From the Shop Floor to the Corner Office: Navigating Management Education for Engineering Students

The lines separating business and technology tend to blur in today’s landscape of innovation and industry. A need has emerged for engineers who not only have technical proficiency but also a strong understanding of management principles as engineering innovations continue to impact business. This change has sparked a revolution in engineering education, accelerating the incorporation of management education as a crucial step in the development of an engineer. This paper seeeks to examine the mutually beneficial relationship between technical competence and business savvy. The goal is to highlight the urgent need for management education to be incorporated into engineering courses and to provide suggestions for how this integration might be best accomplished. The article analyses various ways to improve understanding of the benefits, obstacles, and routes from the shop floor to the top positions