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Factors influencing labor productivity on construction sites
Naoum, Shamil George - In: International Journal of Productivity and Performance … 65 (2016) 3, pp. 401-421
Purpose – Productivity is a worldwide problem and efforts have been made over the last three decades or so to explore … ways to increase the rate of productivity on construction sites. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the state of … the art in productivity research and to present the findings of a survey into the factors that can impair productivity on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014797827
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Management Skills and Knowledge: A Case Example from the Construction Industry
Young, Barbara A. - In: Leadership & Organization Development Journal 10 (1989) 6, pp. 3-9
Construction managers′ perceived importance regarding their present and future skills and knowledge are presented. It is demonstrated that there is overall agreement among junior, middle and senior managers as to their skills and knowledge needs, now and for the future. Skills and knowledge in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014923958
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Managing and measuring employee health and wellbeing: a review and critique
Holmgren Caicedo, Mikael; Mårtensson, Maria; … - In: Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change 6 (2010) 4, pp. 436-459
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the case for taking employee health and wellbeing into account in some way and to consider a range of objections that might be raised against such exercises. Design/methodology/approach – The paper identifies the existence of a persistent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014840349
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In “the zone”
Bendoly, Elliot; Prietula, Mike - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 28 (2008) 12, pp. 1130-1152
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how training specific to a given operational task, and subsequent experiential learning, can heighten skill and hence shift the level of workload at which individuals are most productively motivated. Design/methodology/approach – To analyze...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014789995
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Loss of labor time due to malfunctioning ICTs and ICT skill insufficiencies
van Deursen, Alexander; van Dijk, Jan - In: International Journal of Manpower 35 (2014) 5, pp. 703-719
organizations related to the assumed productivity gains by the use of ICTs. On the one hand, the paper focus on the losses of labor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014784564
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The new rules of engagement: treating your workforce as a workforce of one
Smith, David; Cantrell, Susan M. - In: Strategic HR Review 10 (2011) 3, pp. 5-11
engage the workforce and boost talent retention, as well as employee performance and productivity to the benefit of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015015158
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An assessment of operations in US service firms
Vargas, Gustavo A.; Manoochehri, Ghasem H. - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 15 (1995) 1, pp. 24-37
classical manufacturing settings. However, while services play an increasingly significant role in society, the productivity of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014790532
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A survey of absenteeism on construction sites
Srour, F. Jordan; Srour, Issam; Lattouf, M. Ghayth - In: International Journal of Manpower 38 (2017) 4, pp. 533-547
flexibility, a transient workforce can lead to unpredictable rates of absenteeism and unsatisfactory productivity. This paper … skilled and unskilled) and the rate of absenteeism seen onsite. Given the role of absenteeism in construction productivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014784640
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The HRM consequences of cellular manufacturing at Dowell Remcraft
In: Human Resource Management International Digest 10 (2002) 2, pp. 17-19
Companies introducing cellular manufacturing have concentrated on such technical issues as classification methods, the design of the workflow sequence and the physical arrangement of machinery for reducing set‐up times. The experience of one Australian manufacturer indicates, however, that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014751823
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A competency‐based model for construction supervisors in developing countries
Serpell, Alfredo; Ferrada, Ximena - In: Personnel Review 36 (2007) 4, pp. 585-602
Purpose – To analyze the role of construction site supervisors, including foremen and general foremen, as front‐line managers. The role is treated as a critical labor function and a source of value‐added for construction management. Design/methodology/approach – An original model based...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014974011