Sang, K J C; Dainty, A R J and Ison, S G (2004) The impact of the structure and culture of the construction industry on employee well-being: Directions for future research. In: Khosrowshahi, F (ed.) Proceedings of 20th Annual ARCOM Conference, 1-3 September 2004, Edinburgh, UK.
Abstract
The UK construction industry is currently facing a skills shortage, partly due to recruitment and retention difficulties. Poor employee well-being has been associated with poor performance, low levels of productivity poor physical health and absenteeism. Despite the apparent links between poor well-being and performance, little research has explored the concept of well-being within the UK construction industry. The paper draws on international research exploring perspectives on well-being in construction and other sectors. Findings from the literature are used to develop a framework for investigating the phenomenon of well-being within the UK construction industry. The long working hours culture and fragmentation of the construction sector has been linked to poor employee well-being within the construction industry. Further work is needed to explore the links between the structure and culture of the UK construction industry and employee well-being, and to determine implications for performance. Existing research has failed to explore the impact of working in construction on the well-being of women working in the sector. This paper provides directions for future UK based research which will explore gendered dimensions of well-being.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | culture; gender; performance; structure; well-being |
| Index terms: | absenteeism, retention, low level, productivity, fragmentation, women, working hours, well-being, recruitment, construction industry, construction sector, dimension |
| Subjects: | mental health and wellbeing, business, health monitoring assessment and metrics, employment law, management, industry analysis, measurement and scaling, sociology |
| Topics: | Organizational Design, Legal Issues, Human Resources, Business Strategy, Health and Safety, Research Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 CTA |
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