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Amponsah, C T (2010) Public-private partnerships: Critical success factors for procurements of capital projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Capella University.
Artis, D A Z (2015) Women as leaders in construction in a Northwestern US city: A multiple-case study of the effectiveness of motivation practices and success strategies, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Capella University.
Becker, T H (2016) The effect of leader communication style on the safety climate in the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Capella University.
Casey, C E (2013) Defining success in family firms using configurational fit: A quantitative study of family-owned construction firms, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Capella University.
Dispoto, W A (2009) Selection and prioritization of leadership attributes: Creating a leadership model for the domestic construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Capella University.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: domestic construction; employment; globalization; leadership; motivation; employee
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- URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/288199685
- Abstract:
For the better part of a century, scholars have worked to develop a working model of leadership for business. They have had to deal with changing philosophies, advances in technology, the onset of the Internet and the World Wide Web, amorphous motivations, and the globalization of not only the world's economy but the world marketplace as well. Each new set of parameters forced a change in the leadership model: changes in focus, enhancements, and improvement. The result is a set of leadership models that have become, in the opinion of some, too broad for application in specific industry applications. In other words, contemporary leadership models require today's leaders to possess so many attributes, characteristics, qualities, and traits that the models themselves have become impractical. The purpose of this study is to answer the research question: is there a more narrowly focused leadership model, created from the "building blocks" of contemporary leadership models, which can be applied to a specific domestic industry? Does today's leader really need to possess all of the qualities suggested by contemporary models to be effective? Focusing on the domestic construction industry, a representative sample of workers and leaders will be surveyed to determine whether a domestic construction leader can perform just as effectively by exhibiting a smaller set of the more favorable qualities, those needed to be effective in a domestic construction leadership scenario. Respondents will be chosen from domestic construction companies ranging in size from one up to several thousand employees. All employment levels of the industry will be included in the study, including trade workers and leaders at the entry, mid, and senior levels. It is hoped that a new model will be developed, chosen and prioritized by the respondents, which will reflect this hypothesis.
Elmarsafi, G M (2008) Interorganizational collaboration: Transformation strategies to reduce construction disputes in the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Capella University.
Forsythe, A E (2008) The lack of a clearly defined retention strategy and the impact of the retention of civil engineers, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Capella University.
Ginevan, S R (2022) The difference of how gender perceives project complexity: A cross sectional study, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Capella University.
Iromuanya, C (2013) A qualitative study on construction project success factors in dynamic project environments: A Delphi approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Capella University.
Lambert, E L (2015) Complex factors related to capital construction project success: A case study, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Capella University.
Mogaji, L (2019) Examining the impact of earned value management on construction project outcomes in Nigeria, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Capella University.
Moylan, W A (2005) Building ethics in construction partnerships: An analysis of values-based leadership, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Capella University.
Robles, J (2023) Fast-track projects with cost and schedule overruns: A supply chain management perspective, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Capella University.
Ryor, M M (2013) Utilization of risk management practices by construction project managers in the United States, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Capella University.
Watson, L T (2007) Leadership traits in large-volume residential construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Capella University.