NewsBriefs: Link Between Employee Satisfaction, Profits (Purdue University)
ASCE's Salary Survey Reveals Increases, But Smaller Ones at Senior Level
NewsBriefs: Colorado Engineering Council Releases Industry Salary Survey (American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado)
Business: ASCE's Online Salary Survey Offers Up-to-the-Moment Data
Lesssons Learned from Experience Dealing with Risks of Extreme Events: Part II
For every known IS vulnerability, there is a matching countermeasure. However, we do not know all IS vulnerabilities. The following tasks are geared towards identifying IS vulnerabilities,...
How to Work Effectively with Consulting Engineers
Getting the Best Project at the Right Price for Your Public Constituents
This manual is a comprehensive revision of the previous edition that addresses the procurement of engineering services for a quality project. It outlines the functions of the consulting...
Court Decisions: Subcontractor Liable for Its Own Wage Violations
New Compensation Survey Unveiled
Recruiting
This chapter discusses recruiting and offers advice on how to more effectively recruit new, quality civil engineers. Topics include recruiting via the internet, job fairs, and employee...
Compensation and Benefits
This chapter discusses compensation and benefits for employees. Included is a figure demonstrating employee expectations for various benefits and compensation packages....
Computer Software Boosts Employees' Billable Time
From Competitors to Partners
Embracing a competitor as a business partner may be somewhat uncomfortable for small engineering firms�at least initially. There is natural concern about what a fellow team member�who...
Employee of Rejected Bidder Not Entitled to Redress
Fundamental Laboratory Investigation of Compensation Grouting in Clay
Small Business Report: The Home Advantage
Allowing at least some employees to work from home some of the time can help small businesses improve their ability to hire and retain talented engineers who are demanding flexibility....
Succession Planning Pays Off
If your company hasn't yet put a plan in place to transition from its current ownership and leadership to the next generation, now is the time to start. When planning to offer...
Designing a Web Site
With the advent of prepackaged software programs that practically set up a Web site by themselves, small engineering firms may assume that designing and operating a Web site is a snap....
When To Sell
For owners of small firms, deciding to sell the business they've founded or owned can be gut-wrenching. But some owners find it's a good way to transfer ownership...
Building a Sound Company Culture
For small companies just starting out, the priorities are often generating business and completing the work on time, on budget, and in accordance with applicable standards. In the process...
The California Experience
With a terrain that ranges from the highest mountains to the lowest deserts, from salt marshes to beaches, from sierra to plateau, the natural environment that challenges the California...
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