Prioritising career development in relation to recruitment and retention: a trade and craft perspective

Kappia, Joseph G.; Dainty, Andrew R.J.; Price, Andrew D.F.

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“…However the reality is that many core trade roles can be very hard and as Ness (2009: 652) notes ''The buildings and infrastructure society needs are not built by cost managers or document controllers, but by people with dirt under their fingernails and a bricklayer's cleavage.'' There also exists a general lack of respect for craft skills and this is reflected in poor working conditions and roles that do not have the same advancement opportunities, since the emergence of the academic discipline of construction management (Ness, 2009;Kappia, Dainty, & Price, 2007).…”

Section: The Culture Of Constructionmentioning

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Exploring Vocational Guidance and Gender in Construction

2013

International Journal of Construction Education and Research

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Construction, as an industry with ongoing skills shortages, needs to develop better ways to attract and retain new male and female employees. Career counselors play a pivotal role in providing vocational guidance to young people exploring career options. Career counselors' perceptions of construction as a career for young people were examined. A questionnaire investigated their knowledge of construction, perceptions of the industry being a good vocation for both genders, and the reported frequency with which they directed young people to consider construction. Comparisons using t-tests found career counselors perceived construction to be a better career option for males, and directed males more frequently than females to explore construction careers. Viewing construction as a good career option was a predictor for career counselors directing both genders to a construction career. Unexpectedly personally knowing someone in construction, and having a better self-rated knowledge of construction careers had a positive impact on counselors encouraging young women, but not young men, to consider a construction career. The findings indicate that an educative model, where counselors gain firsthand knowledge from people working in the industry, may counter negative gender stereotypes and encourage more young women to consider a career in construction.

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Section: The Culture Of Constructionmentioning

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Exploring Vocational Guidance and Gender in Construction

2013

International Journal of Construction Education and Research

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“…En cuanto a los planes de carrera, Kappia et al (2007) y Porfeli et al (2012), enuncian que no siempre conllevan al crecimiento hacia puestos directivos y profesionales y que la exploración y la carrera en profundidad afectan negativamente la evitación del trabajo. Mientras tanto, cuando se basan en los métodos de recompensas tales como financieras, de reputación y satisfacciones intrínsecas, Lam (2011) y Murphy et al (2004), utilizaron estos incentivos para rejuvenecer la fuerza de trabajo en las ventas y conducir a una mayor conciencia en las motivaciones intrínsecas y extrínsecas de sus empleados para lograr proyectos con mayor eficacia.…”

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“…En sectores como el de la construcción, que es un entorno de trabajo bastante particular, se muestran características importantes para medir la motivación de los empleados; así es como Ruthankoon and Ogunlana (2003), Liu, Fellows, and Fang (2003), Tabassi et al (2012), Brislin, MacNab, Worthley, Kabigting Jr, and Zukis (2005), Kappia, Dainty, and Price (2007), (Jarkas & Radosavljevic, 2013), se interesan por aplicar la teoría de Herzberg en dicho entorno, al concluir que pueden desarrollar modelos de liderazgo a partir de la gestión de vacío de poderes; así, las prácticas del trabajo en equipo y la satisfacción de los empleados se mejora, pues la motivación no recae meramente por la recompensa monetaria, y que por el contrario, factores sencillos como el retraso en la respuesta de solicitudes de información genera insatisfacción. A la vez, se plantean una serie de supuestos, a partir de motivadores y comportamientos de los individuos, direccionados a partir de los mismos administradores, con el fin de mejorar la productividad en proyectos de construcción.…”

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Vigencia conceptual de los factores de la motivación: una perspectiva desde la teoría bifactorial propuesta por Hezberg

Albarracín

Penagos

Gómez

2018

Cuad. Latinoam. Adm.

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Este trabajo tiene como propósito analizar la vigencia conceptual sobre los factores de la motivación a partir de la teoría bifactorial propuesta por Herzberg and R. (1963) realizando un acercamiento en dichos factores y perspectivas que imperan en la actualidad; se utilizó como metodología el enfoque cualitativo con base en la revisión de literatura sistematizada desde la base de datos Scopus y el Scimago Journal Rank (SJR). Se observa el análisis de los resultados con base en la actualidad de las investigaciones y los factores de la motivación a partir de una caracterización de los artículos. Así se evidencio el estado de los factores en los últimos años y se encontró que este modelo conductista es vigente e influye en el desarrollo organizacional.

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“…Deepening of core competencies can be done through career development programs (Kappia et al, 2007). A vice president said:…”

Section: Careers In Construction Firmsmentioning

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Careers development in construction firms: application of Sun Tzu'sArt of Warprinciples

Ling

Lee

2012

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

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If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -Career development involves how employees manage their career advancement. This study aims to investigate the relevance of Sun Tzu's Art of War to career development of construction professionals with the aim of suggesting strategies that may be adopted for career development. Design/methodology/approach -The data collection technique was in-depth interviews with 32 subjects who are Singapore-based construction professionals. The subjects were asked 13 open-ended questions which were developed based on the Art of War. Findings -The main findings on the effective career development strategies are: outperforming peers by developing deep job experience and delivering excellent performance; adopting a team member posture before moving on to a team leader stance; handling office politics and conflicts effectively; maintaining flexibility and manoeuvrability in one's career; networking; and acquiring foreknowledge.Research limitations/implications -The study is qualitative in nature, thus, the actual effectiveness of the recommendations for career development is not known. There may also be some more strategies undisclosed by interviewees as sharing them may cause them to lose their competitive advantage. Practical implications -The effective strategies for career development are found. Construction professionals may adopt some military strategies that may help them in their career development. Social implications -The relevance of military strategies to career development in construction firms suggests that career progression is akin to war, where winning is important and strategizing to win is necessary. Originality/value -In this paper military strategies are mapped onto career development, and relevant career advancement strategies are identified.

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Prioritising career development in relation to recruitment and retention: a trade and craft perspective

Cited by 13 publications

References 39 publications

Exploring Vocational Guidance and Gender in Construction

Exploring Vocational Guidance and Gender in Construction

Vigencia conceptual de los factores de la motivación: una perspectiva desde la teoría bifactorial propuesta por Hezberg

Careers development in construction firms: application of Sun Tzu'sArt of Warprinciples

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