Individuals attach a certain priority to key extrinsic and intrinsic work-related factors, namely: career development, financial incentives, work conditions, job content, job security and social relations. These factors have variously been described as influencing career choice and also determining what causes individuals to remain or leave careers. In particular, the ongoing skills crisis faced by the UK construction sector has raised the profile of career development as a factor to recruiting and retaining an appropriately skilled workforce. The priorities attached to career development and other work-related factors were explored via a questionnaire survey of over 550 craft trainees. Their relative priorities were validated through a set of focused discussions in which informants disclosed the reasons underlying their preference, and their wider perceptions of the industry. Results reveal that, contrary to anecdotal suggestions, craft workers are not purely motivated by monetary reward. Trainees aspired to develop their career beyond the confines of their specific craft specialization. However, further results suggest that available career development opportunities do not provide suitable transitional routes towards managerial and professional positions. This raises questions as to whether the industry will be able to attract and retain workers in the future without improving career pathways.Human resource management, occupation, craft, workforce, careers,
The security and safety of urban mass transit systems continues to draw a great deal of government, media and public attention. The bombings in Madrid, London and Mumbai, suggest that new and "acceptable" approaches to counterterrorism may become important components of how urban mass transit systems are designed and operated in the future. Technical developments in security and counter-terrorism can provide a wide range of non-intrusive or overt design solutions to counter-terrorism. However, in implementing these design solutions the whole system performance needs to be considered. Undertaking qualitative research with a wide range of stakeholders (including the public, transit system designers and operators) the potential acceptability of certain technological approaches is assessed. Analysis of the findings suggests five broad acceptability factors governed by five influence variables. The acceptability factors include that counter-terrorism measures are more acceptable to transit designers and operators if they are tied in with complementary personal security and safety features, and are more acceptable to transit operators and the general public if they do not restrict the free flow of passengers through the transit network. These perspectives are dependent upon influence variables including whether there was a recent attack on a UK transit system and the Government's present 'level of threat' from terrorist attack. The impact of these findings is discussed along with suggestions for future research into acceptable counter-terrorism measures for transport.
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