Journal of Management in Engineering: Recent submissions
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Expert Systems as Construction Management Tools
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)Issues regarding the application of expert systems to construction management are discussed in this paper. Expert systems are viewed as powerful computer techniques that construction management can use in various ways to ... -
Restructuring Organizations: Alternatives and Costs
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)Restructuring is often used as a means of dealing with uncertainty in an organization's production, processes, or operating environment. Consequently, academics and consultants frequently recommend that bureaucracies adopt ... -
Action Versus Planning
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)A great deal has been said and written in recent years in support of planning, particularly strategic planning. So much has been said that you may feel inadequate if you do not have a strategic plan or a strategic planning ... -
Management Forum
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Finding Qualified People in a Tight Labor Market
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)Human resources managers in architectural and engineering firms face an increasingly difficult dilemma of recruiting top talent for their firms. The labor pool for both generalist managers and technical specialists is ... -
Organizational Cultures Implications for Management
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)Managers are charged with managing the resources of organizations to fulfill the objectives of the organization. Their ability to do this is significantly influenced by the prevailing culture of the organization. Efforts ... -
Management Challenges of Integrating Construction Methods and Design Approaches
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)The management challenges of integrating construction methods, such as preassembly and modularization, with design approaches are described. Effective integration of these methods brings about many project benefits. First ... -
Messages: Clear and Effective
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)More and more, you are required to interact with a variety of individuals. In addition, you have a variety of roles: engineer, project manager, engineering manager, sales support, marketing manager, and so on. When you ... -
Ensuring Your Project Managers “Buy‐In” to Your Project Management System
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)For a 1,300‐employee, nationwide engineering/architecture organization, the design of a project management development program is extremely complex. The program must address objectives related to important management ... -
Information Systems and the Economics of Engineering Services
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)The impact of information systems on the economics of engineering services is examined. The discussion focuses on two areas in which technology affects the profitability of a firm. First, information systems can expand the ... -
Editor's Letter
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Finding and Keeping Technical Experts in the 1990s
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)As the size of the college‐age shrinks, the number of engineering graduates also is dropping and the school‐age population consists increasingly of minority students. American engineering schools have come to rely heavily ... -
Managing to be Profitable in Design Business: Case Study
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)This paper reviews the efforts of senior managers of a broad‐based, medium‐size design firm to improve their profitability and effectiveness significantly over a five‐year period. These efforts included extensive self‐study ... -
Technology and Strategic Management in Construction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)Construction is no stranger to change; both weather and business cycles affect the industry. But something different is happening. Companies that have survived previous economic downturns are faltering, and sometimes, ... -
Managing a Branch Office
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)Today's engineering and architectural design firms are faced with an increasing challenge: satisfying the aggressive entrepreneurial spirit of their young engineers. Firms are growing due to the pressures of rehabilitating ... -
Intermittent Project Management
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)An inevitable aspect of project management is that project managers come and go. The schedule, cost, and quality of a project are impacted by the changes resulting from project manager turnover. The writer has learned a ... -
Business Planning for New Engineering Consulting Firms
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)When establishing an engineering consulting firm, both financial and professional commitments are required to ensure its success. The company's chances for survival will be greatly enhanced by the preparation of a business ... -
Keys to Profitable Consulting Engineering
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988)This paper discusses over 20 items that are seen to be keys to profitable operation of consulting engineering firms, large or small. The author draws on his consulting practice to identify factors that are often associated ... -
Positive Effects of Training, Experience, and Feedback
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988)Educational training of a select group of construction workers on a nuclear power plant demonstrates the value of both training and experience. Training classes were given to three groups of workers involved in the ... -
Planning Retreat for R&D Project
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988)The writers tried a new approach (for them) in R&D planning. The ceramics research group went on a two‐day retreat for the purpose of planning the implementation of an R&D program. Everyone in the group was involved and ...