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Craft in Engineering (2023)
Peltoniemi, M., & Sihvonen, A. (2023). Craft in Engineering. In S. Taneja (Ed.), Annual Meeting Proceedings : Boston 2023 (2023). Academy of Management. Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, 2023. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2023.17392abstract
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Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Peltoniemi, Mirva; Sihvonen, Antti
Emojulkaisu: Annual Meeting Proceedings : Boston 2023
Emojulkaisun toimittajat: Taneja, Sonia
Konferenssi:
- Academy of Management Annual Meeting
Konferenssin paikka ja aika: Boston, USA, 4.-8.8.2023
Lehti tai sarja: Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings
ISSN: 0065-0668
eISSN: 2151-6561
Julkaisuvuosi: 2023
Ilmestymispäivä: 24.07.2023
Sarjan numero: 2023
Volyymi: 2023
Lehden numero: 1
Kustantaja: Academy of Management
Julkaisumaa: Yhdysvallat (USA)
Julkaisun kieli: englanti
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2023.17392abstract
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Research on the engineering profession has devoted substantial attention to engineers’ political role, while the content of engineering work has received limited attention. In this study, we shed light on engineering work by studying its craft dimensions since engineering combines both craft and science. Our empirical fieldwork focuses on the development of analysis and testing methods and equipment at Central Laboratory, the R&D alliance of the Finnish pulp and paper industry, from 1920 to 1972. By using grounded theory and process research techniques, we analyzed 56 engineering projects to understand the dimensions and processes of engineering craft. Our findings reveal three dimensions of engineering craft: 1) mastery of transformation techniques that enable translating ideas and scientific principles into methods and equipment, 2) balancing scientific accuracy and practical application to steer work towards practical usefulness, and 3) interacting with the engineering community to determine standards of quality and manage their position. During crafting processes, these three dimensions generate cycles of problem-finding and problem-solving that focused either on routinized problem-solving or the creation of novel solutions. The creation of novelty suggests that engineering involves creativity, and these creative acts focus on the production of effective solutions. Together the different dimensions of engineering craft and how they are used in crafting processes help engineers to resist mechanization of their work because engineering work requires human judgment and ingenuity.
YSO-asiasanat: insinöörit; työn sisältö; insinööritaito; ongelmanratkaisu; soveltaminen; kädentaidot; luovuus
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