Ahadzie, D K; Proverbs, D G; Olomolaiye, P O and Ankrah, N (2009) Towards developing competency-based measures for project managers in mass house building projects in developing countries. Construction Management and Economics, 27(1), pp. 89-102. ISSN 1466433X
Abstract
Within the human resource management (HRM) genre, the identification and development of appropriate competency-based measures is widely seen as the only viable means for validating and engendering managerial best practices. A competency-based conceptual model is proposed towards the development of a taxonomy of project managers' (PMs') performance measures in mass house building projects (MHBPs). The model reflects elements of both performance behaviours and outcomes in predicting the performance of PMs at the construction phase of the project life cycle. Data were elicited from members of the Ghana Real Estate Developers Association (GREDA), whose speciality is the construction of residential buildings, to test the validity of this conceptual model. The findings, which confirm the validity of the model, demonstrate the suitability and potential usefulness of this model for developing a competency-based agenda towards the professional development of PMs involved in the implementation of MHBPs in developing countries, like Ghana. The model could, therefore, form the basis for curriculum development, recruitment and selection, team deployment and job matching, career development and succession planning to facilitate the achievement of managerial best practices in MHBPs.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | competency-based measures; developing countries; Ghana; mass house building projects; project managers |
| Index terms: | curriculum development, suitability, career, human resource management, performance measure, developing country, recruitment, implementation, taxonomy, construction phase, best practice, real estate, validity, Ghana, life cycle, professional development, project manager, succession planning, residential building |
| Subjects: | management, performance measurement, development economics, professional development, Geography, design criteria, business, evaluation and assessment methods, construction type, profession, value management, real estate economics, project delivery, curriculum development, contractual arrangements, data analysis and analytics |
| Topics: | Education, Urban Studies, Design Practice, International Construction, Quality Management, Human Resources, Roles and Professions, Procurement, Construction Technology, Business Strategy, Information Management, Research Practice, Geographical Context, Project Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCA |
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