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‘Advertising, once thought to be unprofessional has now been accepted by law’ – Explain.
Before 1976, advertising was thought to be ‘unprofessional’, in U.S.A. The state felt that work…
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What are the major areas of work for engineer consultants?
1. Advertising 2. Competitive bidding 3. Contingency fees 4. Safety and client needs
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What is the nature of work for Engineers as Consulting Engineers?
• Consulting engineers work in private practice. • They earn by getting their fee for services rendered.…
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What are the 4 ways to resolve conflicts among persons suggested by Harvard Negotiation Project?
1) People: Separate people from the problem. Even though both the people and the problem are…
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Can conflicts be managed by force or authority? How are different conflicts resolved?
- ‘I am in-charge - see it my way or I will fire you’. This is…
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What are the most common conflicts?
- Conflicts over schedules, depending mostly on support depts. but where managers do not have any…
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What steps can be taken to improve the ethical climate by managers?
1. Ethical values and their full complexity are widely acknowledged and appreciated by managers and engineers. …
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Explain how Ethical Climate is promoted in organizations through examples.
There are highly ethical organizations, examples of some of which are given below: 1. Marilyn Hamilton,…
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‘Managers’ responsibility is to conduct business to increase profits’. Discuss.
• Nobel laureate Milton Friedman said ‘The social responsibility of business is to increase its profits……. …
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Why managements prefer to make engineers as managers than non-engineers? / Why engineers find management positions attractive?
Engineers undergo the most intensive technical training amongst professionals. But still, many of them move…