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The effect of the workplace on motivation and demotivation of construction professionals

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  • Guinevere Smithers
  • Derek Walker

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Investigations have been carried out which suggest that motivation of employees in all industries is affected by the environment or culture in which they work. Research undertaken in Melbourne, Australia investigated the effect of the workplace environment encountered on a construction site on motivation and demotivation of construction professionals. The data collected supported the hypothesis that the environment of a construction site does affect demotivation levels of site personnel. Specifically, several variables were significantly linked to this result, including long hours, chaos, non-recognition for work done and colleagues' aggressive management style. The results provide a valuable basis for indicating how the construction industry can create a more attractive workplace environment for professional site staff.

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  • Guinevere Smithers & Derek Walker, 2000. "The effect of the workplace on motivation and demotivation of construction professionals," Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(7), pages 833-841.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:conmgt:v:18:y:2000:i:7:p:833-841
    DOI: 10.1080/014461900433113
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    1. Ani Birgit Raiden & Andrew Dainty & Richard Neale, 2006. "Balancing employee needs, project requirements and organisational priorities in team deployment," Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(8), pages 883-895.
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    5. Phi-Hung Nguyen, 2023. "A Fully Completed Spherical Fuzzy Data-Driven Model for Analyzing Employee Satisfaction in Logistics Service Industry," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 11(10), pages 1-34, May.
    6. Afuye Funso & Letema Sammy & Munala Gerryshom, 2016. "Application of Motivation in Nigeria Construction Industry: Factor Analysis Approach," International Journal of Economics and Finance, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 8(5), pages 271-276, May.
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    8. Nobuki Hashiguchi & Shintaro Sengoku & Yasushi Kubota & Shigeo Kitahara & Yeongjoo Lim & Kota Kodama, 2020. "Age-Dependent Influence of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations on Construction Worker Performance," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(1), pages 1-21, December.

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