Engineering Management Certificate Program
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The Program for Technology Management
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Thomas J. Allen, PhD

Dr. Allen is professor of management at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and is co-director of M.I.T.'s programs on the Pharmaceutical Industry and the Lean Aircraft Initiative. He was director of M.I.T.’s International Center for Research on the Management of Technology. Dr. Allen is currently studying matrix structures, organization design and architecture, and the aging of technical groups.

Dr. Allen is well known for his groundbreaking studies on the problem solving and communication behaviors of engineers and scientists and the role of the technical gatekeeper for effective knowledge and information transfer.

Dr. Allen is the author of Managing the Flow of Technology and the co-author of The Organization and Architecture of Innovation. He received his PhD and SM in electrical engineering from M.I.T. and a BS in physics from Upsala College.

Courses/Programs:
Management of Technology and Innovation
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The Program for Technology Management