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Abukhder, J S A (2004) A study of the management process on construction projects, and the development of a new notation system, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Al-Hajj, A N (1991) Simple cost-significant models for total life-cycle costing in buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Dundee.
Almalki, T S (2015) A study of the influence of trust on the relationships between team members in engineering projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Asif, M (1988) Simple generic models for cost-significant estimating of construction project costs, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Dundee.
Chitengi, H S (2015) Deriving lessons for urban planning and housing delivery from the resilience of informal housing systems in Zambia, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Social Sciences, University of Dundee.
Forbes, D (2008) Identification and analysis of risks in the sustainability assessment of housing, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Dundee.
Gaber Abubakar, A (2016) Factors affecting maintenance labour productivity in the building industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Division of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Hossain, M K (2015) Investigating the relationship between the culture of construction project-based organisations and the implementation of building information modelling, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Science and Engineering, University of Dundee.
Jarkas, A M (2005) An investigation into the influence of buildability factors on productivity of in situ reinforced concrete construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Division of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Kiwan, M S A A (1994) Integration of building design and construction information: A neutral object-oriented model, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Dundee.
McGowan, P H (1994) Integrated cost and time models for measuring, valuing and controlling construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Noor, I (1992) A study of the variability of labour productivity in building trades, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Pearson, A D (2014) An investigation of climatically responsive ultra-low energy housing in rural Scotland: a case study, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Radosavljevic, M (2003) Chaos in construction: labour productivity and its impact on planning and organisation of firms, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Division of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Saket, M M (1986) Cost-significance applied to estimating and control of construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Simon, M (2010) The commitment to corporate social responsibility of construction companies in the United Kingdom and Germany, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Dundee.
Taha, M (2022) Identifying legal frameworks impacting institutional investors' participation in infrastructure projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Dundee.
Talhouni, B T K (1990) Measurement and analysis of construction labour productivity, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Thomson, C S (2006) A study of the innovation process within the construction project environment, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Division of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Ward, S A (2015) Critical success factors for lean construction intervention, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Division of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Whitehead, R C (1995) Factors influencing labour productivity on construction sites, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Dundee.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: accuracy; buildability; construction project; construction site; civil engineering; productivity; civil engineer; England; labour productivity
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- URL: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.427996
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This thesis describes the investigation, research methodology and conclusions of an enquiry into those factors which influence productivity on construction sites, with a special emphasis on management control and the effect of financial incentives. The researcher spent periods of between two and four weeks on each of twelve sites in England and Scotland collecting data directly from observation. The projects were divided into three main categories, simple steel-framed single-storey buildings, complex concrete-framed multi-storied buildings and heavy concrete construction projects of a predominantly civil engineering character. Full descriptions of each site and the conditions affecting the project are given. The main conclusions of the research were: 1. Labour delays can and should be reduced by skilled management. 2. A positive relationship between productivity and management was found at a modest level of correlation indicating that, as the level and quality of management rises there will be an improvement in the productivity of the contract. 3. There was no apparent correlation between the effect of incentive schemes and productivity but PBR was in use in eight of the most productive operations. 4. Although other variables investigated seemed to have little effect on productivity it is agreed that no 'single factor can be viewed in isolation'. 5. The research suggested that buildability may be a productivity factor but not direct correlation could be found linking productivity and the buildability data used. 6. Surrogate activities as such were not identified. 7. The data collection method employed, although time-consuming and expensive, did ensure a high level of accuracy.
Zakieh, R (1991) Quantity-significance and its application to construction project modelling, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Dundee.