Wentworth
Institute of Technology
The strategic management of large engineering projects : shaping institutions, risks, and governance /
"As the number, complexity, and scope of large engineering projects (LEPs) increase worldwide, the huge stakes may endanger the survival of corporations and threaten the stability of countries that approach these projects unprepared. According to the authors, the "front-end" engineeri...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Cambridge, Mass.] :
[MIT Press],
©2000.
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Full text (Wentworth users only) |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | "As the number, complexity, and scope of large engineering projects (LEPs) increase worldwide, the huge stakes may endanger the survival of corporations and threaten the stability of countries that approach these projects unprepared. According to the authors, the "front-end" engineering of institutional arrangements and strategic systems is a far greater determinant of an LEP's success than are the more tangible aspects of project engineering and management. The book is based on an international research project that analyzed sixty LEPs, among them the Boston Harbor cleanup; the first phase of subway construction in Ankara, Turkey; a hydro dam on the Caroni River in Venezuela; and the construction of offshore oil platforms west of Flor, Norway. The authors use the research results to develop an experience-based theoretical framework that will allow managers to understand and respond to the complexity and uncertainty inherent in all LEPs. In addition to managers and scholars of large-scale projects, the book will be of interest to those studying the relationship between institutions and strategy, risk management, and corporate governance in general." |
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| Item Description: | "Contributors Bjorn Andersen, Richard Brealey, Ian Cooper, Serghei Floricel, Michel Habib, Brian Hobbs, Donald R. Lessard, Pascale Michaud, Roger Miller, Xavier Olleros." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 237 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-230) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781615831043 1615831045 9780262279864 026227986X 1423725409 9781423725404 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |