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Academy Papers
1980–1989
1980–1989
1980
Energy and the American Dream
Paper by Frank H. Bertke, Fellow
Establishment and Purpose of the Academy of Electrical Contracting
Paper by Richard W. Osborn, Fellow / Chairman 1970-73; 1977-79
1981
Are We Working Ourselves Out of Business
Paper by Hans J. Kolb, Fellow
Construction Management
Paper by Ben P. Waters and Charles E. Wise, Fellows
Labor-Management Relations: A Formula for Success
Paper by Jack Buttrum, Fellow
The NECA Chapter Manager and Other Remarks as Presented to the NECA Chapter Managers’ Institute, February 24, 1981
Paper by Lawrence E. Martin, Fellow
1982
Do You Want to Stay in Our Business?
Paper by Thomas A. O’Dwyer, Fellow
Rear View Mirror
Paper by Norman D. Ferguson, Fellow
What Will The National Electrical Contractors Association Be Like In 1987?
Paper by Donald W. Close, Fellow
1983
Traditional Management Structures Applied to Electrical Contracting Organizations
Paper by Stephen Lindheim, Fellow
1984
Electrical Contracting Regulated
Paper by Allen F. KnicKrehm, Fellow
Managing for Production
Paper by J. L. Malone, Fellow
The Power of the Soft Sell
Paper by Aldo P. Lera, Fellow
The World’s Biggest Do-It-Yourselfer! A “1984” Look at TVA
Paper by Wyman McCall, Fellow
1985
Employee Stock Option Plans and Their Benefit for the Electrical Contractor
Paper by Richard Alterman, Fellow
Mental and Physical Dilemma
Paper by J. Robert Pritchard, Fellow
Political Action And The Electrical Contractor
Paper by Emerson Hamilton, Fellow
1986
A Philosophy for an Electrical Contractor
Paper by William A. Collins, Fellow
Are Contract Documents Really Found Under Cabbage Leaves?
Paper by Robert L. Wilkinson, Fellow
New Chance in Labor Relations
Paper by Albert C. Wendt, Fellow
1987
Being The Best We Can Be Using Old Concepts
Paper by Anton Klingler
Finance and Insurance
Paper by James E. Henehan
The NECA-IBEW Relationship (A “Marriage” Worth Preserving)
Paper by Wesley C. Ohman
1988
Education and Training, Teach Now or Pay Later
Paper by Robert E. Doran, III, Fellow
New Management Tools For The Nineties
Paper by Donald F. Collins, Fellow
The Academy of Electrical Contracting: Past—Present—Future
Paper by Robert L. Higgins, Fellow
1989
Know When to Quit
Paper by Victor H. Douglass, Fellow
Superconductors: Fact or Fiction?
Paper by Hans J. Kolb, Fellow; Stephen Lindheim, Fellow; Thomas P. Hanlon, Jr., Fellow
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