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Al-Aubaidy, N A (2015) Factors affecting underreporting of construction safety incidents on capital projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Beg, M A (1999) An economic based decision support system for project level pavement type selection, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Brandenburg, S G (2004) The Tier I workforce management strategy: Concept and application, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: absenteeism; skills; workforce; wages; communication; United States; productivity; construction project; recession
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- URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2152/1880
- Abstract:
The construction industry in the United States has been plagued with shortages ofskilled labor. While the problem may be alleviated at times by economic recessions, theframework behind the shortage has not changed and will continue to impact the industryif the status quo remains. The reasons behind the shortage are numerous, ranging from apoor image of the industry, to declining real wages, to a lack of adequate trainingopportunities, to poor work environments and the lack of a stable worker career path. Arevolutionary workforce management approach is needed within the constructionindustry to address the underlying issues of the skilled workforce shortage whileencompassing management strategies at all project levels. The Center for ConstructionIndustry Studies (CCIS) at the University of Texas at Austin has proposed a Two-TierWorkforce Management approach. It is comprised of two workforce managementstrategies: Tier II, which was developed by CCIS; and Tier I, which was developedthrough the Construction Industry Institute (CII). Tier II is revolutionary and futureoriented, designed to improve workers’ skills and productivity creating a situation wherethe value of the workers is increased. This increased value should lead to increased viiiincome for the workers, thus increasing the attractiveness of the industry to workers. Theother strategy, Tier I, is designed to efficiently manage the existing workforce, regardlessof its skill level. The focus is on organization, communication, and utilization of fieldmanagement. Both of these strategies focus on reducing the demand for the skilled laborby improving overall productivity on the site and retaining the current workforce.This dissertation presents the concepts behind the Tier I Strategy and discussesthe metrics and the procedures needed to implement this strategy. An analysis of 19 onsiteproject visits of industrial construction projects including surveys collected from over900 journey-level craft workers and supervisors is also presented in order to validate thefeasibility and potential of the Tier I Strategy. The Tier I Strategy can producemeasurable benefits to a project in terms of reduced absenteeism and reduced turnover. Itis anticipated that increased productivity will also be a result of the strategy. It is not arevolutionary strategy in itself, but the concepts and elements of the strategy will serve asbuilding blocks for more complex and extensive structured workforce developmentprograms in the construction industry.
Castaneda-Maza, J A (2002) Workers' skills and receptiveness to operate under the Tier II construction management strategy, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Chang, S-W (2002) Development and assessment of the Tier II work force strategy implementation index, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Cho, Y-K (2000) Human-assisted rapid workspace modeling for construction equipment operations, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Dharwadkar, P V (1994) A prototype object-oriented system for three-dimensional CAD and schedule integration, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
France-Mensah, J (2019) Integrated planning and budget allocation for highway maintenance, rehabilitation, and capital construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Gebken, R J, II (2006) Quantification of transactional dispute resolution costs for the United States construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Glover, R W (1972) Developing and upgrading minority construction contractors: The Houston and Atlanta experiences, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Goodrum, P M (2001) The impact of equipment technology on productivity in the United States construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Griffith, A F (1997) Team alignment during pre-project planning of capital facilities, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Hamilton, M R (1994) The relationship between pre-project planning effort and success for capital construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Jung, Y (1997) Information systems planning methodology for the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Kim, D (2002) Exploratory study of lean construction: Assessment of lean implementation, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Kim, D Y (2011) Construction planning and execution strategies for enhancing project success on electrical construction subcontracts, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Kim, S B (2002) Assessment of CII knowledge implementation at the organizational level, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Laufer, A (1980) Assessment of financial incentive programs for the construction labor force: A Delphi analysis, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Lopez de Ortigosa, D A (1993) Forecasting construction costs in hyper-inflated economies, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
McNerney, M T (1994) The use of geographical information systems for airport engineering and management, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Pantelias, A (2009) A methodological framework for probabilistic evaluation of financial viability of transportation infrastructure under public private partnerships, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Panthaworn, P (2005) An exploratory study of motivation of management personnel in the heavy construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Phaobunjong, K (2002) Parametric cost estimating model for conceptual cost estimating of building construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Popescu-Kohler, A I (1998) Improvements to construction delay analysis techniques, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Seo, J (1998) Graphical interface design for equipment control in unstructured environments, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Shaw, D T (1989) SITE CODE: A knowledge-based model of municipal site development regulations for computer-aided design, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Song, J (2005) Tracking the location of materials on construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Sylvie, J R (2005) Developing best practices for industrial project life cycle security and a methodology for measuring implementation, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Toews, C D (1981) The regional economic and labor market impact of large-scale, rural, public works construction: A case study of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Wilde, W J (1998) Life cycle cost analysis of portland cement concrete pavements, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Wilson, M C (2000) Public infrastructure investment and structural economic change: The spatial dynamics of public works in the United States, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Won, S (2002) A model for work function characteristics-based prioritization of technologies for capital projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Woo, S (1999) Monte Carlo simulation of labor performance during overtime and its impact on project duration, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.
Zhang, Z (1996) A gis-based and multimedia integrated infrastructure management system, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Texas at Austin.