Practices of strategic human resource management on construction sites.
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2021-06-30
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Abstract
Construction projects are faced with many challenges day in day out in their line of operations.
One of the challenges to be considered in this study is the practices of strategic human resources
management on construction project sites. Since construction projects depends mostly on
manpower in its activities as compared to other industries, its human resource management is
very significant towards the success of every construction projects.
This thesis is about the practices and management role of human resource on construction sites.
The purpose of this study was to “establish the Strategic Human Resource Management
practices that could increases labour performance on construction sites”.
Though, earlier research studies show that different results could be obtained from different
groups of previously working employees. This study then can be seen as an indication to a
more detailed study to be carried by future researchers on the field of Strategic Human
Resource Management (SHRM) as well as employee’s utilization on construction sites.
The study established the Strategic Human Resource practices that increases labour
performance on construction sites. After the analysis, the study identified existing human
resource management practices embarked on construction site, which was Recruitment and
Selection Practices. The study also examined challenges affecting the effectiveness of
managing people on construction projects which was “Ensuring adequate training of
personnel’s and the Male-Dominant Culture.
The research revealed that the best strategic Human Resource Management practice to adopt
is “Managing Employee Relations”.
Descriptive analysis was used in the assessment of this study and used quantitative research
approach in which the sample size and sampling technique for the study were presented based
on a defined population of 78 respondents on the personnel of construction managers and
quantity surveyors in the Kumasi Metropolis. The survey was intended to get their responses
on what they feel, are the effective strategic measures that could contribute to the effective
utilization of the human resources on construction sites through managements. In this light the
research seeks to identify the utmost list of strategic human resource practices managing
employee relations, communication of workers and information sharing, strong
communication between supervisors and project managers, performance appraisal that
provides feedback, team empowerment and creating a sense of job security.
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Thesis submitted to the Department of Construction Technology and Management, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology, Kumasi, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Construction Management.
Keywords
Strategic Human Resource Management, Construction Site, Labour Performance