Abstract: Are there alternative methods for delivering water and wastewater treatment projects that can save time and money without sacrificing project quality? This is an especially relevant question in these difficult economic ...

Abstract: Individuals with different personalities approach an engineering project in different ways. These differences can cause tension and problems on projects by contributing to misunderstandings. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, ...

Abstract: There are demonstrable relationships between an individual's behavioral preferences (as measured by Myers-Briggs Type Instrument) and the perceptions by others of that individual's leadership effectiveness (as measured by ...

Abstract: Myers-Briggs Type Indicator results from 740 professional employees of consulting engineering firms show that a greater percentage of consulting engineers have a Type preference for Introversion over Extraversion, Intuition ...

Abstract: Experiences from applying total‐quality‐management (TQM) concepts to a 1,500‐person, 32‐office engineering and architecture firm are described. An essential element is training for management and staff in TQM concepts, ...

Abstract: The productivity, organization, and customer relations of the Engineering Services Division of the Utilities Department of the city of Sacramento, California, were assessed through the use of benchmarking techniques, staff ...