Construction workforce management strategies to reduce absenteeism

Strategic workforce management decisions (e.g., hiring, training, and staffing) have a direct effect on the cost, schedule, and quality of work. This paper presents the preliminary findings of a survey of construction/site managers representing a set of building construction projects in Lebanon. The...

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Main Author: Lattouf, M. Ghayth (author)
Other Authors: Srour, F. Jordan (author), Srour, Issam M. (author)
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Lattouf, M. G., Srour, F. J., & Srour, I. M. (2014). Construction Workforce Management Strategies to Reduce Absenteeism: A Survey Study. In Construction Research Congress 2014: Construction in a Global Network (pp. 827-836).
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description Strategic workforce management decisions (e.g., hiring, training, and staffing) have a direct effect on the cost, schedule, and quality of work. This paper presents the preliminary findings of a survey of construction/site managers representing a set of building construction projects in Lebanon. The survey serves to capture current workforce conditions and management practices in an environment that is dominated by residential construction projects and a transient or migrant workforce. Despite the international location of the survey, the results indicate a worker demographic similar to that found in the southwestern United States and other areas with significant residential construction. The results also serve to highlight the significance of basic management techniques in reducing absenteeism: adopting training programs to increase the skill level of workers, providing incentives to increase the tenure of workers onsite, and arranging the working schedule to favor less overtime.
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spelling Construction workforce management strategies to reduce absenteeisma survey studyLattouf, M. GhaythSrour, F. JordanSrour, Issam M.Risk management -- CongressesSustainable development -- CongressesBuilding -- Technological innovations -- Case studiesConstruction industry -- CongressesStrategic workforce management decisions (e.g., hiring, training, and staffing) have a direct effect on the cost, schedule, and quality of work. This paper presents the preliminary findings of a survey of construction/site managers representing a set of building construction projects in Lebanon. The survey serves to capture current workforce conditions and management practices in an environment that is dominated by residential construction projects and a transient or migrant workforce. Despite the international location of the survey, the results indicate a worker demographic similar to that found in the southwestern United States and other areas with significant residential construction. The results also serve to highlight the significance of basic management techniques in reducing absenteeism: adopting training programs to increase the skill level of workers, providing incentives to increase the tenure of workers onsite, and arranging the working schedule to favor less overtime.Construction Institute (CI) of the American Society of Civil EngineersN/Axxviii, 2394 pages : ǂ illustrationsIncludes bibliographical references.American Society of Civil Engineers2018-01-19T13:14:25Z2018-01-19T13:14:25Z20142018-01-19Conference Paper / Proceedinginfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject9780784413517http://hdl.handle.net/10725/6908https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784413517Lattouf, M. G., Srour, F. J., & Srour, I. M. (2014). Construction Workforce Management Strategies to Reduce Absenteeism: A Survey Study. In Construction Research Congress 2014: Construction in a Global Network (pp. 827-836).http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.phphttps://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/9780784413517.085eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:laur.lau.edu.lb:10725/69082023-05-18T12:34:16Z
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title_short Construction workforce management strategies to reduce absenteeism
title_sort Construction workforce management strategies to reduce absenteeism
topic Risk management -- Congresses
Sustainable development -- Congresses
Building -- Technological innovations -- Case studies
Construction industry -- Congresses
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