The New Competitiveness in Design and Construction

12 Strategies That Will Drive the 21st-Century's Most Successful Firms
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-06560-0
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 177 mm x 253 mm, Gewicht: 803 g

What is it that keeps professionals in the AEC industry up at night if it is not their ability to design and build good buildings? It's their never-ending search for a competitive advantage - their ability, on a daily basis, to effectively compete for new work. The main concern of the millions of companies, large and small, engaged in creating the built environment across the world is their capacity to not only survive, but to also thrive, at a time when the global economy is dauntingly complex, constantly changing, and overwhelmingly competitive.

Drawing on a three-year research project conducted by the Rice University Building Institute, Joe M. Powell incorporates the experience and wisdom of over 80 international market leaders.

This book answers the following two questions:

1. What are the critical performance characteristics of the world's most competitive companies?

2. What will be required to join the next generation of global market leaders?

Order your copy today and discover the answers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Powell, Joe M

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Baukonstruktion, Baufachmaterialien
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensführung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensorganisation & Entwicklungsstrategien
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Architektur: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword: A reflection on Science and Industry.
Dedication.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction: Shaping the Build Environment.

Executive Overview.

Chapter 1. Vision.

Chapter 2. Values.

Chapter 3. Competitive Focus.

Chapter 4. Category Ownership.

Chapter 5. Persistent Branding.

Chapter 6. Marketing Breakthroughs.

Chapter 7. High-Impact People.

Chapter 8. New Strategic Relationships.

Quoted Industry Leaders.

Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Joe M Powell is the Executive Director of the Rice University Building Institute, an interdisciplinary collaboration of industry, community and academic leaders. A registered architect, he has spent his 36-year career researching the relationship between corporate strategy, human behaviour and the built environment.