Engineers and engineering in the U.S. and Japan: A critical review of the literature and suggestions for a new research agenda

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 95-106

  Lynn, Leonard H ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Engineering education; Engineering management; Japanese engineers; Japanese technology management; U.S. engineers

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC POLICY;

ENGINEERING RESEARCH;

EID: 0036563770     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2002.1010878     Document Type: Article

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