1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911099031803321

Titolo

Global engineering / / Carlos Acosta ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, FL, : CRC Press, 2009

ISBN

9786612293955

9781040208915

1040208916

9780429149887

0429149883

9781282293953

1282293958

9781439811566

1439811563

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 p.)

Collana

Industrial innovation series

Altri autori (Persone)

AcostaCarlos <1954 June 2->

Disciplina

620.0068

658.404

Soggetti

Engineering

Engineering - International cooperation

Engineering - Decision making

International business enterprises - Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Contents; Preface; Section I: Theory, Models, Decision Tools; Chapter 1. Engineering in a Global Age; Chapter 2. A Global Engineering Model; Chapter 3. Decision Making in Global Projects; Section II: Case Studies: Cultural Emphasis; Chapter 4. MEPO Manages Culture; Chapter 5. USAHP Confronts Mexico's Subcultures; Chapter 6. Implementing a Global Engineering Perspective; Section III: Case Studies: Engineering Predominance; Chapter 7. SmartDrill Stays Home; Chapter 8. Do What You're Told, and Don't Confuse Me with Facts

Chapter 9. The Wisdom of Getting Everyone Invloved: Communication and (Un)coordination at HOCHSection IV: Case Studies: Applying Concepts; Chapter 10. Technical Consulting and Organizational



Recovery at CHips; Chapter 11. Bucket Brigades Work, but Why?; Index; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

As the world becomes increasingly globalized, today's companies expect to hire engineers who are effective in a global business environment. Although you can find many books covering globalization, most of them are aimed at business, management, or social sciences. Developed with engineers in mind, Global Engineering: Design, Decision Making, and Communication covers the theory, models, and decision making tools for incorporating globalization into engineering work.Written by a multidisciplinary team of experts in industrial, mechanical, and manufacturing engi

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911092448903321

Autore

Polka Brayton

Titolo

Between Philosophy and Religion, Vol. I : Spinoza, the Bible, and Modernity

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, : Lexington Books, 2006

ISBN

1-282-71331-0

9786612713316

0-7391-5232-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (291 p.)

Disciplina

199.492

199/.492

Soggetti

Religion - Philosophy

Religion -- Philosophy

Spinoza, Benedictus de

Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Chapter 01. Introduction: The Challenge of Spinoza to Modernity; Chapter 02. The Bible and Hermeneutics: Theologico-Political Treatise, Chapters 1-15; Chapter 03. The Ontological Argument and Modernity: The Relationship between Thought and



Existence: Ethics, Parts I-II; Chapter 04. Conclusion: Hermeneutics and Ontology; Appendix 1: Critical Commentary on Works Relating to Spinoza,t he Bible, and Modernity; Appendix 2: Strauss on the Bible, Philosophy, and Modernity; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

In Between Philosophy and Religion Volumes I and II, Brayton Polka examines Spinoza's three major works_on religion, politics, and ethics_in order to show that his thought is at once biblical and modern. This book and its companion volume are essential reading for any scholar of Spinoza.