technical knowledge, as opposed to a generalist background. |
Keywords | engineering education; engineering leadership; management education; professional development |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390113. Science, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy |
409999. Other engineering not elsewhere classified | |
350503. Human resources management | |
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Byline Affiliations | Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering |
Department of Defence, Australia | |
Faculty of Engineering and Surveying | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q1v58/how-engineers-become-ceos
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