This Brief presents a new model for business development-MERge-to be implemented in practitioners' professional development in general and in the context of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) initiatives, particularly, in industry, educational institutions and public sector organizations. The authors aim to contribute to the field of innovation and entrepreneurship by merging and consolidating different methodologies and insights borrowed from the "meta-professions" (referring to skills that can be expressed meaningfully after one has gained disciplinary and professional knowledge) of management, education, and research. Targeting three key groups-practitioners in industry, academic institutions and public sector organizations-this model proposes that all practitioners can further develop their unique expertise, as well as new skills, while acknowledging and applying the three meta-professions in their initiatives, on-going work and personal lives.

The authors acknowledge that in the postmodern era, where barriers between disciplines are falling in every aspect of professional life, managerial, educational and research skills are becoming increasingly essential and interdependent. Featuring case studies that illustrate how the MERge model is implemented in practice, this volume presents practical tools for integrating these key skills in a wide variety of initiatives in business, teaching and research contexts.

Autorentext
Orit Hazzan is a Professor at the Technion's Department of Education in Science and Technology. Her research interest is computer science and software engineering education. She has published more than 100 papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings, and four books three of them were published by Springer. In parallel to her academic research, she was an advisor to Israeli hi-tech companies on matters related to the implementation of agile project management. Currently, she works on change management processes in learning organizations in the context of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).
Ronit Lis-Hacohen is a project manager at the Technion of two main initiatives: a) establishment of the Technion Guangdong campus in China and b) Technion MOOCs strategic development. She is an industrial and management engineer and IT analyst with twenty years of experience in designing and managing information systems projects in various fields, especially ERP projects. She has a master degree in Education from the Open University of Israel. 
The two authors have extensive experience in the implementation of the MERge model in industry, academia and the public sector in various managerial, educational, and research roles.

Zusammenfassung

This Brief presents a new model for business developmentMERgeto be implemented in practitioners' professional development in general and in the context of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) initiatives, particularly, in industry, educational institutions and public sector organizations. The authors aim to contribute to the field of innovation and entrepreneurship by merging and consolidating different methodologies and insights borrowed from the  "meta-professions" (referring to skills that can be expressed meaningfully after one has gained disciplinary and professional knowledge) of management, education, and research. Targeting three key groupspractitioners in industry, academic institutions and public sector organizationsthis model proposes that all practitioners can further develop their unique expertise, as well as new skills, while acknowledging and applying the three meta-professions in their initiatives, on-going work and personal lives.

The authors acknowledge that in the postmodern era, where barriers between disciplines are falling in every aspect of professional life, managerial, educational and research skills are becoming increasingly essential and interdependent. Featuring case studies that illustrate how the MERge model is implemented in practice, this volume presents practical tools for integrating these key skills in a wide variety of initiatives in business, teaching and research contexts.

Inhalt
Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 How to Use This Brief.- Chapter 3 Management.- Chapter 4 Education.- Chapter 5 Research.- Chapter 6 Industry Management.- Chapter 7 Industry Education.- Chapter 8 Industry Research.- Chapter 9 Academia Faculty Members Management.- Chapter 10 Academia - Faculty members Education.- Chapter 11 Academia - Faculty members Research.- Chapter 12 Academia Administrative staff Management.- Chapter 13 Academia Administrative Staff Education.- Chapter 14 Academia Administrative Staff Research.- Chapter 15 First Sector Management.- Chapter 16 First Sector Education.- Chapter 17 First Sector Research.- Chapter 18 Implications of the MERge Model for Academic and Beyond Academic Education.- Chapter 19 The MERge toolkit for Managers, Educators and Researchers