Building for Tomorrow

Global Enterprise and the U.S. Construction Industry

Editor: National Academies Press
ISBN: 9780309039376
eISBN Pdf: 9780309582056
Lloc de publicació: United States
Any de publicació digital: 1988
Mes: Gener
Pàgines: 121
DDC: 690
Idioma: Anglés

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