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Albert, A and Hallowel, M (2013) Revamping occupational safety and health training: Integrating andragogical principles for the adult learner. Construction Economics and Building, 13(03), 128-140.

Alkilani, S, Jupp, J and Sawhney, A (2013) Issues of construction health and safety in developing countries: a case of Jordan. Construction Economics and Building, 13(03), 141-156.

Alqahtani, A and Whyte, A (2013) Artificial neural networks incorporating cost significant Items towards enhancing estimation for (life-cycle) costing of construction projects. Construction Economics and Building, 13(03), 51-64.

Barnes, L and Croker, N (2013) The relevance of the ISO26000 social responsibility issues to the Hong Kong construction industry. Construction Economics and Building, 13(03), 37-50.

Brewer, G, Gajendran, T and Runeson, G (2013) ICT and innovation: a case of integration in a regional construction firm. Construction Economics and Building, 13(03), 24-36.

Chiu, W Y and Ng, F F (2013) Improvement of job satisfaction and organisational commitment through work group identification: an examination of the quantity surveyors in Hong Kong. Construction Economics and Building, 13(03), 80-95.

Ho, P (2013) Forecasting the manpower demand for quantity surveyors in Hong Kong. Construction Economics and Building, 13(03), 1-12.

Hubbard, B, Huang, Q, Caskey, P and Wang, Y (2013) Safety awareness educational topics for the construction of power transmission systems with smart grid technologies. Construction Economics and Building, 13(03), 114-127.

Jiang, Hjin, X-H and Liu, C (2013) The effects of the late 2000s global financial crisis on Australia’s construction demand. Construction Economics and Building, 13(03), 65-79.

Pekuri, A, Pekuri, L and Haapasalo H (2013) The role of business models in Finnish construction companies. Construction Economics and Building, 13(03), 13-23.

Ssegawa, J (2013) Developing a strategic perspective for construction industry of Botswana. Construction Economics and Building, 13(03), 157-172.

Sunindijo and Zou, P (2013) The roles of emotional intelligence, interpersonal skill, and transformational leadership on improving construction safety performance. Construction Economics and Building, 13(03), 97-113.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Emotional intelligence; job satisfaction; safety climate; transformational leadership
  • ISBN/ISSN: 1837-9133
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.5130/AJCEB.v13i3.3300
  • Abstract:
    Due to the characteristics of the construction industry, human skills are essential for working with and through others in managing safety. Research has shown that emotional intelligence, interpersonal skill, and transformational leadership are human skill components that generate superior performance in today’s workplace. The aim of this research is to investigate the influence of project management personnel’s human skills on the implementation of safety management tasks and development of safety climate in construction projects. The structural equation modelling (SEM) method was applied to analyse the quantitative data collected and establish interrelationship among the research variables. The results indicate that emotional intelligence is a key factor for developing interpersonal skill and transformational leadership, and for implementing safety management tasks which leads to the development of safety climate. This research also found that interpersonal skill is needed for becoming transformational leaders who contribute to the development of safety climate.