Supervisors in R & D laboratories: Using technical, people, and administrative skills effectively

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-30

  Cordero, Rene ^a   Farris, George F ^b   DiTomaso, Nancy ^b  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Effective technical leadership; Effective technical management; Leading technical professionals; Managing technical professionals; Supervisory skills; Technical leadership; Technical management; Technical management skills; Technical supervision

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; PERFORMANCE; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH LABORATORIES;

ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS; EFFECTIVE TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP; EFFECTIVE TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT; MANAGING TECHNICAL PROFESSIONALS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORIES; SUPERVISORY SKILLS; TECHNICAL SUPERVISION;

SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL;

EID: 1542346172     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2003.822467     Document Type: Article

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