Dai, J; Goodrum, P M and Maloney, W F (2007) Analysis of craft workers' and foremen's perceptions of the factors affecting construction labour productivity. Construction Management and Economics, 25(11), pp. 1139-1152. ISSN 01446193
Abstract
Extensive studies have been conducted to examine the factors affecting construction productivity, but efforts have rarely been made to obtain craft workers' input. A survey was administered to 1996 craft workers throughout the US to quantify the workforce's perspective of construction labour productivity. Specifically, the survey measured the impact of 83 productivity factors, which had been identified through 18 focus group sessions with craft workers and their immediate supervisors on jobsites located throughout the US. Craft workers provide detailed insight into the factors affecting their daily productivity, and most of the adversarial factors affecting construction labour productivity can be addressed by jobsite management teams. The major findings indicated that craft workers and foremen share a general perception of the factors impacting on construction productivity; however, differences do exist. Specifically, foremen reported factors related to project management and engineering drawings having a more severe impact on their productivity compared to craft workers, and craft workers reported factors related to construction materials as having a more severe impact.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | labour productivity; site management; USA; workforce |
| Index terms: | survey, drawing, focus group, productivity, project management, supervisor, construction productivity, labour productivity, site management, construction labour, construction material |
| Subjects: | construction operations, technical documentation, building materials, operations management, practitioner, data collection methods, project management theory and practice, management |
| Topics: | Roles and Professions, Business Strategy, Engineering Principles, Research Practice, Project Management, Site Management, Design Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCEA |
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