Managing the profitable construction business : the contractor's guide to success and survival strategies / / Thomas C. Schleifer, Kenneth T. Sullivan, John M. Murdough ; C. Wallace, cover design |
Autore | Schleifer Thomas C. |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (282 p.) |
Disciplina | 690.0681 |
Soggetto topico |
Construction industry - Finance
Construction industry - Management Contracting out |
ISBN |
1-118-83713-4
1-118-85245-1 1-118-83704-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
MANAGING THE PROFITABLE CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; HOW TO USE THIS BOOK; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; PART 1; 1 MANAGING WITH CONFIDENCE; 1.1 LESSONS LEARNED; 1.2 OBJECTIVES OF THIS BOOK; 1.3 MANAGING AREAS OF RISK; 1.4 RECOGNIZING SIGNS OF POTENTIAL TROUBLE; 1.5 LAYERS OF MANAGEMENT; 1.6 OWNER VERSUS TOP MANAGEMENT; 1.7 DISCIPLINING PERFORMANCE; 1.8 BOARDS OF DIRECTORS; 1.9 ACCOUNTABILITY; 1.10 SELECTING THE MEMBERS; 1.11 IMPORTANCE OF CREDIT; 1.12 VOLUME VERSUS PROFIT; 1.13 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND COMPENSATION; 1.14 BORROWING; 1.15 BUSINESS PLANNING
CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONSCRITICAL THINKING AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; NOTES; 2 ELEMENTS OF CONTRACTOR FAILURE; 2.1 CAPITALIZING ON EXPERIENCE; 2.2 INCREASE IN PROJECT SIZE; 2.3 UNFAMILIARITY WITH NEW GEOGRAPHIC AREAS; 2.4 MOVING INTO NEW TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION; 2.5 CHANGES IN KEY PERSONNEL; 2.6 LACK OF MANAGERIAL MATURITY IN EXPANDING ORGANIZATIONS; CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS; CRITICAL THINKING AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; NOTES; 3 INCREASE IN PROJECT SIZE; 3.1 LIMITS OF GROWTH; 3.2 INCREASED RISKS WITH LARGER PROJECTS; 3.3 CASE STUDY; 3.4 CASE STUDY REVIEW; 3.5 UNDERESTIMATING THE SIZE 3.6 OWNERS AND RETAINAGE3.7 ALLOCATING TIME; 3.8 ALTERNATIVES TO TAKING ON LARGE PROJECTS; 3.9 CONCLUSION; CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS; CRITICAL THINKING AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; NOTES; 4 CHANGE IN GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION; 4.1 DEFINING "NORMAL AREA"; 4.2 REASONS FOR CHANGING GEOGRAPHIC AREA; 4.3 CASE STUDY: LONG DISTANCE PROJECT; 4.4 REVIEW OF THE LONG DISTANCE PROJECT CASE STUDY; 4.5 MANAGING THE RISK WITH LONG DISTANCE PROJECTS; 4.6 CASE STUDY: REGIONAL OFFICE; 4.7 REVIEW OF THE REGIONAL OFFICE CASE STUDY; 4.8 THE NEED FOR PERSONAL ATTENTION; 4.9 OPENING A REGIONAL OFFICE 4.10 REGIONAL OFFICE CONTINGENCY PLAN4.11 CONCLUSION; CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS; CRITICAL THINKING AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; NOTES; 5 CHANGING OR ADDING TO TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION PERFORMED; 5.1 REASONS FOR CHANGES IN TYPE OF WORK; 5.2 CHALLENGE: LACK OF EXPERIENCE; 5.3 CHALLENGE: DIFFERENCES THAT APPEAR SUBTLE; 5.4 RESOLUTION: KNOW YOUR SPECIALTY; 5.5 BACKGROUND TO CASE STUDIES; 5.6 CASE STUDY 1; 5.7 CASE STUDY 2; 5.8 EXAMPLE: UNION VERSUS OPEN SHOP; 5.9 KNOW THE RISKS; 5.10 VOLUME VERSUS PROFIT ALTERNATIVE; 5.11 WITHDRAWAL PLAN; 5.12 CONCLUSION; CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS CRITICAL THINKING AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONSNOTES; 6 REPLACE KEY PERSONNEL; 6.1 IDENTIFYING KEY PEOPLE; 6.2 PARTNERS; 6.3 FOUNDERS AND SUCCESSION; 6.4 INACTIVE FOUNDERS; 6.5 SUCCESSION CASE STUDY; 6.6 NEW MANAGEMENT TEAM; 6.7 ADDING KEY PERSONNEL; 6.8 MANAGEMENT "DILUTION"; 6.9 SUMMARY; CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS; CRITICAL THINKING AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; NOTES; 7 MANAGERIAL MATURITY; 7.1 START-UP CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES; 7.2 IMPORTANCE OF MANAGEMENT SKILLS; 7.3 COMPANY GROWTH PHASES; 7.4 LIMIT OF MANAGERIAL EFFECTIVENESS; 7.5 COMPANY GROWTH AND MANAGEMENT THRESHOLDS 7.6 TELLTALE SIGNS OF INSUFFICIENT MANAGERIAL MATURITY |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139143603321 |
Schleifer Thomas C.
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Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2014 | ||
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Managing the profitable construction business : the contractor's guide to success and survival strategies / / Thomas C. Schleifer, Kenneth T. Sullivan, John M. Murdough ; C. Wallace, cover design |
Autore | Schleifer Thomas C. |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (282 p.) |
Disciplina | 690.0681 |
Soggetto topico |
Construction industry - Finance
Construction industry - Management Contracting out |
ISBN |
1-118-83713-4
1-118-85245-1 1-118-83704-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
MANAGING THE PROFITABLE CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; HOW TO USE THIS BOOK; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; PART 1; 1 MANAGING WITH CONFIDENCE; 1.1 LESSONS LEARNED; 1.2 OBJECTIVES OF THIS BOOK; 1.3 MANAGING AREAS OF RISK; 1.4 RECOGNIZING SIGNS OF POTENTIAL TROUBLE; 1.5 LAYERS OF MANAGEMENT; 1.6 OWNER VERSUS TOP MANAGEMENT; 1.7 DISCIPLINING PERFORMANCE; 1.8 BOARDS OF DIRECTORS; 1.9 ACCOUNTABILITY; 1.10 SELECTING THE MEMBERS; 1.11 IMPORTANCE OF CREDIT; 1.12 VOLUME VERSUS PROFIT; 1.13 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND COMPENSATION; 1.14 BORROWING; 1.15 BUSINESS PLANNING
CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONSCRITICAL THINKING AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; NOTES; 2 ELEMENTS OF CONTRACTOR FAILURE; 2.1 CAPITALIZING ON EXPERIENCE; 2.2 INCREASE IN PROJECT SIZE; 2.3 UNFAMILIARITY WITH NEW GEOGRAPHIC AREAS; 2.4 MOVING INTO NEW TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION; 2.5 CHANGES IN KEY PERSONNEL; 2.6 LACK OF MANAGERIAL MATURITY IN EXPANDING ORGANIZATIONS; CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS; CRITICAL THINKING AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; NOTES; 3 INCREASE IN PROJECT SIZE; 3.1 LIMITS OF GROWTH; 3.2 INCREASED RISKS WITH LARGER PROJECTS; 3.3 CASE STUDY; 3.4 CASE STUDY REVIEW; 3.5 UNDERESTIMATING THE SIZE 3.6 OWNERS AND RETAINAGE3.7 ALLOCATING TIME; 3.8 ALTERNATIVES TO TAKING ON LARGE PROJECTS; 3.9 CONCLUSION; CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS; CRITICAL THINKING AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; NOTES; 4 CHANGE IN GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION; 4.1 DEFINING "NORMAL AREA"; 4.2 REASONS FOR CHANGING GEOGRAPHIC AREA; 4.3 CASE STUDY: LONG DISTANCE PROJECT; 4.4 REVIEW OF THE LONG DISTANCE PROJECT CASE STUDY; 4.5 MANAGING THE RISK WITH LONG DISTANCE PROJECTS; 4.6 CASE STUDY: REGIONAL OFFICE; 4.7 REVIEW OF THE REGIONAL OFFICE CASE STUDY; 4.8 THE NEED FOR PERSONAL ATTENTION; 4.9 OPENING A REGIONAL OFFICE 4.10 REGIONAL OFFICE CONTINGENCY PLAN4.11 CONCLUSION; CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS; CRITICAL THINKING AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; NOTES; 5 CHANGING OR ADDING TO TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION PERFORMED; 5.1 REASONS FOR CHANGES IN TYPE OF WORK; 5.2 CHALLENGE: LACK OF EXPERIENCE; 5.3 CHALLENGE: DIFFERENCES THAT APPEAR SUBTLE; 5.4 RESOLUTION: KNOW YOUR SPECIALTY; 5.5 BACKGROUND TO CASE STUDIES; 5.6 CASE STUDY 1; 5.7 CASE STUDY 2; 5.8 EXAMPLE: UNION VERSUS OPEN SHOP; 5.9 KNOW THE RISKS; 5.10 VOLUME VERSUS PROFIT ALTERNATIVE; 5.11 WITHDRAWAL PLAN; 5.12 CONCLUSION; CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS CRITICAL THINKING AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONSNOTES; 6 REPLACE KEY PERSONNEL; 6.1 IDENTIFYING KEY PEOPLE; 6.2 PARTNERS; 6.3 FOUNDERS AND SUCCESSION; 6.4 INACTIVE FOUNDERS; 6.5 SUCCESSION CASE STUDY; 6.6 NEW MANAGEMENT TEAM; 6.7 ADDING KEY PERSONNEL; 6.8 MANAGEMENT "DILUTION"; 6.9 SUMMARY; CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS; CRITICAL THINKING AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; NOTES; 7 MANAGERIAL MATURITY; 7.1 START-UP CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES; 7.2 IMPORTANCE OF MANAGEMENT SKILLS; 7.3 COMPANY GROWTH PHASES; 7.4 LIMIT OF MANAGERIAL EFFECTIVENESS; 7.5 COMPANY GROWTH AND MANAGEMENT THRESHOLDS 7.6 TELLTALE SIGNS OF INSUFFICIENT MANAGERIAL MATURITY |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819210403321 |
Schleifer Thomas C.
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Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2014 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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