Brunhaver, S., & Sajadi, S., & Makarov, T. (2022, August), More Than Just Nice to Have: Engineering Managers’ Perceptions about the Role of Adaptability in Hiring and Promotion Decisions  Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--42099

\bibitem{asee_peer_42099}
  Brunhaver, S., \& Sajadi, S., \& Makarov, T. (2022, August), \emph{More Than Just Nice to Have: Engineering Managers’ Perceptions about the Role of Adaptability in Hiring and Promotion Decisions}
  Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Minneapolis, MN.
  10.18260/1-2--42099

Samantha Brunhaver, Susan Sajadi, and Talia Makarov.  "More Than Just Nice to Have: Engineering Managers’ Perceptions about the Role of Adaptability in Hiring and Promotion Decisions".  2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, 2022, August.  ASEE Conferences, 2022.  https://peer.asee.org/42099 Internet.  07 May, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_42099}
  Samantha Brunhaver, Susan Sajadi, and Talia Makarov.
  "More Than Just Nice to Have: Engineering Managers’ Perceptions about the Role of Adaptability in Hiring and Promotion Decisions".
  \emph{2022 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, 2022, August}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2022.
  https://peer.asee.org/42099 Internet.  07 May, 2024

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - Engineering requires proficiency in adapting to changing job roles, work expectations, and industry needs, and yet, few engineers receive explicit training in adaptability. Increasing understanding of what constitutes adaptability and the strategies that best cultivate its development has significant potential for increasing U.S. productivity, innovation, and workforce competitiveness. This NSF-sponsored CAREER grant addresses this need by developing the means to define, understand, measure, and teach adaptability as a formal part of the undergraduate engineering curriculum. The project is informed by participants in the electronics, medical device, and semiconductor industries, chosen for their rapidly evolving product life cycles, regulatory processes, and consumer demands. To date, semi-structured interviews with twenty engineering managers have been conducted and thematically analyzed, and a typology of six different behaviors critical to adaptable engineering practice has been developed.

This paper uses findings from our interviews with engineering managers to understand the role of engineering adaptability in hiring and promotion decisions. Many industry and national reports have expressed the importance for engineers to be adaptable in the workforce, naming it as a key competence for career mobility and advancement. However, there is a general lack of knowledge about whether and how greater adaptability translates into favorable job outcomes such as hiring and promotion specifically. Findings from this work will be integral to motivating the importance of engineering adaptability to engineering students, engineering professionals, and related stakeholders, as well as to better preparing engineers for career success.
AU  - Samantha Brunhaver
AU  - Susan Sajadi
AU  - Talia Makarov
CY  - Minneapolis, MN
DA  - 2022/08/23
PB  - ASEE Conferences
TI  - More Than Just Nice to Have: Engineering Managers’ Perceptions about the Role of Adaptability in Hiring and Promotion Decisions
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