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Boussabaine, A H and Kirkham, R J (2004) Simulation of maintenance costs in UK local authority sport centres. Construction Management and Economics, 22(10), 1011-20.

Cheng, E W L and Li, H (2004) Contractor selection using the analytic network process. Construction Management and Economics, 22(10), 1021-32.

Clarke, L and Herrmann, G (2004) Cost vs. production: labour deployment and productivity in social housing construction in England, Scotland, Denmark and Germany. Construction Management and Economics, 22(10), 1057-66.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Labour deployment; productivity; social housing; European construction
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/0144619042000213300
  • Abstract:

    Labour deployment on representative large-scale housing projects is analysed to reveal distinct differences between England, Germany, Scotland and Denmark. In the light of the debates on convergence/divergence of HRM systems and qualitatively different production systems, the paper is apposite in demonstrating structural differences in the organization of the construction process, their implications for efficiency and productivity, and their impact on employment and contract relations, innovation and skills. The effects of the overriding cost rationale of the British system are illustrated in terms of labour deployment and the efficiency and productivity of the site construction process. Labour deployment is based on the rationale of extensive subcontracting, with main contractors providing the management and cost function whilst their productive capacity rests on subcontracting supply chains. The main contractor has come to specialize in two areas, costing and the management of the process. Subcontractors provide all production personnel and thus the production knowledge for carrying out the work packages and stages. On the continent, in contrast, the economic rationale is different, as main contractors do not depend nearly as much on the production capacity of subcontracting.

Lam, P T I, Kumaraswamy, M M and Ng, S (2004) The use of construction specifications in Singapore. Construction Management and Economics, 22(10), 1067-79.

Lingard, H and Saunders, A (2004) Occupational rehabilitation in the construction industry of Victoria. Construction Management and Economics, 22(10), 1091-101.

Phua, F T T (2004) The antecedents of co-operative behaviour among project team members: an alternative perspective on an old issue. Construction Management and Economics, 22(10), 1033-45.

Shohet, I M and Paciuk, M (2004) Service life prediction of exterior cladding components under standard conditions. Construction Management and Economics, 22(10), 1081-90.

Wang, R-C and Liang, T-F (2004) Project management decisions with multiple fuzzy goals. Construction Management and Economics, 22(10), 1047-56.