Comparative study of leadership between civilian engineers and military engineers

This thesis is a comparative study of leadership between civilian engineers, military engineers and engineers with military experience. The literature research wasn't conclusive in the search of such comparison. From material already studied on leadership, leadership qualities from the literature review were used to create a comparison between a leader and a manager, and the qualities and characteristics of a leader. A survey was developed and sent electronically to engineers, military engineers and engineers with military experience. There were 33 responses to the survey. There were 27 completed survey entered into www.surveymonkey.com to compare the data. There were not enough military engineers that responded to the survey to have a concise comparison from the data. There was a comparison made between engineers and engineers with military experience. The engineers with military experience did show a slightly measurable confidence in their leadership skills and characteristics. The comparison was an average rating from one to five through a point scale. If this study were to continue, there would need to be a greater number of responses from engineers, military engineers and engineers with military experience to create a more definitive conclusion.