TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT EDUCATION - ALTERNATIVE MODELS

This article examines alternative educational degree programs as model s for developing managerial skills in technical professionals. There a re inherent weaknesses in this regard in current Master of Business Ad ministration and Master of Engineering Management degree programs. The se weaknesses can largely be alleviated through the appropriate design and implementation of Management of Technology degree programs that a re well-focused and targeted toward understanding the complex problems of managing technology and appreciating the uniqueness of the context of technology-based organizations.