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physically exerting and performed outdoors which might potentially have adverse health and productivity consequences. The purpose … 7730. Direct observations and personal interviews were conducted to substantiate the productivity estimations. Findings …°C and had adverse productivity impacts (18-35 per cent productivity loss), whereas the workers engaged in light indoor …
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productivity of construction projects, based on the perceptions of CEOs in construction companies in Iran. Second, the study … affecting labour productivity in construction projects in Iran as perceived by CEOs, which are mainly of human resources … perceptions of CEOs and previous studies in regards to major determinants of productivity in the construction context. Originality …
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the relationship between COPQ, labor productivity, and profitability. Design/methodology/approach – In order to measure … decreased by about 24 percent while labor productivity and profitability increased by about 17 and 11 percent, respectively … identifying COPQ. The implementation of the system is shown to increase productivity and profitability as demonstrated by the …
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Purpose – This paper offers a preliminary exploration of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) issues being addressed and reported by some of the UK's leading construction companies. Design/methodology/approach – The paper begins with a short discussion of the characteristics and origins...
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Purpose – To establish the best approaches that companies operating within a cyclical economic environment should adopt when marketing their products. Design/methodology/approach – A structural equation modelling procedure is applied to the examination of the influences on corporate...
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Purpose – Improvement in productivity will not be achieved without bearing in mind that there is an enormous number of … factors affecting productivity and that there is a necessity to locate the most influential ones among them. Doing so will … optimum productivity of the studied project. The work described in this paper is based on data collected from the construction …
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Looks at the construction industry’s approach to quality management by focusing on the sector of civil and structural engineering consulting, with an in‐depth study of one company in particular. Examines the premiss that the industry does not really understand total quality management, but...
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This article examines the nature of skill shortages in the UK construction sector in 1988. It sets out the current survey evidence on the extent of skill shortage, with details on selected individual crafts and a breakdown by main geographic region. The most significant shortages are identified...
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Aims to examine the impact of health and safety legislation emanating from the European Community and to analyse what effect, if any, it will have on British occupational health and safety law. An examination of the social action programmes shows that the pace of change has increased rapidly...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine different categories of building project procurement routes based on organisational, contractual, financial and technical issues. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on review of literature and conditions of contracts. The UK...
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