Influence of Internal Workforce Diversity Factors on Labor Productivity in Construction Projects: Empirical Evidence from Pakistan

Maqsoom, Ahsen; Khan, Khawar; Musarat, Muhammad Ali; Mubasit, Hasnain; Shaheen, Iram

doi:10.1109/ieeeconf51154.2020.9319935

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“…Assessment of level of significance were done using on AI (Average Index) method calculated based on frequency calculated with the help of statistical software SPSS. AI value was calculated based on following formula as adopted from [16].…”

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“…The first part of the questionnaire contained the introductory questions about the responder; however, the second part of the questionnaire contained the above mentioned 21 factors that effected the construction productivity in public sector building projects of Sindh, ranked on a Likert's scale from 1-5, Where: 1 = Strongly Disagree 2 = Disagree 3 = Neutral 4 = Agree 5 = Strongly Agree 135 questionnaires in total were distributed among industry experts, out of which 118 were returned and were found valid for analysis. The results obtained were then analyzed in SPSS software, which yielded following results: The first factor "Shortage of Skilled Labor" was supported by the authors [11] [12] [13] [14] [16]. The second factor "Payment Delay by Owner to Contractor / Delay in Wages Payment to Labors" was validated by [13] [14] [15] [16].…”

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“…The importance of financial incentives, career development, job-specific technical abilities, a positive work environment, and effective teamwork among team members was also noted. [16] In a different research, the several causative elements that affect the productivity of technical staff in the construction sector will be identified and ranked. According to the study, the top nine factors affecting the productivity of technical personnel are management, external and owner-related, motivational, financial, working condition, welfare and comfort, lack of resources, personal, and workload factors.…”

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“…The results obtained were then analyzed in SPSS software, which yielded following results: The first factor "Shortage of Skilled Labor" was supported by the authors [11] [12] [13] [14] [16]. The second factor "Payment Delay by Owner to Contractor / Delay in Wages Payment to Labors" was validated by [13] [14] [15] [16]. Less Salary / Job Security was favored by [12] [9] [15] [16].…”

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“…It is well acknowledged that employees who are under stress will perform worse at work regardless of the cause. [6] One of Pakistan's leading businesses, "the building industry," which significantly contributes to the country's economy and GDP development, depends heavily on laborers. Every part of a project must be taken care of in a construction sector like Pakistan's since any construction project must be finished while taking a few factors into consideration, such as cost, quality, and time.…”

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Undivided attention is being driven by construction productivity in today’s era. The main and the foremost concern of any organization is its construction productivity. The discovery of factors impacting construction productivity has been the subject of much research. For a very long time, research has sought to identify the key elements influencing building productivity in various nations. Continuous work in this approach has led academics to identify a wide range of factors. While the subject of this paper is however has been limited to Sindh province of Pakistan only. The construction industry of Pakistan is swelling with each passing day thus construction productivity is of the major concern. This paper aims at exposing the key weakness in current construction practices being employed in various building projects of Sindh. For this purpose, 135 questionnaires, after a rich literature survey, were distributed among the industry experts and the obtained results were analyzed and then ranked in Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS). It was revealed through the results that 10 factors chiefly influence the construction productivity which are shortage of unskilled labor, payment delay, less salary, insufficient modern tools, delay in delivery of material at site, material shortage and quality, labor absenteeism, equipment breakdown, experience of contractor and construction technology. At the end of the study, it is recommended that a framework maybe developed based upon the factors given above to improve the construction productivity of the building projects of Sindh.

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