Global engineering teams - a programme promoting teamwork in engineering design and manufacturing

European Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 173-186

  Oladirana, M T ^a   Uziaka, J ^a   Eisenbergb, M ^b   Schefferc, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Global teams; Teamwork; University industry linkage

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958799620     PISSN: 03043797     EISSN: 14695898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03043797.2011.573534     Document Type: Article

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