Towards a social ethics of engineering: The norms of engagement

Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 87-92

  Devon, Richard ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCURRENT ENGINEERING; DECISION MAKING; INVENTORY CONTROL; PERSONNEL; PRODUCT DESIGN; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STUDENTS;

ENGINEERING ETHICS; JUST-IN-TIME MANUFACTURING; SOCIAL ETHICS;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 19544367278     PISSN: 10694730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.1999.tb00416.x     Document Type: Article

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