Globalization, engineering, and 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)...

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Main Author: Reader, John, 1953-
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: San Rafael, Calif. (1537 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA) : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, c2006.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Synthesis lectures on engineering, technology, and society ; #3.
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504 # # |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 55-56). 
505 0 # |a Impacts of globalization upon engineering -- Who runs globalization -- How to interpret globalization -- Prospects for creativity. 
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520 0 # |a 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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650 # 0 |a Engineering ethics. 
650 # 0 |a Engineering  |x Philosophy. 
650 # 0 |a Globalization. 
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690 # # |a Engineering ethics. 
690 # # |a Globalization. 
690 # # |a Impact of technology. 
690 # # |a Labour flexibility. 
690 # # |a Liquid modernity. 
690 # # |a New Economy. 
690 # # |a Reflexivity. 
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