Cost-Effective Sizing of the Transit Extraboard
In 1983, the Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA) provided funds to develop manual procedures known as the User's Guide to Optimizing the Transit Operator Work...
Turnaround in Houston
Simply implementing the suggestions of the workers building a 14-story garage in Houston, turned a disaster in the making into a project ahead of schedule and under budget. The work force...
Operational Planning in a Consulting Firm
What becomes of a firm that strives concurrently to meet the changing needs of the marketplace, remain up-to-date in technology and technique, and achieve a comfortable profit margin?...
Technical Training Programs
There is a definite reorientation of the work force in this country. The move to a more technical society has been widely forecast, and despite the valleys and peaks driven by fluctuation...
In-House Training in the Corps of Engineers
The Corps of Engineers is very active in the training of its employees and the results of training are the growth and professionalism of the employees. Supervisors must always develop...
In-House Training Program at J. A. Jones Construction Services Company
This paper offers an overview of the training provided by a construction company located at Hanford, Washington. It posits that attention to the training development of the individual...
Civil Entrepreneuring
Increasing numbers of people are leaving secure, well-paying positions with the government, academia and the private sector to go the risky route of establishing their own firms. The rewards...
Noise Assessment, Measurement, and Mitigation, an OSHA View
A discussion is presented on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 29 CFR 1910. 95 General Industry noise exposure standards and the 29 CFR 1926. 52 and 1926. 101 Construction...
The Resident Engineer
The author defines what resident engineers are by briefly explaining their qualifications, duties, administrative responsibilities and compensation with respect to construction projects....
Micro-CAD: Can It Pay for Itself
A simple financial analysis is presented that forecasts the payback period on an investment in a microcomputer drafting system. The payback period is calculated in months using productivity...
Easing Strains in Partner-Managed Firms
The family-like nature of partnerships promotes shared management responsibilities but creates conflict. Partnerships, like families, are often taken for granted by the partners. Nonpartners...
ASCE Salary Survey 1983
This is the seventeenth report in a series of biennial salary surveys conducted by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Salary data is reported on seven major categories for civil...
Management Planning for Survival and Growth
Essential factors in company growth are the identification of client needs and wants and recognition of the needs and constraints of the organization. Successes are generated by timely,...
Personnel
Recruiting, Motivating, Rewarding
Aspects of personnel management are discusased in relation to the engineering profession. The first section of these proceedings includes a report on orientation of the new employee and...
The Performance Evaluation
Effective performance evaluations set goals for professional advancement and also bridge individual and corporate values. The four specific stages of a performance evaluation consist of:...
ASCE Salary Survey 1981
This is the sixteenth report in a series of biennial salary surveys conducted by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Salary data is reported on seven major categories for civil engineers:...
Employee Appraisals: Define and Motivate High Standards of Performance
The committee on Engineering Management at the Individual Level (EMIL) conducted a survey of civil engineering consulting firms' employee appraisal programs. The purpose of...
Consulting Engineering
A Guide for the Engagement of Engineering Services
The purpose of this manual is to outline the functions of the consulting engineer in serving a client, the types of services usually offered, the various methods of determining compensation...
ASCE Guide to Employment Conditions for Civil Engineers
These guidelines serve to improve professional employee satisfaction through mutual understanding with the employer. The manual is divided into four sections: (1) guidelines to professional...
Workers as Managers Boost Productivity
A prime U.S. resource is the workforce. Given the opportunity, workers can improve working conditions, morale, efficiency and, as a result, boost productivity. First, though, management...
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