Abstract

In this study, we used a structural equation modeling method to investigate the relationship between systems engineers and engineering managers’ Systems-Thinking (ST) skills preferences and their Personality Traits (PTs) in the domain of complex system problems. As organizations operate in more and more turbulent and complex environments, it has become increasingly important to assess the ST skills preferences and PTs of engineers. The current literature lacks studies related to the impact of systems engineers and engineering managers’ PTs on their ST skills preferences, and this study aims to address this gap. A total of 99 engineering managers and 104 systems engineers provided the data to test four hypotheses posed in this study. The results show that the PTs of systems engineers and engineering managers have a positive impact on their level of ST skills preferences and that the education level, the current occupation type, and the managerial experience of the systems engineers and engineering managers moderate the main relationship in the study.

摘要

在这项研究中，我们使用结构方程建模方法来研究系统工程师和工程经理的系统思维 (ST) 技能偏好及其在复杂系统问题领域中的个性特征 (PT) 之间的关系。随着组织在越来越动荡和复杂的环境中运作，评估工程师的 ST 技能偏好和 PT 变得越来越重要。目前的文献缺乏与系统工程师和工程经理的 PT 对其 ST 技能偏好的影响相关的研究，本研究旨在解决这一差距。共有 99 名工程经理和 104 名系统工程师提供了数据来检验本研究中提出的四个假设。