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... In the postwar period the rapid growth of big business has led to major changes in the way that most engineers work. A growing emphasis on the science of business administration from the late 1950s on has strongly affected the role of engineers in the corporate world; indeed, many top engineers nowadays acquire management training to enhance their professional status and abilities.
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  • engineers work
  • postwar period
  • engineering fields
  • international competition
  • nuclear engineering

  • technical knowledge


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