Technical Professionals' Identities in the R and D Context: Beyond the Scientist Versus Engineer Dichotomy

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 517-528

  Bignon, Isabel ^a   Szajnfarber, Zoe ^a  

^a George Washington University   (United States)

Author keywords

Management of scientists and engineers; motivation; research and development (R and D) management; reward systems; technical organizations

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ELECTRIC GROUNDING; MOTIVATION; NASA;

HUMAN CAPITALS; IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS; INTELLECTUAL HUMAN CAPITALS; PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS; TECHNICAL PROFESSIONALS; THREE DIMENSIONS;

ENGINEERS;

EID: 84960266299     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2015.2455056     Document Type: Article

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