Globalization and organizational change: Engineers’ experiences and their implications for engineering education

European Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 321-338

  Lucena, Juan C ^a  

^a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum development; Engineers; Globalization; Management; Organizations

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; EDUCATION COMPUTING; ENGINEERING; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; ENGINEERS; MANAGEMENT; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

AEROSPACE COMPANY; CORPORATE CULTURE; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION AND RESEARCHES; EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES; ENGINEERING WORKS; GLOBALIZATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 85032406163     PISSN: 03043797     EISSN: 14695898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03043790600644040     Document Type: Article

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