A motivational framework for women to work in the construction  industry: An Indonesian case study

Hansen, Seng; Rostiyanti, Susy F.; Nafthalie, Angelia

doi:10.14424/ijcscm100420-251-266

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“…The main characteristics of strategic management involve formulating, implementing, and monitoring strategies (Hansen 2020). A strategy is an organisation's plan to gain a competitive advantage over rivals.…”

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Contributing Elements and Issues to Strategic Management in the Construction Industry Among Small and Medium Enterprises: A Case Study in South Africa's eThekwini Region

Rambaruth

Adam

Krishna

2022

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Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are vital to the economy and have helped it grow, but they still have a high failure rate. Many businesses fail within the first few months of operation due to a lack of strategic planning. This study aimed to identify persuading factors that contribute to strategic management to improve performance and categorise challenges faced by SMEs in implementing a strategic plan in the eThekwini region of South Africa. The study adopted a quantitative research approach, and the population of interest for the research includes small and medium construction companies, which were sourced via the Construction Industry Development Board (cidb) registry. An online survey tool was used to distribute the questionnaire to 145 small and medium businesses. The data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistical tools and exploratory factor analysis (EFA). The study's findings reveal that most eThekwini-based SMEs in the construction industry use strategic management practices to improve their business performance. The key factors for strategic management in SMEs, such as improving decision-making processes, increasing productivity, and gaining a competitive advantage, demonstrated high levels of agreement among participants regarding improving business performance. This study also found widespread agreement on the challenges of implementing a strategic plan in an organisation. Therefore, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) must develop procedures and policies to deal with the difficulties that arise when drafting a strategic plan. This will ensure that strategic planning works in their operations. This can be accomplished by implementing strategic management into SMEs training programs offered by government and tertiary institutions that support SMEs. The government should also improve education and broaden its business skills curriculum. Keywords: Business, Construction, Performance, Planning, Strategy, South Africa.

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Contributing Elements and Issues to Strategic Management in the Construction Industry Among Small and Medium Enterprises: A Case Study in South Africa's eThekwini Region

Rambaruth

Adam

Krishna

2022

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“…Refer Table 3 and Table 4. RII has been widely used to rank factors, Hansen et al (2020) used RII to rank factors motivating women to work in the Indonesian construction industry, as shown in Eq. (1).…”

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Women Professionals in Construction Industry: Barriers and Approaches to Improve Wellbeing, Safety and Health

2024

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The construction industry's male-dominated image, working ethos, and environment have led to an abysmal representation of women professionals in the workforce. The industry, the second largest employer in India, contributing 9% to India's GDP has a mere 2% representation of women professionals (architects, site engineers, quantity surveyors, planning engineers, safety professionals, etc.) in employment. Manpower shortage continues to challenge the industry and poses an opportunity for women and employers alike. In this context, the paper aims to identify and evaluate the barriers and approaches to improve the wellbeing, safety, and health of women professionals at project sites thus increasing their share in employment. A mixed approach of questionnaire survey, interviews, and focused discussion was adopted. The top three barriers identified were -Long working hours and a culture that working long demonstrate work commitment, Remote and changing work locations of project sites impacting family life, and Inflexible work hours; while the top three approaches were -Providing appropriate sanitary facilities, Separate and clean restrooms and Evaluating performance based on output rather than hours put in. Results suggest that men and women shared a common perception of all barriers and approaches except for three. The findings will aid in advocating for women's wellbeing, safety and health at construction sites and spread the word about the value of gender mainstreaming.

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“…Faktor penyebab keterlambatan Referensi Kendala pembebasan lahan Samarghandi et al, 2016;Hatmoko dan Khasani, 2016;Sambasivan et al, 2017;Santoso & Soeng, 2016;Hansen & Rostiyanti , 2019;Shinghal & Vibhorpaliwal., 2019. Perubahan desain Abd El-Razek et al, 2008Aslam et al, 2019;Yap et al, 2021 Perubahan instruksi kerja dari pihak owner Chandra et al, 2005;Malki dan Alam, 2021;Yap et al, 2021. Kendala pembayaran Mahamid, 2013;Kamanga & Steyn, 2013.…”

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Project Delays Caused by the Owner: Evaluation of Causal Factors and Contractor Claims

Hatmoko

Pratistha

Hidayat

2023

MKTS

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Delays in construction projects are generally understood to be the sole responsibility of the contractor. In fact, these delays can also be caused by factors that actually are the responsibility of the owner, resulting in project completion exceeding the contract target date. As a result, the contractors can be affected and suffer losses due to delays that are not actually their responsibility. This study intends to evaluate project delays caused by the owner and the delay claims submitted by the contractor. This research is exploratory and uses a mixed method of quantitative and qualitative approach. Data was collected through interviews and questionnaires with 80 respondents of the construction industry. The study found five main factors causing delays caused by the owner, including: land acquisition problems, changes in design and work instructions, payment problems, and unclear drawings in the contract documents. Of these delays, the majority (93%) were claimed by contractors, with an average claim success rate of 53%, and the compensation generally in the form of extension of project completion time (63%). The most frequently chosen claim dispute settlement method (93%) is non-litigation settlement through negotiation. This research has provided a comprehensive overview of delays due to owners and the contractor claims, and gives valuable lessons for the construction industry stakeholders to cope with delays in the future.

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A motivational framework for women to work in the construction industry: An Indonesian case study

Cited by 6 publications

References 25 publications

Contributing Elements and Issues to Strategic Management in the Construction Industry Among Small and Medium Enterprises: A Case Study in South Africa's eThekwini Region

Contributing Elements and Issues to Strategic Management in the Construction Industry Among Small and Medium Enterprises: A Case Study in South Africa's eThekwini Region

Women Professionals in Construction Industry: Barriers and Approaches to Improve Wellbeing, Safety and Health

Project Delays Caused by the Owner: Evaluation of Causal Factors and Contractor Claims

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