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The Resource The strategic management of large engineering projects : shaping institutions, risks, and governance, Roger Miller and Donald Lessard ; with the participation of Serghei Floricel and the IMEC Research Group

The strategic management of large engineering projects : shaping institutions, risks, and governance, Roger Miller and Donald Lessard ; with the participation of Serghei Floricel and the IMEC Research Group

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"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."
Language
eng
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Publication
Extent
1 online resource (xix, 237 pages)
Note
"Contributors Bjorn Andersen, Richard Brealey, Ian Cooper, Serghei Floricel, Michel Habib, Brian Hobbs, Donald R. Lessard, Pascale Michaud, Roger Miller, Xavier Olleros."
Contents
  • The IMEC Research Group
  • The IMEC Research Program
  • 1. Public Goods and Private Strategies: Making Sense of Project Performance / Roger Miller and Donald Lessard
  • 2. Transformations in Arrangements for Shaping and Delivering Engineering Projects / Roger Miller and Serghei Floricel
  • 3. Mapping and Facing the Landscape of Risks / Donald Lessard and Roger Miller
  • 4. Project Shaping as a Competitive Advantage / Roger Miller and Xavier Olleros
  • 5. Strategic Systems and Templates / Serghei Floricel and Roger Miller
  • 6. Building Governability into Project Structures / Roger Miller and Serghei Floricel
  • 7. Transforming Institutions / Pascale Michaud and Donald Lessard
  • 8. The Financing of Large Engineering Projects / Richard Brealey, Ian Cooper and Michel Habib
  • 9. Partnering Alliances for Project Design and Execution / Brian Hobbs and Bjorn Andersen
  • 10. Rising to the Challenge of Evolving High-Stakes Games / Roger Miller and Donald Lessard
  • App. A. Short Description of the Sixty Projects Studied in the IMEC Program
  • App. B. Attendees at the IMEC Forums in Montreal, Poitiers, and James Bay
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9780262279864
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The strategic management of large engineering projects : shaping institutions, risks, and governance
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The strategic management of large engineering projects
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shaping institutions, risks, and governance
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Roger Miller and Donald Lessard ; with the participation of Serghei Floricel and the IMEC Research Group
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Contributor
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Language
eng
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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KNOVL
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1938-
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Miller, Roger
Dewey number
658.5
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
TA190
LC item number
.M55 2000eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
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  • Lessard, Donald R
  • IMEC Research Group
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  • Engineering
  • Construction industry
  • Ingénierie
  • Construction
  • TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
  • TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
  • BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
  • Construction industry
  • Engineering
  • Strategisch management
  • Corporate governance
  • Projectontwikkeling
  • Bouwnijverheid
  • Projectmanagement
  • Electronic books
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The strategic management of large engineering projects : shaping institutions, risks, and governance, Roger Miller and Donald Lessard ; with the participation of Serghei Floricel and the IMEC Research Group
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Publication
Note
"Contributors Bjorn Andersen, Richard Brealey, Ian Cooper, Serghei Floricel, Michel Habib, Brian Hobbs, Donald R. Lessard, Pascale Michaud, Roger Miller, Xavier Olleros."
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-230) and index
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online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The IMEC Research Group -- The IMEC Research Program -- 1. Public Goods and Private Strategies: Making Sense of Project Performance / Roger Miller and Donald Lessard -- 2. Transformations in Arrangements for Shaping and Delivering Engineering Projects / Roger Miller and Serghei Floricel -- 3. Mapping and Facing the Landscape of Risks / Donald Lessard and Roger Miller -- 4. Project Shaping as a Competitive Advantage / Roger Miller and Xavier Olleros -- 5. Strategic Systems and Templates / Serghei Floricel and Roger Miller -- 6. Building Governability into Project Structures / Roger Miller and Serghei Floricel -- 7. Transforming Institutions / Pascale Michaud and Donald Lessard -- 8. The Financing of Large Engineering Projects / Richard Brealey, Ian Cooper and Michel Habib -- 9. Partnering Alliances for Project Design and Execution / Brian Hobbs and Bjorn Andersen -- 10. Rising to the Challenge of Evolving High-Stakes Games / Roger Miller and Donald Lessard -- App. A. Short Description of the Sixty Projects Studied in the IMEC Program -- App. B. Attendees at the IMEC Forums in Montreal, Poitiers, and James Bay
Control code
ocn456207465
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xix, 237 pages)
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780262279864
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o456207465
  • (OCoLC)456207465
Label
The strategic management of large engineering projects : shaping institutions, risks, and governance, Roger Miller and Donald Lessard ; with the participation of Serghei Floricel and the IMEC Research Group
Link
Publication
Note
"Contributors Bjorn Andersen, Richard Brealey, Ian Cooper, Serghei Floricel, Michel Habib, Brian Hobbs, Donald R. Lessard, Pascale Michaud, Roger Miller, Xavier Olleros."
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-230) and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The IMEC Research Group -- The IMEC Research Program -- 1. Public Goods and Private Strategies: Making Sense of Project Performance / Roger Miller and Donald Lessard -- 2. Transformations in Arrangements for Shaping and Delivering Engineering Projects / Roger Miller and Serghei Floricel -- 3. Mapping and Facing the Landscape of Risks / Donald Lessard and Roger Miller -- 4. Project Shaping as a Competitive Advantage / Roger Miller and Xavier Olleros -- 5. Strategic Systems and Templates / Serghei Floricel and Roger Miller -- 6. Building Governability into Project Structures / Roger Miller and Serghei Floricel -- 7. Transforming Institutions / Pascale Michaud and Donald Lessard -- 8. The Financing of Large Engineering Projects / Richard Brealey, Ian Cooper and Michel Habib -- 9. Partnering Alliances for Project Design and Execution / Brian Hobbs and Bjorn Andersen -- 10. Rising to the Challenge of Evolving High-Stakes Games / Roger Miller and Donald Lessard -- App. A. Short Description of the Sixty Projects Studied in the IMEC Program -- App. B. Attendees at the IMEC Forums in Montreal, Poitiers, and James Bay
Control code
ocn456207465
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xix, 237 pages)
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780262279864
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o456207465
  • (OCoLC)456207465

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