Employee Resourcing in the Construction Industry: Strategic Considerations and Operational Practice
ISBN: 9780415371636 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Looks at employee resourcing in-depth, both analytically and in order to provide a practical insight into the strategic considerations and operational approaches which modern large contractors take in deploying their human resources. This work is suitable for both students and managers.
Looks at employee resourcing in-depth, both analytically and in order to provide a practical insight into the strategic considerations and operational...
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Change in the Construction Industry: An Account of the UK Construction Industry Reform Movement 1993-2003
ISBN: 9780415385992 / Angielski / Twarda / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The UK construction industry is the sixth largest industry in the UK in terms of turnover. During the last decade, it has undergone an unprecedented period of self-examination, including input from most of the leaders of the major suppliers and clients as well as from leading politicians, civil servants and political advisers. From 1993 to 2003, government and industry collaborated closely to achieve political and structural change in the industry and to bring about nothing less than a re-organization of the way it undertakes its business. This key text is an objective presentation of the... The UK construction industry is the sixth largest industry in the UK in terms of turnover. During the last decade, it has undergone an unprecedente... |
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Procurement in the Construction Industry: The Impact and Cost of Alternative Market and Supply Processes
ISBN: 9780415395601 / Angielski / Twarda / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Do recent moves in the construction industry towards collaborative working and other new procurement procedures really make good business sense? Procurement in the Construction Industry is the result of research into this question and it includes the first rigorous categorizing of the differences between procurement methods currently in use. In the process of carrying out this research, the team has produced a comprehensive study of procurement methods which looks in detail at the relative benefits and costs of different ways of working, with sometimes surprising results. As such, it is... Do recent moves in the construction industry towards collaborative working and other new procurement procedures really make good business sense? Pr... |
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Pioneering
ISBN: 9780801485268 / Angielski / Miękka / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Poems in this volume bring readers through the construction site gate alongside the women who practice a skilled trade in a dangerous industry. Assured and impassioned, the poems not only manifest outer events and day-to-day realities of the worksite but also expose through metaphor and resonant detail its high-voltage interior life.Susan Eisenberg's early poems were private responses to the experiences of her apprentice years as an electrician. When a collection of her poems was published in 1984, Eisenberg began to receive letters from her counterparts in other trades and other regions of...
Poems in this volume bring readers through the construction site gate alongside the women who practice a skilled trade in a dangerous industry. Assure...
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Occupational Safety and Health Simplified for the Construction Industry
ISBN: 9780865870215 / Angielski / Miękka / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first of a new GI series, this reference serves construction businesses and managers who want quick answers to complicated questions. From General Safety Provisions to Fall Protection to Toxic and Hazardous Substance, you'll examine the standards of 29 CFR 1926 one-by-one with non-technical, implementor-friendly explanations of the requirements and how to fulfill them.
The first of a new GI series, this reference serves construction businesses and managers who want quick answers to complicated questions. From General...
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Practical Risk Management in the Construction Industry
ISBN: 9780727720641 / Angielski / Miękka / 122 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Practical risk management in the construction industry provides engineers with an easily understandable overview of the risk management procedures that are applicable generally to commercial organizations, the risks that might arise particularly in construction and, by the use of practical examples, how those risks can be managed.
Practical risk management in the construction industry provides engineers with an easily understandable overview of the risk management procedures tha...
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Health and Safety Accidents and The Causes Analysis within the Construction Industry
ISBN: 9780615160511 / Angielski / Miękka / 56 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The only way to eliminate accidents in construction is not to construct. Construction is about building infrastructures for the needs and comfort of human beings. It is not an industry created to generate money or to help the economy or to make the rich even richer. This one is about meeting one of the basic needs of man: shelter. We need buildings. However, it is not news to anyone that construction is a risky business. The process of constructing buildings and other structures involves a very wide array of tasks that carry certain amount of risks. In UK, construction industry is the biggest...
The only way to eliminate accidents in construction is not to construct. Construction is about building infrastructures for the needs and comfort of h...
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Construction Industry Digest: And All about OSHA
ISBN: 9780865877238 / Angielski / Miękka / 98 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. To successfully comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's construction safety requirements, employers, supervisors, and safety and health personnel must first identify and understand the standards, and this compact, insider's guide written by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration provides the insight and guidance to do just that. Featuring the safety standards most frequently overlooked by employers and the standards covering particularly hazardous situations, this convenient handbook includes the Code of Federal Regulations Title 29 Part 1926 safety and...
To successfully comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's construction safety requirements, employers, supervisors, and safety a...
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Corporate Social Responsibility in the Construction Industry
ISBN: 9780415362085 / Angielski / Miękka / 414 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The construction process, right through from planning and design to use and demolition, has a major impact on society. Traditionally, concern has been focused on its environmental impact and the quest for sustainability, but this has now extended into the wider remit of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Essentially, this means that businesses must act (voluntarily) in a socially ethical manner by developing a policy that encompasses the core principles enshrined by CSR. A unique presentation on a topic of emerging importance, Corporate Social Responsibility in the... The construction process, right through from planning and design to use and demolition, has a major impact on society. Traditionally, concern has b... |
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Corporate Social Responsibility in the Construction Industry
ISBN: 9780415362078 / Angielski / Twarda / 414 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The construction process, right through from planning and design to use and demolition, has a major impact on society. Traditionally, concern has been focused on its environmental impact and the quest for sustainability, but this has now extended into the wider remit of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Essentially, this means that businesses must act (voluntarily) in a socially ethical manner by developing a policy that encompasses the core principles enshrined by CSR. A unique presentation on a topic of emerging importance, Corporate Social Responsibility in the... The construction process, right through from planning and design to use and demolition, has a major impact on society. Traditionally, concern has b... |
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The Construction Industry in Yemen and Economic Sustainability
ISBN: 9783639085112 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Property Companies and the Construction Industry in Britain
ISBN: 9780521105859 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book was the first detailed and systematic account of the property and construction sectors of the British economy. Developing out of a materialist theoretical perspective, Dr Smyth provides an alternative explanation of the different characteristics of the two sectors and rejects traditional notions of the 'backwardness' of the construction sector. The specific historical experience of the Second World War and the rebuilding it necessitated, provides the basis of this analysis and it is argued that the particular divergencies of the construction sector stem from periods of wider...
This book was the first detailed and systematic account of the property and construction sectors of the British economy. Developing out of a materiali...
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Controlling Accidents & Insurers' Risks in Construction: A Fuzzy Knowledge-Based Approach
ISBN: 9781607413684 / Angielski / Twarda / 215 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Introduces various strategies and models that can facilitate readers in the construction and insurance industries in revamping their existing practices towards minimising accidents, improving profitability, and alleviating liabilities.
Introduces various strategies and models that can facilitate readers in the construction and insurance industries in revamping their existing practice...
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The Healthy Construction Workplace Best practices in the Swedish construction industry to prevent work-related musculosketal disorders among construct
ISBN: 9783639100792 / Angielski / Miękka / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book focuses on the prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders through the successful strategies contributing to a healthy construction workplace. In general, this book aims to contribute towards the understanding of a healthy construction workplace brought about by the current best practices implemented by large construction sites. From a preventive perspective, a model for the construction workplace system balance can be used to identify successful strategies. This book will be of interest to safety engineers, occupational physicians and ergonomists working in the...
This book focuses on the prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders through the successful strategies contributing to a healthy construction...
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The Growth Trend of the Chinese Construction Industry
ISBN: 9783639231724 / Angielski / Miękka / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. U.S. architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) firms doing business in China are minimally successful because they are unfamiliar with the Chinese market. To assist the U.S. AEC firms to become more competitive in the Chinese market, a comprehensive investigation of the Chinese construction industry after the Culture Revolution was conducted. The development of the industry was divided into three stages: the first stage was from 1978 to 1992, the second stage was from 1992 to 2001, and the third stage was from 2001 to 2007. In each stage, the administrative framework, laws and...
U.S. architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) firms doing business in China are minimally successful because they are unfamiliar with the Chi...
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Cultural Diversity in the Uae Construction Industry
ISBN: 9783639201703 / Angielski / Miękka / 92 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Utilisation of Bauxite Residue Sand in Construction Industry
ISBN: 9783639247466 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Australia produces approximately 40% of
the worlds bauxite and over 30% of the worlds alumina. Each year, about 25 million tonnes of bauxite residue is produced in Australia, requiring storage and maintenance. The construction and operation of such large impoundment areas is costly. During the extraction of alumina from bauxite ore using the Bayer process, a fine residue is produced called Red Mud. In West Australia, Darling Range bauxite deposits contain high levels of quartz which result ... Australia produces approximately 40% of
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Stakeholder Engagement as Practiced in the UK Construction Industry
ISBN: 9783639232424 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The nature and practice of stakeholder engagement has been discussed in the context of the UK construction industry. The industry is complex, fragmented; prone to change; has multiple stakeholders and thus the potential for conflicting stakes. The industry therefore needs to orient itself on the best approach to engage its stakeholder to achieve efficient contracting within a situational context of uncertainty. Qualitative research was use to investigate the nature and practice of stakeholder engagement within the private and public sectors of the industry. 21 interviews and one...
The nature and practice of stakeholder engagement has been discussed in the context of the UK construction industry. The industry is complex, fragm...
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Structural Steel & Castings: Shapes & Standards, Properties & Applications
ISBN: 9781617281044 / Angielski / Twarda / 318 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Reviews research in the fields of structural steel and castings including advances on the design of shear connections, research on multiaxial fatigue in structural steel connections, thermosetting polymer nanocomposites castings based on polyurethane and epoxy polymers and gas emission from moulds with synthetic additives during metal castings.
Reviews research in the fields of structural steel and castings including advances on the design of shear connections, research on multiaxial fatigue ...
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A Strategic Analysis of the Construction Industry in the United Arab Emirates: Opportunities and Threats in the Construction Business
ISBN: 9783836699204 / Angielski / Miękka / 74 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The construction industry is one of the most booming industries in the world. In particular, in the United Arab Emirates this industry has experienced a constant growth over the course of the last few years. Driven by the UAE s oil wealth, the country has witnessed an unmatched development and transformation. Oil revenues have lead to a driving construction boom and completely change the face of the state.§The construction industry is still one of the engines of economic growth in the UAE. One of the highest concentrations of cranes in the world speaks volumes about the incredible pace of...
The construction industry is one of the most booming industries in the world. In particular, in the United Arab Emirates this industry has experienced...
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