Commercial awareness: the future wealth of the UK-in the hands ofyoung engineers
Hawley, R.
This paper appears in: Engineering Management Journal
Publication Date: Feb 1996
Volume: 6,
Issue: 1
On page(s): 60-64
ISSN: 0960-7919
References Cited: 5
CODEN: EMAJEP
INSPEC Accession Number: 5229788
Current Version Published: 2002-08-06
Abstract
UK industry is steeped in tradition and has been responsible for
many of the most significant feats of engineering over the years. But in
today's environment, more than ever before, engineering skill alone is
not sufficient to create a `world class' industry. The country relies
too heavily on the service sector for its wealth. Industry has been the
poorer relation in recent times, suffering from a lack of investment and
commercial acumen, and as a result jobs have been lost, with significant
social effect on communities throughout the UK. It is important that
engineers recognise this and that young engineers, in particular,
acquire the commercial skills which will provide the opportunity for
industry to improve and expand to develop an environment where jobs can
be created and sustained. These issues are explored further in this
article
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