Leadership and Management in Engineering: Recent submissions
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Introduction to the Special Issue
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008) -
A Tale of Two Bridges: Dangerous and Still Standing
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)Engineers hold the keys needed to inform the public about the seriousness of an impending crisis. The monumental effort that will be required to rebuild the constructed fabric of the United States is about to be forced on ... -
Sole Source Contracting
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The Cape Wind Project in Context
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)The Cape Wind Project is proposed to be America’s first offshore wind farm. It is envisioned to be located on Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound, miles from the nearest shore, where 130 wind turbines will harness the wind ... -
Energy Efficient Architecture and Building Systems to Address Global Warming
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)Our planet is warming because of human activities affecting the environment. Climate change is caused by a number of things, and it will take an enormous amount of concerted effort to fix it. It involves thinkers, politicians, ... -
What Will You Do When Your Work Is Discovered to Be Safe, but Flawed?
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008) -
ASCE White Paper on Ethics in Professional Engineering and ASCE
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008) -
Development Tasks for Civil Engineers
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)In some advanced countries, when the time is right, civil engineers can reduce failures and other disappointments in urban and infrastructure developments by taking the lead in establishing a formative, multi-sector design ... -
Book Review: <i>The Secret Life of Men</i>
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Engineering Professional Growth and Quality and Cultivating the Next Generation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)An ancient African proverb states, “It takes a village to raise a child.” The truth behind this statement is that success in nearly any endeavor requires people who care, who pitch in to help when life becomes challenging. ... -
Leadership versus Management: How They Are Different, and Why
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)“Leadership” is different from “management”; many just know it intuitively but have not been able to understand this difference clearly. These are two entirely different functions based on their underlying philosophies, ... -
The Effects of Leadership in the High Hazard Construction Sector: Injuries and Fatalities an Issue of Leadership and Not Hazard
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)Few studies have documented effective safety performance in the high hazard construction industry and examined why some companies are able to experience success in reducing injuries while their peers have not. This paper ... -
Importance of Practical and Professional Experience for Engineering Faculty
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Champion Needed
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008) -
Reviving Art and Practice in Structural Engineering Education
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)Structural engineering is both an art and applied science. Traditionally, students of structural engineering were exposed to the art along with the science of the profession by teachers who themselves were practitioners ... -
Leadership Development and Succession Planning
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)The construction industry is recognizing the need for leadership development and succession planning. Industry has typically responded to this need by enacting succession planning programs that identify a handful of ... -
Kenneth Robert Wright
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What Will You Do When Your Professional Advice Is Ignored?
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Ethics in Engineering Practice: How Easy It Becomes to See in the Dark
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Saving the Planet through People
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)