Literature Review: A case of burnout among project managers in the South African construction industry. Burnout is a syndrome which is commonly found among individuals working in high pressure environments and is defined as a negative experience which results from the interaction between the individual and the environment (Yip and Rowlinson‚ 2009). Burnout is known to be a syndrome characterized by three dimensions; these dimensions being emotional exhaustion‚ cynicism and personal inefficacy;
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ambulance and sometimes a coroner called to the jobsite. Road Construction Safety[edit] The United States has over 4 trillion miles of road‚ over 65% of which is paved. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 created over 12‚600 road construction projects‚ over 10‚000 of which are currently in progress.[12] Workers in highway work zones are exposed to a variety of hazards and face risk of injury and death from construction equipment as well as passing motor vehicles. Workers on foot are
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To Chapter 2 (Organizing for Project Management) | The Owners ’ Perspective Introduction The Project Life Cycle Major Types of Construction Selection of Professional Services Construction Contractors Financing of Constructed Facilities Legal and Regulatory Requirements The Changing Environment of the Construction Industry The Role of Project Managers References Footnotes | | | 1. The Owners ’ Perspective 1.1 Introduction Like the five
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The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0969-9988.htm The health and safety impact of construction project features H&S impact of CPFs Patrick Manu School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences‚ City University London‚ London‚ UK 65 Nii Ankrah School of Technology‚ University of Wolverhampton‚ Wolverhampton‚ UK David Proverbs Faculty of Environment and Technology‚ University of the West of England‚ Bristol‚ UK‚ and
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the full weight of the need for a sense of who one is in a social context (Howard‚ 2000). Identity construction is complex for those who belong to racial minority groups associated with negative societal stereotypes and discrimination (Howard‚ 2000). This racial identity is constructed through the collision of attitudes towards both one’s own group and through other groups‚ as well as through the contextual factors such as community and social structures (Howard‚ 2000). Identify itself can be seen as
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IMPACT OF MOTIVATION ON WORKERS ’ PRODUCTIVITY IN THE NIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY Ayodeji Olatunji Aiyetan1 and A. O. Olotuah2 1 Department of Quantity Surveying‚ Federal University of Technology‚ Akure 34001‚ Nigeria Department of Architecture‚ Federal University of Technology‚ Akure 34001‚ Nigeria 2 This is a research on the relationship between motivation and performance of workers in the Nigerian construction industry. It identifies a number of motivational schemes that enhance
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ARCHITECTURAL FAILURES‚ SAFETY MEASURES AND RISKS IN CONSTRUCTION - NIA 303 (2) Text of Paper presented to the NIAPPE preparatory seminar at Digital Bridge Institute on 6 March 2012 by Arc. J. O. Toluhi PART I – ARCHITECTURAL FAILURES The concept of architectural failures is better understood from the perspective of what architecture really is‚ criteria for architectural project success and what failure connotes. What architecture means Architecture is defined in various ways by architects and non-architects
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BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The construction industry has many features which set it apart from other industries and which accentuate the need for professional management (Bamisile‚ 2004). According to Oyegoke (2006)‚ the construction project of the 21st century is becoming a more complex process that spans many phases‚ is technologically driven‚ has many stakeholders‚ involves new types of clients‚ finances and project organizations. This has resulted in changes in construction methods that affect the structure
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Construction in Spain Key Trends and Opportunities to 2018 On 19th March 2014 The Spanish construction industry recorded a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of -14.48% during the review period (20082013). The country entered into recession in 2009‚ which hampered the level of construction activity during the review period. After a subsequent decline‚ the Spanish economy finally grew by 0.3% in the fourth quarter of 2013. The outlook of the construction industry is expected to be positive over
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Problems during Commissioning Process Source: Grondzik‚ W. T. (2009). Principles of building commissioning. Hoboken‚ New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons‚ Inc.‚ page 5 2.5 Interface Dissonances between Construction and Commissioning Commissioning identifies deficiencies in buildings by improving design and construction in new building or “tuning” the existing system (Mills‚ 2011). It can be proven that commissioning helps maximize performance of targeted energy efficiency measures and save energy to utilize
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