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Bossink, B A G and Brouwers, H J H (1996) Construction Waste: Quantification and Source Evaluation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 122(01), 55–60.
Dias, A and Ioannou, P G (1996) Company and Project Evaluation Model for Privately Promoted Infrastructure Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 122(01), 71–82.
Dozzi, P, Hartman, F, Tidsbury, N and Ashrafi, R (1996) More-Stable Owner-Contractor Relationships. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 122(01), 30–35.
Fisher, D J and Rajan, N (1996) Automated Constructibility Analysis of Work-Zone Traffic-Control Planning. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 122(01), 36–43.
Handa, V K (1996) Construction Engineers Driving into the 21st Century . Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 122(01), 1–6.
Hinze, J and Bren, K (1996) Identifying OSHA Paragraphs of Particular Interest. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 122(01), 98–100.
Huang, X, Bernd, D and Bernold, L E (1996) Innovative Technology Development for Safe Excavation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 122(01), 91–96.
Jaselskis, E J, Anderson, S D and Russell, J S (1996) Strategies for Achieving Excellence in Construction Safety Performance. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 122(01), 61–70.
Kartam, N A (1996) Making Effective Use of Construction Lessons Learned in Project Life Cycle. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 122(01), 14–21.
Krizek, R J, Lo, W and Hadavi, A (1996) Lessons Learned from Multiphase Reconstruction Project. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 122(01), 44–54.
Li, S (1996) New Approach for Optimization of Overall Construction Schedule. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 122(01), 7–13.
Navon, R (1996) Company-Level Cash-Flow Management. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 122(01), 22–29.
Rowings, J E, Federle, M O and Birkland, S A (1996) Characteristics of the Craft Workforce. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 122(01), 83–90.
- Type: Journal Article
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- ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(1996)122:1(83)
- Abstract:
The heart of the competitiveness in the U.S. construction industry has always been the skilled workforce that has been available to implement the technology of construction. During the late 1980s, many experts predicted severe shortages in the skilled workforce by the year 2000. This perception was based on demographic shifts in our population and the demands for workers in other areas of the economy. Based on this perception, a study was undertaken to examine the issues and survey a broad cross section of the craft workforce. This paper describes the results of a questionnaire administered to more than 4,600 craftworkers throughout the United States concerning their perceptions of their job, career, and employment conditions. The results of this questionnaire provide new insight into how craftworkers perceive job satisfaction, satisfaction with the financial aspects of construction work, career orientation, and pride. The study provides a model for individual companies to develop similar surveys to assess their employee's perceptions. The survey provided an opportunity to gather a broad range of information regarding the perceptions of our current craft workforce. The insights provided by this survey should provide a basis to address problems that may arise with craftworker shortages in the United States. A better knowledge of the perceptions of the craft workforce results in the potential to improve the management's ability to get the best out of the construction workforce, retain skills that currently exist, and build a strong and competitive future workforce.