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Building for tomorrow : global enterprise and the U.S. construction industry / Committee on the International Construction Industry, Building Research Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council.
EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America) Available online
EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America)- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Construction industry--United States.
- Construction industry--Case studies.
- Construction industry--International cooperation.
- Competition, International.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (120 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1988.
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- 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
- BUILDING FOR TOMORROW.
- Notes:
- Committee chairman : John W. Fisher.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9786610214587
- 9781280214585
- 1280214589
- 9780309582056
- 0309582059
- 9780585168340
- 0585168342
- OCLC:
- 559259870
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