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Building for Tomorrow

Building for Tomorrow

Global Enterprise and the U.S. Construction Industry

  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309039376
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309582056
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 1988
  • Month: January
  • Pages: 121
  • DDC: 690
  • Language: English
  • 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

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