Title :
A cybernetic approach to work and family relationships for engineering management: issues and cross-cultural implications
Author :
Steier, Frederick ; Zaho, B. ; Jorgenson, Jane
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Manage., Old Dominion Univ., Norfolk, VA, USA
Abstract :
Reasons are offered for why engineering management must consider intercultural issues of work and family to seriously consider ideas of quality in global perspective. An interdisciplinary and cybernetic approach to understanding the mutual relationships between work and family is described. Differences in work/family relationships are examined, between Western and Eastern cultures. American and Norwegian systems are then compared. Emergent issues, particularly regarding design and training, are discussed
Keywords :
cybernetics; engineering; management; culture; cybernetic approach; design; engineering management; family; training; work; Cybernetics; Employment; Engineering management; Engineering profession; Management training; Productivity; Psychology; Quality management; Research and development management; Systems engineering education;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering Management Conference, 1992. Managing in a Global Environment., 1992 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Eatontown, NJ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0854-9
DOI :
10.1109/IEMC.1992.225286
