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Managing engineering is more difficult, more demanding and more important than managing any other human activity in modern society. The article explains how, by adhering to the principles taught by Peter F. Drucker in his landmark book The Practice of Management, managers can exploit the full potentials of their peoples’ talents and of changing technologies, methods and markets. The chapter is extracted from parts of the book [1] by the author.
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O’Connor, P.D.T. (2008). The Management of Engineering. In: Misra, K.B. (eds) Handbook of Performability Engineering. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-131-2_8
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