Author: Henry Goddard BradleePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public utilities
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Centralized Public Utility Management
Author: Henry Goddard BradleePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public utilities
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
CENTRALIZED PUBLIC UTILITY MGM
Author: Henry Goddard 1871 BradleePublisher:
ISBN: 9781361423813
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Centralized Public Utility Management; Development Of Stone & Webster's Management Organization In The Past Thirty Years
Author: Henry Goddard 1871- [From Old BradleePublisher: Sagwan Press
ISBN: 9781377133942
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
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Centralized Public Utility Management
Author: Henry G. BradleePublisher:
ISBN: 9781332111367
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Excerpt from Centralized Public Utility Management: Development of Stone Webster's Management Organization in the Past Thirty Years The only thing that we do want you to have in mind is that when you take this contract out and show it to people in your local community, you should explain to them what it means. It is necessarily pretty complicated. We do a great many things for the companies under our management, and in order to express these in the contract, we have to cover a great deal of ground. There is possibility of misunderstandings, and the contract should be explained as far as you may so that every one will understand it. The more people understand what we are doing and what that contract is, the better for all concerned. I want to go back to that tree that Mr. Stone and Mr. Webster sat under when they agreed to go into business together. They decided at that time to go into the business of engineering. They had in mind in a vague way that they might do something in connection with public utility work, but for the first three years the business was confined entirely to construction and engineering. The thought of management came later. In the early nineties the public utility business was in a pretty bad way. The investor was very much discouraged. The net earnings were very small and the situation was almost desperate. That gave Stone & Webster their opportunity. They were invited by investors here in Boston to look over certain properties and try to see if they could not find out what was the trouble with them and what should be done to improve the properties and get them on their feet. So Mr. Stone packed his bag and Mr. Webster packed his bag. and they started off. Before they were through, they had looked over something like seventy-five or one hundred properties, - at any rate, enough so that they had a pretty good picture of the industry as a whole. They found out a number of things. In the first place, those were the early days of the business. Properties were pretty poorly designed; the apparatus, generators, cars, and other parts of the properties were as good as could be obtained at that time, but they were poorly put together. The system as a whole was not properly designed for good public service. It was not designed for economy. Practically none of the ideas which we have now had been developed at all. There was no thought of the growth which was to take place in the future, no thought that there must be a strong financial structure to take care of it. The methods of finance were most unfavorable for raising money on a satisfactory basis, and the operation of the properties was decidedly uneconomical. Now those properties were all small. Even in the larger cities the individual companies were small because of competition. Before we became interested in the Seattle properties there were in Seattle, I think, eleven street railways and three electric light and power companies. When these were all combined the gross earnings amounted to only about $700,000. It was pretty clear that the one great difficulty of these companies was that they could not get the kind of men they needed, the brains and experience which they had to have in order to build themselves up. The gross earnings were not such that they could afford to have even the proper executives, much less to maintain on their forces skilled men who were familiar with detailed operations, construction and finance. The one great problem to be solved was to find men fitted for their positions whom the company could afford to employ. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
Public Utilities
Author: David E. McNabbPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 9781845426811
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Professor McNabb has produced an excellent overview of the management challenges facing public utilities in the 21st century. His description of the evolution, changes, and challenges of different types of utilities is insightful. What makes this book uniquely valuable is his addressing the variety of utility management responsibilities including human resources, information services, and strategic planning in a single volume. I recommend it highly. Jeffrey Showman, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, US An introduction to the current issues and challenges facing managers and administrators in the investor and publicly owned utility industry, this engaging volume addresses management concerns in three sectors of the utility industry: electric power, natural gas, and water and wastewater systems. Beginning with a brief overview of the historical development of the industry, the author looks at policy issues and discusses management ethics. He then examines a number of the major challenges in these organizational functions: management and leadership, planning, marketing, accounting and finance, information technology, governance, and human resources. In the final section of the volume he looks at issues specific to each of the three industry sectors. Accessible and comprehensive, this thoughtful exploration of the various issues facing managers in public utilities in the new century will prove a useful overview for students of business and economics, utility staff, and directors of local utility governing boards.
Centralized Public Utility Management; Development of Stone and Webster's Management Organization in the Past Thirty Years - Primary Source Edition
Author: Henry Goddard BradleePublisher: Nabu Press
ISBN: 9781293086995
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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Fundamentals of Public Utilities Management
Author: Frank R. SpellmanPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000177548
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
Fundamentals of Public Utilities Management provides practical information for constructing a roadmap for successful compliance with new and ever-changing regulatory frameworks, upgrading and maintenance, and general management of utilities operations. It describes current challenges faced by utility managers and offers best practices. In an effort to maximize the usefulness of the material for a broad audience, the text is written in a straightforward, user-friendly, conversational style for students and practicing professionals alike. Features: Presents numerous illustrative examples and case studies throughout Examines environmental compliance and how to best work with continually changing regulations Frames the discussions in a context of energy conservation and ongoing sustainability efforts Fundamentals of Public Utilities Management is designed to provide insight and valuable information to public utility sector managers and prospective managers in water operations (drinking water, wastewater, storm water), and to serve the needs of students, teachers, consulting engineers, and technical personnel in city, state, and federal public sectors.
Regulation and the Management of Public Utilities
Author: Charles Stillman MorganPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public service commissions
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Public Utilities: Regulation, Management, and Ownership
Author: Martin T. FarrisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Handbook Utility Management
Author: Andreas BauschPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540793496
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 817
Book Description
Along with the increasing deregulation of European utility markets the dynamics of and the competitive pressure in the utility industries have steadily increased over the last years. These changes in the regulatory framework towards an integrated market environment have resulted in new challenges for the management of power and gas companies and in a substantial need for strategic reorientation. In the context of these developments the Handbook Utility Management reflects current challenges in the utility industries and provides solutions from a managerial perspective. The inclusion of latest insights from top managers, renowned researchers, professionals in utility-related investment banking and consulting, and professionals in public and supranational organizations on all value chain activities within the industry makes the Handbook an indispensable asset for both professionals and researchers.