Journal of Management in Engineering: Recent submissions
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Let's all give praise ... The ‘project from hell’ ... How Congress really works ... Playing by the rules ... The power of positive reinforcement ...
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Six Steps to Better Recruiting
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1994)An organization is only as good as its people. That makes it critical to put the right person in the right position. But locating, selecting and hiring qualified candidates is always difficult. Even when faced with a good ... -
Laying the Groundwork
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International Expansion, Ethics, and Prohibited Foreign Trade Practices
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1994)The challenges of developing an international organization and managing international expansion must include some mention of ethical considerations with regard to the pervasive use of bribery in international markets. The ... -
Portfolio Approach to Strategic Management of A/E Firms
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1994)Architecture/engineering (A/E) firms are sometimes criticized for a lack of long‐term strategic planning—for reacting to short‐term opportunities rather than proactively formulating and implementing long‐term business ... -
Difficulties with Implementation of Goal Setting for Construction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1994)Goal setting has an established record of improving the productivity of the workforce in manufacturing and service industries, and a programmatic use of goal setting and feedback has been shown to increase productivity by ... -
Integrated Design‐Process Model
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1994)The present paper describes a model of the building design process that will help designers to better integrate the activities required to accomplish the design. It also proposes that by properly integrating the design ... -
Engineers Have Designes on Re–engineering
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Can Computers ‘Recession‐Proof’ Your Firm?
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From Smoking Policies To Notebook Computers
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After the Layoff
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The 11 Commandments of the workplace ... Redefining Murphy's Law ... Flexible firms ... Management fads and cure‐alls ... Cartoon‐aided design ...
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Mentoring for Consulting Engineers
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1994)This article discusses the general objectives and operation of a leadership development and mentoring program for young engineers at a consulting engineering firm. Part one of the program is a forum comprising three two‐day ... -
Identifying Causes of Failure in Providing Geotechnical and Environmental Consulting Services
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1994)After first defining “failure,” the writers present the results of their examination of over 50 published and unpublished case histories of failures related to geotechnical and environmental consulting services. The ... -
Women Engineers: Why So Few?
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1994)This article is excerpted from a report entitled “Women Scientists and Engineers Employed in Industry: Why So Few?” issued by the National Research Council. It explores the reasons why recruiting and retaining women engineers ... -
Analysis and Evaluation of Alternative Technologies
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1994)It is common in civil engineering and construction for new technologies to replace old ones. In most cases, only a qualitative analysis is used to compare the various alternatives regarding the technology to be used. The ... -
Partnering to Save Troubled Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1994)The success of engineering and construction projects is often compromised by adversarial relationships, conflict and distrust among members of the project (the stakeholders). Too often these problems become convoluted and ... -
Firm for Sale
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Organizational Attitudes of Senior Professionals
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1994)The literature review indicates that architects tend to solve problems differently than students from the physical sciences and engineering. Because architects and engineers often fulfill similar roles in project development, ... -
Applying Portable Computing and Hypermedia to Construction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1994)Advances in computer technology now allow the use of portable computers at the construction site. Several emerging technologies can be applied to construction. These include hypertext and hypermedia, portable pen‐based ...