Building for Tomorrow : Global Enterprise and the U. S. Construction Industry.
by
Staff, National Research Council.
Title
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Building for Tomorrow : Global Enterprise and the U. S. Construction Industry.
Author
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Staff, National Research Council.
ISBN
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9780309582056
Personal Author
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Staff, National Research Council.
Physical Description
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1 online resource (120 pages)
Contents
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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.
Local Note
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
Subject Term
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Competition, International.
Construction industry -- Case studies.
Construction industry -- International cooperation.
Construction industry -- United States.
Electronic books. -- local.
Genre
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Electronic books.
Electronic Access
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Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Status |
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IYTE Library | E-Book | 1318345-1001 | HD9715 .A2 -- B84 1988 EB | Ebrary E-Books |