Critical issues in managing technical personnel

Abstract

Achieving balance between the need for positive group work and superior independent work is harder if the managers and technologists do not have access to the information on the critical issues facing similar personnel in other technology-intensive organizations. The authors surveyed material in the engineering management area to identify these critical issues. They summarize and clarify these issues using three major categories: perceptions of managers and technologists, training programs, and reward systems. Findings from the survey are described.<>