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Building for Tomorrow : Global Enterprise and the U.S. Construction Industry.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington :
National Academies Press,
1900.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- ""Building for Tomorrow""; ""Copyright""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""THE CONSTRUCTION MARKET IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD""; ""SOURCES OF CHALLENGES""; ""PRIVATE PRACTICES""; ""RESPONSES TO CHALLENGE""; ""RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION""; ""EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR GLOBAL ENTERPRISE""; ""GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND PRIVATE PARTICIPATION""; ""BUILDING FOR TOMORROW""; ""1 Introduction ""; ""THE SCALE OF WORLD CONSTRUCTION""; ""THE CHANGING MARKET""
- ""CASE STUDY 1: TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANTAGE PAYS OFF: M.W. KELLOGG AND THE OIL AND PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY""""2 U.S. Construction in International Competition ""; ""THE U.S. INDUSTRY""; ""A Short Historic Perspective""; ""Market Structure""; ""Construction Machinery""; ""FOREIGN FIRMS IN THE U.S. MARKET""; ""CASE STUDY 2: JAPAN'S OHBAYASHI GUMI: DOING CONSTRUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES FOR 20 YEARS""; ""3 Competition in the Global Market ""; ""COMMON CHARACTERISTICS""; ""SPECIFIC CASES""; ""Great Britain""; ""France""; ""Italy""; ""Sweden""; ""Japan""; ""India""; ""The Soviet Union""
- ""U.S. RESPONSE TO COMPETITION""""CASE STUDY 3: SHIMIZU MEETS IBM'S NEEDS""; ""4 Research and Development in Construction ""; ""U.S. CONSTRUCTION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT""; ""OTHER EFFORTS NEEDED""; ""CASE STUDY 4: THE BELL TELEPHONE LABORATORIES""; ""5 Education and Training ""; ""PROGRAMS OF STUDY""; ""Engineering""; ""Architecture""; ""Engineering and Architecture Technology""; ""Continuing Education""; ""ISSUES IN CIVIL ENGINEERING""; ""Emphasis on Design""; ""Construction Management""; ""ISSUES IN ARCHITECTURE""; ""Specialization and Small Practices""
- ""Architectural Research and Education""""SKILLS FOR GLOBAL ENTERPRISE""; ""Cross-Cultural Training for the Construction Industry""; ""Acquiring Foreign Languages""; ""INTERNATIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT""; ""CASE STUDY 5: BUILDING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS: PHILIPP HOLZMANN AG AND J.A. JONES CONSTRUCTION ... ""; ""6 Pursuit of Innovation ""; ""NATURE OF INNOVATION""; ""OPPORTUNITY IN INFRASTRUCTURE""; ""GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR INNOVATION""; ""CASE STUDY 6: COOPERATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN U.S. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS: PROPOSAL FOR THE THREE GOR ... ""
- ""7 Needed: Institutional Structure to Promote Global Enterprise""""ORGANIZED FOCUS OF DIVERSE INTERESTS""; ""ATTITUDE OF OPPORTUNITY""; ""RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION""; ""BUILDING FOR TOMORROW""