Training, motivation, and performance: The case of human resource management in construction projects in Mashhad, Iran

Tabassi, Amin Akhavan; Bakar, Abu

doi:10.1016/j.ijproman.2008.08.002

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“…Tabassi and Bakar (2009) found lack of experience of workers is a causal factor for low quality on construction projects. Research indicates that lack of experience of workers reduces profitability by causing delays in construction (Koushki et al, 2005).…”

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Effects of skills, motivation, and personality traits on the competency of masons

Choudhry¹,

Zafar²

2017

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Abstract:Incompetency of masons is a problem because they execute many construction activities. This imparts the need to identify factors that affect the competency of masons on construction sites. Factors related to motivation, skills and personality traits are identified. A questionnaire instrument consisting of 15 factors related to the three categories was forwarded to masons on construction projects. Responses collected on a five-point Likert scale were analysed for relative importance index (RII), which was used as the basis for ranking the factors. 'Resistance to change', 'lack of appreciation', and 'lack of formal training' were identified as the first, second, and third most important factors affecting the competency of masons on construction projects. The impact of the category of motivation was found to be the highest on the competency of masons, followed by skills, and personality traits. These findings may be utilised as an assessment tool for determining the competency of masons and identifying areas that need improvements.Keywords: masons; competency; performance; skills; motivation; personality traits.Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Choudhry, R.M. and Zafar, B. (2017) has demonstrated a strong interest in improving the efficiency, productivity and safety of construction projects. He has published 81 papers in refereed journals and conferences.Bilal Zafar is a graduate student in the

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Effects of skills, motivation, and personality traits on the competency of masons

Choudhry¹,

Zafar²

2017

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“…Assess locally available skills and capacities [26] Identifies local skills constraints, aids effective utilisation of available resources/capabilities and facilitates the implementation of housing reconstruction programmes [14,26,27] Plan construction team [27,28] {Recruitment and alternative recruitment strategies} Mobilise and/or recuit local artisans, construction workers, volunteers and beneficiaries [8,14,29] Expands skilled workers supply [14,29]; Reduces labour costs [21]; Facilitates indigenous skills and capacities [9,14]; Provides jobs and livelihood support for affected communities [9,14,30,31]; Enables acceptability and long-term sustainability [14,29,32]; Enables beneficiary satisfaction [5,16]; Aids the spread of scarce resources and minimises capital flight [33,34]; Enables beneficiaries to express their needs [35]; Enables knowledge transfer [16,36]; Requires long lead-time, delays production start-up and causes extended delivery period [37,38]; Slows construction speed [37,38]; Yields inconsistent housing quality [39,40].…”

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Analysis of Measures for Managing Issues in Post-Disaster Housing Reconstruction

Bilau¹,

Witt²,

Lill³

2017

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After large scale disasters, reconstruction is often initiated by stakeholders to minimize disaster impacts and to mitigate a recurrence. For most reconstruction programmes, priority is given to reconstruction of permanent housing in consideration of the multiplying effects of housing reconstruction on social and economic recovery and the development of community resilience. However, numerous challenges arise during implementation which have reportedly been poorly managed and this has resulted in the ineffectiveness of housing reconstruction programmes and the failure of housing interventions to achieve their intended goals. In previous, related research, the issues affecting the implementation of housing reconstruction programmes were identified and a conceptual framework proposed. This study systematically reviews the academic literature, case studies and working papers in order to identify measures that have been applied by managers of reconstruction programmes to overcome these previously identified issues. The measures identified will be used to develop the previously proposed conceptual framework and thus to enable data collection through an experts' opinion survey. Findings from the experts' opinion survey will, in turn, be used to deduce best practice measures for managing permanent housing reconstruction programmes. This study is intended to aid policy making by providing stakeholders with good practice measures for managing issues in post-disaster housing reconstruction. In addition, it improves the knowledge base by presenting current housing reconstruction management practices and recommending how they can be improved for better community recovery and resilience building after large-scale disasters.

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“…The role of leadership of construction manager has been essentials key to success of construction project productivity [16] (Toor, and Ogunlana, 2010). Moreover, Tabassi and Baker (2009) [15] suggested to improve the productivity of employment both short-term and long term period training at the place like training center, increase efficiency than on the job training (OJT). Another study motivation practices that achievement contribution to satisfaction for the engineer employees who prefer monetary rewards to achievement but they did not indicate the relationships between job satisfaction and performance to increasing productivity [12] (Rthankoon, & Ogunlana, 2003).…”

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Current a Key Element Affect the Productivity in Construction Project in Thailand from Different Viewpoints

Thirapatsakun¹

2016

ujibm

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The current issue, contractors had been confirmed what mostly low productivity was: Thai construction industries had been suffered from a chronic disease as the lack of competitive advantage and improve slim profit margins. Symptoms have long been recognized in several construction projects. In any given geographical area, contractor's finance difficulties, incomplete design, labor shortage, poor skill worker, material shortage, equipment and tool shortage, and poor project management as well as construction mistake and defective work trail to reworks are essentially the same characteristic. One of the few opportunities to improve the identifying current a key element effect is to increase productivity. The papers had been doing to identify different points to increase productivity at the construction projects in Thailand. The owner, consultant, contractor, subcontractor, and suppliers were discussions and data collected. In addition, that was concluded to the key element make practice specifically and management tool would be increase productivity. Perhaps most important, the project management could considered continuous improvement under a key element affecting the productivity by the owner implement aspect, employees implement and social, occupational safety and health implement aspect. Meanwhile, the supervisor and crew with close the communication with all crews and review work method or work instruction as well as the training that had been able to yield the greatest productivity improvement.

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Training, motivation, and performance: The case of human resource management in construction projects in Mashhad, Iran

Cited by 150 publications

References 28 publications

Effects of skills, motivation, and personality traits on the competency of masons

Effects of skills, motivation, and personality traits on the competency of masons

Analysis of Measures for Managing Issues in Post-Disaster Housing Reconstruction

Current a Key Element Affect the Productivity in Construction Project in Thailand from Different Viewpoints

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