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Contemporary Issues in Engineering

Contemporary Issues in Engineering. A Presentation on. Globalization and Cross Cultural Issues. Need for understanding cross cultural values Knowing when to listen, when to ask for help, and when—finally—to speak

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Contemporary Issues in Engineering

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  1. Contemporary Issues in Engineering A Presentation on

  2. Globalization and Cross Cultural Issues • Need for understanding cross cultural values • Knowing when to listen, when to ask for help, and when—finally—to speak • Developing effective relationship with people from cultures substantially different from own. • Individualism vs collectivism. • Acceptance of power and authority. • Materialism vs concern for others. • Formality vs informality.

  3. Public private partnership • Funded and operated through a partnership of government and one or more private sector companies. • Private party provides a public service or project • Assumption substantial financial, technical and operational risk in the project • Enable public sector to harness expertise and experience.

  4. Safety, Risks and Benefit Analysis

  5. Development and Environment • Better understanding of how societies can pursue economic and community goals. • Research, policy work, publication projects, curriculum development, conference and other activities. • Globalization, food policy, energy and climate change and sustainable economic integration. • Frontier thinking in sustainable development and human well-being. • Ecological health and the correlation between social and economic wellbeing.

  6. Conflict and Dispute Management • Also known as Reconciliation. • Method and process involved in facilitating the peaceful ending of conflict

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