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Abudayyeh, O (2003) Undergraduate Research Mentoring Model in Construction Engineering and Management. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(01), 65–69.

Bakatjan, S, Arikan, M and Tiong, R L K (2003) Optimal Capital Structure Model for BOT Power Projects in Turkey. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(01), 89–97.

Cheng, M and Tsai, M (2003) Reengineering of Construction Management Process. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(01), 105–14.

Cheng, M, Su, C and You, H (2003) Optimal Project Organizational Structure for Construction Management. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(01), 70–79.

Colwell, D A F and Ariaratnam, S T (2003) Evaluation of High-Density Polyethylene Pipe Installed Using Horizontal Directional Drilling. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(01), 47–55.

Gambatese, J A (2003) Controlled Concrete Demolition Using Expansive Cracking Agents. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(01), 98–104.

Ho, S P and Liu, L Y (2003) How to Evaluate and Invest in Emerging A/E/C Technologies under Uncertainty. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(01), 16–24.

Lee, J, Lorenc, S J and Bernold, L E (2003) Comparative Performance Evaluation of Tele-Operated Pipe Laying. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(01), 32–40.

Mattila, K G and Park, A (2003) Comparison of Linear Scheduling Model and Repetitive Scheduling Method. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(01), 56–64.

Minchin, R E and Thomas, H R (2003) Validation of Vibration-Based Onboard Asphalt Density Measuring System. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(01), 1–7.

Mohamed, S (2003) Scorecard Approach to Benchmarking Organizational Safety Culture in Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(01), 80–88.

Park, K, Hwang, Y, Seo, S and Seo, H (2003) Quantitative Assessment of Environmental Impacts on Life Cycle of Highways. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(01), 25–31.

Pavitt, T C and Gibb, A G F (2003) Interface Management within Construction: In Particular, Building Facade. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(01), 8–15.

Rojas, E M and Aramvareekul, P (2003) Is Construction Labor Productivity Really Declining?. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(01), 41–46.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Construction management; Productivity; construction industry; civil engineering; management; production;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2003)129:1(41)
  • Abstract:
    Macroeconomics data suggest that labor productivity declined significantly in the construction industry during the 1979–1998 period. However, microeconomic studies indicate the contrary. This paper critically examines the construction labor productivity macroeconomic data in the United States from 1979 to 1998 to determine their validity and reliability. Data collection, distribution, manipulation, analysis, and interpretation are reviewed and problems are identified. The paper also presents a comparison of construction and manufacturing labor productivity during this period. The main conclusion of the study is that the raw data used to calculate construction productivity values at the macroeconomic level and their further manipulation and interpretation present so many problems that the results should be deemed unreliable. The uncertainty generated in the process of computing these values is such that it cannot be determined if labor productivity has actually increased, decreased, or remained constant in the construction industry for the 1979–1998 period.