LEADER 03816nam 2200565 450 001 9910796771203321 005 20230126215911.0 010 $a3-11-053526-2 010 $a3-11-053512-2 024 7 $a10.1515/9783110535129 035 $a(CKB)4100000003666405 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5159371 035 $a(DE-B1597)478045 035 $a(OCoLC)1032684496 035 $a(DE-B1597)9783110535129 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5159371 035 $a(OCoLC)1039692785 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000003666405 100 $a20180619d2018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aHuman forces in engineering /$fedited by Aleks David Atrens, Andrej Atrens 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aBerlin ;$aBoston :$cDe Gruyter,$d[2018] 210 4$dİ2018 215 $a1 online resource (170 pages) 225 0 $aDe Gruyter Textbook 311 $a3-11-053472-X 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tPreface -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgements -- $tList of Contributors -- $tEngineering in the modern world / $rAtrens, Aleks D. / Atrens, Andrejs -- $tPsychology / $rAtrens, Aleks D. / Saeri, Alexander K. -- $tSocio-political analysis / $rHead, Brian -- $tEngineering economics / $rKnights, Peter -- $tThe economics of climate change / $rQuiggin, John -- $tThe leadership challenge for engineers / $rGrigg, Trevor -- $tConcluding remarks 330 $aThis book aims to provide engineers with an overview knowledge of disciplines such as sociopolitics, psychology, economics, and leadership. Engineers are disproportionately represented in senior management and in leadership roles, and many work outside typical engineering roles. Vital to their success are technical skills, but also, crucially, an understanding of the societal setting within which engineering takes place. Engineers that leverage their technical and analytical abilities with an understanding of the social context are enormously successful, both professionally and in terms of broader impact. This book originated from a recognition that this capacity of engineers can be enhanced with an understanding of the 'human forces', the phenomena that underpin and govern human interactions. The key ideas were assembled with domain experts from each field, to provide the key critical insights and how these might be practically applied by engineers. The authors provide the basis for the learning necessary to guide high-level strategic decisions, manage teams of diverse skillsets in complex environments, communicate in the context of management and decision-making, and to excel at the interface between a technical discipline and non-scientific fields. Prof. Andrej Atrens is Professor of Materials Engineering at The University of Queensland (UQ). He has experience in Universities and Research Institutes in Switzerland, Thailand, Canada, France, Germany, Sweden, China, USA, Fiji and Australia. Dr. Aleks Atrens is an Honorary Research Fellow at The University of Queensland (UQ). He earned his BE (Hons) in Chemical Engineering in 2007, and his PhD in 2011, both at UQ, where he has subsequently been a lecturer and researcher. 606 $aEngineering$xSocial aspects 606 $aEngineering$xPolitical aspects 606 $aEngineering$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aEngineering$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aEngineering$xPolitical aspects. 615 0$aEngineering$xEconomic aspects. 676 $a303.483 686 $aZG 9090$2rvk 702 $aAtrens$b Aleks David 702 $aAtrens$b Andrej 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910796771203321 996 $aHuman forces in engineering$93856246 997 $aUNINA