Leadership and Management in Engineering: Recent submissions

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    • LME is your Journal 

      Chick Glagola (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2004)

    • Asset Management, GASB 34, and the Local Entity Perspective 

      Chris Yarnell (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2004)
      The paper presents a view of the benefits and drawbacks of applying GASB Statement No. 34 in a small municipal entity. Cole County, Missouri, is taking the requirement and using it to improve the long-term operations of ...

    • Lessons Learned from Commercial Activities Competitions 

      Albert L. Barco, IV (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2004)
      Many lessons have been learned as more and more portions of the federal work force have become subject to commercial activities competitions in an effort to make them more efficient. These lessons are becoming increasingly ...

    • Code of Conduct 

      Tony Antich (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2004)
      The author, a city engineer, noticed that the city’s business culture tended to encourage behaviors that were frustrating to staff and could reflect poorly on the city’s reputation. He asked the staff to produce a list of ...

    • Choosing to Cheat 

      Jeffrey S. Russell (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2004)
      At one time or another, most of us “choose to cheat,” whether by working with another student on a take-home exam or by failing to accurately account for one’s hours on Friday afternoon. Cheating ultimately affects the ...

    • Managing Nonproductive Principals 

      Mel Hensey (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2004)
      All principals in consulting engineering firms (indeed, all employees) need clear roles and expectations, for themselves and for the success of their firms. On those occasions when principals are not as productive as ...

    • Management Online: Mining the Full Potential of the Intranet 

      Blake Murillo; Chris Pinckney (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2003)
      Attention is given to the benefits that the intranet can confer in the areas of accounting and management. Three intranet-based technology initiatives at the consulting engineering and information management firm Psomas ...

    • Stephen Harriman Long and William Wallace Moore 

      Richard G. Weingardt (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2003)

    • Technical, Managerial, and Organizational Changes in Adapting an E-Commerce Model in Civil Engineering Design and Consulting Services 

      Yun Zhou; Lois M. Muller (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2003)
      Encouraging experiments and practices in e-commerce over the past several years are now contributing to and enhancing our understanding of the critical issues involved in leveraging the potential of these technologies. The ...

    • Construction of a Bridge in a Developing Country: A Bangladesh Case Study 

      Irtishad Ahmad; Salman Azhar; Syed M. Ahmed (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2003)
      This paper presents a case study of the construction of the Jamuna Bridge, the 11th longest bridge in the world. The bridge crosses the Jamuna River (the main channel of the Brahmaputra River in Bangladesh) from Bhuapur ...

    • Managing Major Civil Engineering Projects 

      Unknown author (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2003)

    • Holly A. Cornell and Willard Eastman Simpson 

      Richard G. Weingardt (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2003)

    • Raising the Bar 

      Brian Brenner (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2003)

    • IT Strategy for Construction Companies: A Pragmatist’s Vision 

      John D. Macomber (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2003)
      It is contended that leading constructors will alter the economic model in order to take advantage of information technology (IT) opportunities in the coming years. Strategic business leaders, it is noted, aren’t interested ...

    • Environmental Impacts to Design/Build Projects— A Case Study of the St. George Island Bridge Replacement, Apalachicola Bay, Florida 

      Jeffrey P. Toussant (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2003)
      The additional environmental considerations that arise for contractors on design/build projects are discussed, with attention given to the perspectives of the owner and the contractor. The factors that made this particular ...

    • FORUM 

      Unknown author (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2003)

    • Improving the Effectiveness of the Engineering and Planning Functions of a Major Utility 

      Gordon Culp; Anne Smith; Gary Reents (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2003)
      The productivity, organization, and customer relations of the Engineering Services Division of the Utilities Department of the city of Sacramento, California, were assessed through the use of benchmarking techniques, staff ...

    • Employment History Survey of ASCE’s Younger Members 

      Carol Reese (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2003)
      In random sampling of ASCE younger members (ages 22 to 35) in the fall of 2001, various aspects of employment history were investigated in an effort to obtain preliminary information on the civil engineering field and the ...

    • Targeted Portals: Facilitating Innovation in Building Technology Through Online Resources 

      Spiro Pollalis; Julie Walleisa (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2003)
      Increased use of information technology, particularly in the form of Web-based portals, is broadening the awareness of innovative building technologies and projects. The consortium BuildingEnvelopes.org demonstrates how ...

    • Forum 

      Unknown author (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2003)