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Globalization, Engineering, and Creativity [electronic resource] / by John Reader.

By: Reader, John [author.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Synthesis Lectures on Engineers, Technology, & Society: Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2006Edition: 1st ed. 2006.Description: VI, 57 p. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783031799310.Subject(s): Engineering | Social sciences | Education | Religion | History | Technology and Engineering | Society | Education | Religion | HistoryAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 620 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Impacts of Globalization upon Engineering -- Who Runs Globalization? -- How to Interpret Globalization -- Prospects for Creativity.
In: Springer Nature eBookSummary: The text addresses the impact of globalization within engineering, particularly on working practices and prospects for creativity. It suggests that accepted norms of economic activity create enclosures and thresholds within the profession, which-as engineers increase their awareness (reflexivity)-will shape the future of engineering, and the values which underpin it. It is aimed at practicing engineers and those in training and is an introduction to the social and political context currently setting new challenges for the profession.
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Impacts of Globalization upon Engineering -- Who Runs Globalization? -- How to Interpret Globalization -- Prospects for Creativity.

The text addresses the impact of globalization within engineering, particularly on working practices and prospects for creativity. It suggests that accepted norms of economic activity create enclosures and thresholds within the profession, which-as engineers increase their awareness (reflexivity)-will shape the future of engineering, and the values which underpin it. It is aimed at practicing engineers and those in training and is an introduction to the social and political context currently setting new challenges for the profession.

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