Journal of Management in Engineering: Recent submissions
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Profit Measures and Methods of Economic Analysis for Capital Project Selection
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988)The distinction between profit measures for capital investment and methods of economic analysis for project selection is discussed. Various methods of analysis for the selection of alternatives without budget constraints ... -
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The Saga of Senate Bill 2067
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988)Liability related to toxic waste Cleanup became a critical issue in California with the advent of the California Superfund program. The state had no statutory authority to indemnify consultants selected for hazardous waste ... -
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Decision Criteria in Contractor Prequalification
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988)Contractor prequalification involves the screening of contractors by a project owner, according to a given set of criteria, in order to determine their competence to perform the work if awarded the construction contract. ... -
Writing Effectively for Professional Journals
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988)Writing for professional technical journals can be an effective tool in helping managers organize themselves and in concretizing management theory and practice. Writing about projects not only helps keep projects and goals ... -
Project Viability and Economic Risk Analysis
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988)In this paper an attempt is made to present a new concept for project appraisal and economic risk analysis. It is based on assessing the characteristics of the probability distribution of the unit cost. This approach is ... -
New Engineer in Construction: Path to Management
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988)The large share of engineers employed in construction are also employed in management positions. They come to the industry with particular sets of abilities and expectations as to what they want from their job. The jobs ... -
Simulation Game for Contract Negotiations
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988)Negotiations are an important activity for engineering managers, but they have received little research or educational attention. An educational simulation game of negotiations in a typical civil engineering context is ... -
New Vistas in Strategic Assessment of Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988)Despite a plethora of analytical techniques, especially in the areas of financial return and risk analysis, the ground is studded with failed projects, especially those related to newer technologies. This paper attempts ... -
Avoiding Litigation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988)AS an engineering manager holding a responsible position in a professional design firm, you can play a key role in avoiding potential claims against your firm by embarking on a communication offensive to ward off the filing ... -
Manpower Planning—Make a “Moral Contrac”
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988)One key to manpower planning is forecasting realistic and accurate man‐hour projections for work in‐house or work in the proposal stage. A method used by the writer for ten years to project man‐hours for in‐house work or ... -
Managing Multinational Staff in Saudi Arabia
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988)Managing a multinational staff in Saudi Arabia presents unusual managerial challenges and unique opportunities for professional growth. Usually drawn from Third World countries, multinational staff members are generally ... -
Effects of Time Pressure on Decision‐Making
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1987)Research into the decision‐making process has raised the question as to why most managers do not adhere to the normative or rational model in practice. This paper reviews two empirical studies of variations in the ... -
Editor's Letter
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Adequate Budget for Project Resource Management
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1987)Many project owners do not understand the importance of resource management, which begins with the conceptual and planning phases of a construction project. Therefore, many projects do not have adequate budgets to perform ... -
Assuring Quality in Design Engineering
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988)Design assurance is the disciplined engineering process of assuring that the right job is done right. To many managers, it will simply be considered as “good engineering practice.” Even though it is acknowledged as good ... -
Using Risk Management Techniques to Control Contract Costs
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1987)A method for evaluating the risk associated with a construction contract has been developed and applied to municipal contracts in Lansing, Michigan. Data on contract costs, change orders, and complexity were collected ... -
Power, Politics, and Process of Decision Making
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1987)Studies of organizational decision making provide ample evidence that the rational method of decision making is honored more in the breach than in the observance. Using these studies as a point of departure, this paper ... -
Management Forum
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