<p>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.Contributors Bjorn Andersen, Richard Brealey, Ian Cooper, Serghei Floricel, Michel Habib, Brian Hobbs, Donald R. Lessard, Pascale Michaud, Roger Miller, Xavier Olleros.</p>

The Strategic Management of Large Engineering Projects: Shaping Institutions, Risks, and Governance

Business & Money

Miller, Roger

Lessard, Donald R.

Floricel, Serghei

Management & Leadership

Mit Pr

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.Contributors                 Bjorn Andersen, Richard Brealey, Ian Cooper, Serghei Floricel, Michel                 Habib, Brian Hobbs, Donald R. Lessard, Pascale Michaud, Roger Miller, Xavier                 Olleros

The MIT Press

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.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.Contributors Bjorn Andersen, Richard Brealey, Ian Cooper, Serghei Floricel, Michel Habib, Brian Hobbs, Donald R. Lessard, Pascale Michaud, Roger Miller, Xavier Olleros

The Strategic Management of Large Engineering Projects: Shaping Institutions, Risks, and Governance (Mit Press)

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Large scale direct OPEC investment in U.S. enterprise and the theory of foreign direct investment: a contradiction?

History

Kobrin, Stephen Jay

Americas

Nabu Press

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