Engineering Firms: A Survey of Factors Affecting their Growth & Performance

This is a detailed study of business-economic growth and performance in engineering. It covers a wide range of firm types – in all the main engineering fields – in Britain, the United States, Europe, and Japan.

The study combines original field research findings with an extensive review of published literature on the subject.

Senior managers in engineering, management consultants, business school academics, and investment analysts and others with an interest in production engineering and manufacturing will find the book useful.

Coverage:

1. The growth and performance of engineering firms

2. Engineering firms and the economy

3. Engineering markets, product developments and demand trends

4. Technological development and product innovation in engineering

5. Organization and the growth and performance of engineering firms

6. Engineering firms: 24 case studies

7. The political and legal environment

8. The supply and demand for engineering labour

9. Investment, growth and performance