Gehrig, G B (1985) Organizational practices and theories: Alignment of construction executive's beliefs with company policies. PhD thesis, Colorado State University, USA.
Abstract
The purposes of this study were to: (1) determine the beliefs of construction company chief executive officers relating to the likelihood that influence specified organizational practices and human resource development theories will influence worker productivity, (2) determine the degree of implementation of the practices and theories in the responding companies, and (3) determine the degree of alignment between those practices and theories the executives believed improve productivity and the application of the practice or theory in company policies. Data were collected by a mail survey of 61 chief executive officers of construction companies holding membership in the Associated General Contractors of America. Twenty-two of the twenty-three organizational practices were perceived to be effective for productivity improvement. Fifteen of the 23 practices perceived to be effective were actually implemented in less than 50 percent of the companies. Twenty-four of the 32 human resource development theories were believed to be effective for productivity improvement. Fifteen of the 24 theories believed to be effective were used in less than 50 percent of the companies. Findings of the study suggest that construction worker productivity would be improved if the 22 organizational practices and 24 human resource development theories perceived to be effective were actually implemented in the company's management philosophy and in company policy. It is recommended that the Associated General Contractors of Colorado proceed with the development of a corporate manual addressing the means and methods of implementing the findings of this investigation regarding organizational practices and human resource development theories in the construction industry.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction worker; philosophy; policy; productivity |
| Index terms: | productivity, construction industry, implementation, construction worker, executive, investigation, general contractor, survey, construction company, philosophy, development theory, human resource, chief executive officer |
| Subjects: | contractual arrangements, socioeconomic concepts, organization, practitioner, philosophical studies, industry analysis, management, data collection methods |
| Topics: | Procurement, Human Resources, Business Strategy, Research Practice, Roles and Professions, Governance |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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