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Valuing the contribution of knowledge-oriented workers to projects: a merit based approach in the construction industry

Construction Economics and Building

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Title Valuing the contribution of knowledge-oriented workers to projects: a merit based approach in the construction industry
 
Creator Arashpour, Mehrdad
Shabanikia, Majeed
Arashpour, Mohammadreza
 
Subject Construction, Project management
Construction industry; knowledge-oriented workers; salary scale formulation
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Description Evidence points to the fact that frequent resignation of project engineers from construction companies is primarily the result of dissatisfaction with the factors that shape the salary scale. This research aims to identify the major influencing factors in merit based salary calculation systems for knowledge-oriented engineers so as to more accurately reflect their contribution to construction projects. Results from a questionnaire sent to managers, engineers and HR professionals throughout the Iranian construction industry revealed that while there was overall agreement on principles to a merit-based approach, engineers in particular identified ‘professional skills’, ‘experience’ and ‘creativity’. Management-oriented parties should take into account engineer perspectives in order to more accurately value the knowledge-oriented contribution of these workers to construction projects. This research provides a basis for understanding the key factors in the merit based salary scale formulation through the construction industry.
 
Publisher UTS ePRESS
 
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Date 2015-10-15
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Identifier http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/2724
10.5130/AJCEB.v12i4.2724
 
Source Construction Economics and Building; Vol 12, No 4 (2012): AJCEB Incorporating Special Issue on BIM; 1-12
2204-9029
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/2724/3243
 
Coverage Australia, South-West Asia
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Rights Copyright (c) 2012 Mehrdad Arashpour, Majeed Shabanikia, Mohammadreza Arashpour
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