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.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Fisher, John W., 1931-

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