Journal of Management in Engineering: Recent submissions
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Comparative Study of BOT Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)When the concept build‐operate‐transfer or BOT was first introduced in Turkey as part of its privatization program, it immediately captured the interest of other developing countries. They saw BOT as a method to finance ... -
Investigation into Construction Disputes
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)This paper reports the results of an investigation that was conducted to assess professional opinion regarding the course of construction disputes, the types of owners most often involved in disputes, the attorney's role ... -
Integration: Emerging Management Challenge
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)Owners' needs for new types of facilities and the availability of new computer technology are driving significant changes in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry. As with any change, this condition ... -
Improving Management of Technology
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)The United States, for the first time, finds itself losing its worldwide competitive position in industrial manufacturing and also in international engineering and construction. Some of the reasons are reviewed, focusing ... -
Negotiating and Drafting the Civil Engineering Contract
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)AS our society becomes more litigious, our business dealings require more caution and, as part of that cautious approach, it is prudent to use written contracts to define the parties' rights and obligations, and to define ... -
Road to Successful Sales—A Three‐Step Process
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)As we head into the 1990s, marketing, business development, and communications will remain essential components of strategic planning, because many organizations will begin to “sell” their services not just market them. ... -
Predesign Planning for Parking Facilities
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)The pre‐design planning process for the construction of a facility (parking in this article), should provide a set of decisions that will help guide the project through its design, construction and operational phase. A ... -
Meeting the Challenge: Working Together on Transportation Infrastructure
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)Engineers, transportation leaders, businessmen, and financiers are exploring and developing new fiscal strategies in response to the drying up of traditional sources for the funding of transportation infrastructure. ... -
Microcomputer Applications in Simulated CE Project
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)The decreasing cost of microcomputers, coupled with the fast‐growing library of engineering software, is making microcomputer usage more viable in the context of small‐ and medium‐sized construction firms. The effective ... -
Management Forum
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What Is An “Ethical” Engineer?
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)If engineers are to be “ethical,” they must expand their view of the design process so that in addition to considering alternative -
Automation of Civil Engineers:Some Observations
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)A discussion is presented on the automation of civil engineering functions. This paper focuses on five basic problems: (1) Definition of the goals of automation; (2) selection of automation tasks; (3) evaluation and purchase ... -
Impact of Professional Practice Standards on Liability of Engineers
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)This article explores the interrelationship between the civil liability of engineers and professional practice standards; and findings and/or determinations in adjudicatory or disciplinary proceedings involving engineers. ... -
Management Forum
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Training Expatriate Engineering Professionals
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)During the 1980s U.S. engineering and construction firms have not been securing as many overseas contracts as they had been acquiring in the past. Ideas have developed during the past decade on what types of programs would ... -
Our Most Important Resource: People
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)Engineering leaders are enjoined to take the ethical high road—to establish and live by codes of ethics their professional colleagues can respect, endorse and follow. Responsibilities of top management to employees in an ... -
Super Image Management: Growing Concern for Productivity Decline
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)This paper presents the results of a pilot study done to establish the characteristics and organizational impact of an emerging breed of managers, who are referred to in this paper as “Super Image Managers” (SIMs). The ... -
Pitfalls in Subconsultant and Vendor Contracting for Consulting Engineers
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)This paper reviews the experiences of a consulting engineering firm in developing contracts with subconsultants for work relating primarily to hydropower projects and associated environmental work. Payment methods, progress ... -
Discussion of “<i>Writing Effectively for Professional Journals</i>” by Gail Bales Townsend (January, 1988, Vol. 4, No. 1)
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Managing Change in the Midst of Economic Uncertainty
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)In picking up on all of the presentations we have heard this week, in this discussion, I would like to reinforce the importance of a good strategy, the necessity of aligning a complex set of organizational variables to ...