Executive summary -- Industry prospects: the path to growth -- Strategic direction: when and where to expand -- Risk management: minimizing the potential for failure -- Conclusion -- About the survey -- Bookshelf

Shows that economic recovery is stimulating manufacturing, while growing urbanization is driving a continued demand for infrastructure in all forms. The scale and duration of large engineering and construction programs means that contractors require some time to prepare for market upswings. Risk management remains high on the agenda of senior executives across the sector, and this year?s survey asks why the significant investment in controls has not managed to halt large-scale project failures or damaging incidences of fraud and corruption. Leading industry experts add authoritative insight into how to create a stronger risk culture, where key decision-makers carefully evaluate potential threats across the organization.