Leadership and Management in Engineering: Recent submissions
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Uncontrolled Sprawl or Managed Growth? An Australian Case Study
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)The United Nations predicts that 70% of the global population will be based in urban areas by 2050. National urbanization rates in the United States and Australia already exceed that level, typically characterized by ... -
Independent Data for Quality-Management Design
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)As designers, engineers provide the basis for the life-cycle quality of constructed facilities and serve as uniquely qualified master builders. For effective performance among the life-cycle stages, it is necessary to ... -
Citizenship, Character, and Leadership: Guidance from the Words of Theodore Roosevelt
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)Most people would agree that a good leader of the 21st century must first be a person of character and integrity. Too often, however, many do not follow through on the need of a leader to be a good citizen or realize that ... -
Alfred Noble: Special Consultant to Presidents and Governments
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Finding Purpose with a Purpose Statement
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In Pursuit of Profit
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Truth and Rumors
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Suburban Ponzi Scheme
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)The post–World War II American pattern of development is an experiment never before attempted in the history of human settlement. The financial ramifications of this experiment have not been seriously considered. The ways ... -
How Many Oceans Do We Have?
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Understanding Engineers’ Roles in Delivering Solutions to Curtail Urban Sprawl
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)Most Americans blame lack of centralized urban planning, weak political will, divisive politics, and way of life for urban sprawl in America. Urban sprawl worsens America’s addiction to oil. Americans drive at least five ... -
Establishing and Building Leadership Skills
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)Leadership skills are central to the success of any organization. Whether that organization is a project, a program, a company, or even a nation, leadership is essential. In this paper, I will examine two different aspects ... -
Robert E. Lee: Larger-than-Life Icon
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Create, Use, and Continuously Improve Written Guidance for Repetitive Tasks and Processes
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New Civil Engineer Strives for Safety at Manufacturing Plant
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Role of Walkability in Driving Home Values
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Tall Buildings and Urban Expansion: Tracing the Evolution of Zoning in the United States
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)Zoning has been a powerful force in shaping the three-dimensional landscape of the urban built environment. Although market forces and private interests have historically controlled the decision-making process, land-use ... -
Enhancing Ethics and the Competitive Environment by Accounting for Conflict of Interest in Project Procurement
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)Conflicts of interest, whether actual, potential, or simply a situation having the appearance thereof, occur often in the global facilities and infrastructure design and construction industry, of which engineers are an ... -
Effect of Reverse Mentoring on Traditional Mentoring Functions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)With members of Generations X and Y coming to the forefront in the workforce and the progress in technology, reverse mentoring, in which junior employees guide their seniors, has been implemented in multinational corporations ... -
How Can We Have a Good Conversation If You Keep Interrupting Me?
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Developing High-Performing Organizations: Keys to Recruiting, Retaining, and Developing People Who Make the Difference
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013)Over the past 5 years, the economy has been unsettled. As a result, the culture and mood at many companies has changed as executives have reevaluated their place in the current market and developed strategies to allow them ...