Conference Session

Literature and Research Perspectives on Engineering Leadership Development

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University; Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University; Brett Tallman P.E., Montana State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development

of 90 engineering students to better understand what experiences made the greatestimpact. These experiences are also present in the literature on leadership development [5], and arecommon practice in existing engineering leadership programs [4, 6, 7].Leadership and EngineeringLeadership has been studied for almost as long as human history, with the ancient works of theGreeks, Romans, and Chinese all exploring the topic [8]. Despite this long history and an evergrowing research base [9], there is little evidence of a commonly accepted definition of the topic.This sentiment has led to the conclusion stated in The Nature of Leadership that “given thecomplex nature of leadership, a specific and widely accepted definition of leadership does not