Collaboration Between Engineers and Managers

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This study examines the influence of collaboration between engineers and management on role effectiveness and manufacturing productivity within the Palestinian manufacturing sector, a region constrained by socio-political and economic challenges. Using a qualitative approach, the research analyzes semi-structured interviews with eleven stakeholders—general managers, CEOs, and engineering managers from industries including food, metalwork, pharmaceuticals, and hygienic production. Conducted in Arabic and translated to English, the interviews were processed via thematic analysis, yielding five key themes: engineering roles and contributions, training and development, constraints and challenges, collaboration and management expectations, and impact and added value. The study concludes that enhancing collaboration through consistent training, structured incentives, and adaptive solutions to external pressures could elevate engineers' effectiveness and sector output.