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Improving workers' health in project-based work : job security considerations

Turner, Michelle; Lingard, Helen - In: International journal of managing projects in business 9 (2016) 3, pp. 606-623

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Making time for life : a whole-of-industry initiative to reducing work hours and promoting health and gender inclusion in project-based construction work

Lingard, Helen; Turner, Michelle - In: Project leadership and society 3 (2022), pp. 1-9

A cross section of participants representing a 'vertical slice' of the construction industry workforce were interviewed to: (i) understand the way that long hours are experienced by project-based workers and the factors contributing to the long hours culture, and (ii) explore the factors...

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Measuring sense of place in project environments to promote positive mental wellbeing

Lingard, Helen; Turner, Michelle - In: International journal of project management : the … 41 (2023) 6, pp. 1-12

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The impact of job and organizational demands on marital or relationship satisfaction and conflict among Australian civil engineers

Lingard, Helen; Sublet, Anna - In: Construction Management and Economics 20 (2002) 6, pp. 507-521

The results of a survey of professional civil engineers working in the Australian construction industry are reported (n = 182). The survey examined the effect of a range of job and organizational demands on the marital or relationship satisfaction of respondents. The effect of demographic...

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The impact of individual and job characteristics on 'burnout' among civil engineers in Australia and the implications for employee turnover

Lingard, Helen - In: Construction Management and Economics 21 (2003) 1, pp. 69-80

A survey was undertaken to explore the experience of 'burnout' among engineers working in the Australian construction industry. The most widely recognized model of burnout, comprising emotional exhaustion, cynicism and a diminished sense of personal accomplishment was found to be valid. However,...

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The work-life experiences of office and site-based employees in the Australian construction industry

Lingard, Helen; Francis, Valerie - In: Construction Management and Economics 22 (2004) 9, pp. 991-1002

A survey was conducted among employees of a large Australian construction firm. Comparisons were made between employees who differed by gender and work location. Male employees in site-based roles reported significantly higher levels of work to family conflict and emotional exhaustion than male...

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Improving workers’ health in project-based work: job security considerations

Turner, Michelle; Lingard, Helen - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 9 (2016) 3, pp. 606-623

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of health promotion interventions in Queensland, Australia. During the research period, the workers’ employing organization, a large contracting organization, was engaged in a competitive tender to renew their service contract....

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Prevention through design

Lingard, Helen; Cooke, Tracy; Blismas, Nick; Wakefield, Ron - In: Built Environment Project and Asset Management 3 (2013) 1, pp. 7-23

Purpose – The research aims to explore the interaction between design decisions that reduce occupational health and safety (OHS) risk in the operation stage of a facility's life cycle and the OHS experiences of workers in the construction stage. Design/methodology/approach – Data was...

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The legitimation and reproduction of discourse‐practice gaps in work‐life balance

McDonald, Paula; Townsend, Keith; Wharton, Amy - In: Personnel Review 42 (2013) 2, pp. 205-222

Purpose – Critical scholarship on work‐life balance (WLB) and its associated practices maintains that workplace flexibility is more than a quasi‐functionalist response to contemporary problems faced by individuals, families or organisations. Beginning with Fleetwood's contention that WLB...

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