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Agapiou, A (1998) A review of recent developments in construction operative training. Construction Management and Economics, 16(05), 511-20.
Clarke, L and Wall, C (1998) UK construction skills in the context of European developments. Construction Management and Economics, 16(05), 553-67.
Coffey, M and Langford, D A (1998) The propensity for employee participation in construction. Construction Management and Economics, 16(05), 543-52.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: employee; human resource management; involvement; participation
- ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/014461998372088
- Abstract:
Employee participation has attracted scant attention in the construction industry, yet the experience of firms in many other industries indicate that considerable benefits in terms of improved quality, lower production costs and greater competitiveness can be achieved from formal employee participation. Studies show that there are numerous examples of employee participation, in a variety of forms, being used successfully in other industries, but none in construction - why? One possible explanation is that some fundamental aspects of the construction industry prevent the application of participation. This paper reports on research that explored whether a propensity for participation exists in the construction industry, and if so, how significant is it. The research established a conceptual model of the factors that contribute towards participation in any given workplace and established the relationship between the main variables and their constituent subvariables and subsubvariables. The model was used to determine the propensity for participation in the construction industry. The results revealed that a significant amount of informal (direct) participation already occurs in the construction industry, and a strong propensity for direct participation exists. Workers are shown to have a strong desire to participate and to have significant potential for participation in defining and controlling their everyday work (defined as the ’task’). The contextual variables of ’environment’ and ’organization’ are shown to be non-preventive and conducive to participation, respectively. The conclusion is that there are no inherent reasons that prevent participation being successfully applied in the construction industry.
Gann, D M and Senker, P (1998) Construction skills training for the next millennium. Construction Management and Economics, 16(05), 569-80.
Jayawardane, A and Gunawardana, N D (1998) Construction workers in developing countries: a case study of Sri Lanka. Construction Management and Economics, 16(05), 521-30.
Richter, A (1998) Qualifications in the German construction industry: stocks, flows and comparisons with the British construction sector. Construction Management and Economics, 16(05), 581-92.
Syben, G (1998) A qualifications trap in the German construction industry: changing the production model and the consequences for the training system in the German construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 16(05), 593-601.
Winch, G (1998) The growth of self-employment in construction. Construction Management and Economics, 16(05), 531-42.