Valuing People in Construction -

Valuing People in Construction

Fidelis Emuze, John Smallwood (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover
266 Seiten
2020
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-73597-5 (ISBN)
57,35 inkl. MwSt
Valuing People in Construction provides contemporary perspectives on the ‘glue’ that binds the construction process together, people.



The book addresses people issues in the construction industry where behavioural outcomes impact upon business and project performance. The main proposition of the book is that as
Valuing People in Construction provides contemporary perspectives on the ‘glue’ that binds the construction process together; people.



The book addresses people issues in the construction industry where behavioural outcomes impact upon business and project performance. The main proposition of the book is that as people continue to lead the completion of construction activities, their health, safety, and well-being should be seen as a priority, and valued by stakeholders. As employers and employees, the role of people in construction must be to strive for the improvement of individual lives and society. This edited collection, which is the first book to focus specifically on placing value on people in construction, focuses on people at work, gender at work, conditions at work, and respect at work. In addition to an editorial overview, the book presents tested and refined empirical work and case studies by leading construction researchers from Africa, Australia, and Europe.



Essential reading for researchers, students and professionals interested in construction management, the sociology of construction, HRM in construction, gender, work and health studies.

Fidelis Emuze is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Built Environment, and Head of the Unit for Lean Construction and Sustainability at the Central University of Technology, Free State, South Africa. Lean construction, health, safety, and well-being and sustainability constitutes the primary research interest of Dr Emuze, who is a member of the Association of Researchers in Construction Management and the Lean Construction Institute. Dr Emuze is the Coordinator of CIB TG59 - People in Construction task group. John Smallwood is Professor of Construction Management at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Both his MSc and his Ph.D. (Construction Management) addressed health and safety (H&S). He is a National Research Foundation rated researcher specialising in construction related issues such as H&S, ergonomics, and health and wellbeing. Dr Smallwood is the immediate past Coordinator of CIB TG59 - People in Construction task group.

Introduction



Chapter 1: People in Construction: Who They Are, Why We Need Them, How to Treat Them

Fidelis Emuze, Central University of Technology, Free State, South Africa



Part 1 People at Work



Chapter 2: Developing Health and Safety Competence for People in Construction

David Oloke, University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom



Chapter 3: Impact of the Ageing Workforce on the Construction Industry in Australia

Alpana Sivam, Sadasivam Karuppannan, and Nicholas Chileshe, School of Natural and Built Environments, University of South Australia, Australia



Chapter 4: Health and Safety Implications of Skills Supply in Construction

Geraldine John Kikwasi, and Sarah Phoya, Ardhi University, Tanzania



Part 2 Gender at Work



Chapter 5: No More Softly, Softly: Women in the Construction Workforce

Linda Clarke, Elisabeth Michielsens, Sylvia Snijders, and Christine Wall, University of Westminster, United Kingdom



Chapter 6: Women in the Construction Industry: Still the Outsiders

Glenda Strachan, Griffith University, Australia



Erica French, Queensland University of Technology, Australia



Chapter 7: Women in African Construction

Karen le Jeune, and Jane English, University of Cape Town, South Africa



Chapter 8: A New Approach to Studying Gender in Construction

Martin Loosemore, Louise Chappell, Abigail Powell, and Natalie Galea, University of New South Wales, Australia, Andrew Dainty, Loughborough University, United Kingdom



Part 3 Conditions at Work



Chapter 9: The Degree of Health-and-Safety Risk Associated with Construction Project Features

Patrick Manu, University of the West of England, United Kingdom



Chapter 10: The Relationship between Occupational and Behavioural Health Risks

Helen Lingard, Michelle Turner, and Sara Charlesworth, RMIT University, Australia



Chapter 11: The work-life experiences of civil engineers

Valerie Francis, University of Melbourne, Australia



Chapter 12: Drivers of Construction Job Insecurity in South Africa

Clinton Aigbavboa, and Lerato Mathebula, University of Johannesburg, South Africa



Part 4 Respect at Work



Chapter 13: From "Respect for People" to "Not Elsewhere Classified": Examining What Classifications Tell Us about How We Value Labour in Construction, Paul W Chan, University of Manchester, United Kingdom, Steve McCabe, Birmingham City University, United Kingdom



Chapter 14: The Commodification of Worker Health, Safety and Well-being: CSR in Practice

Fred Sherratt, Anglia Ruskin University, United Kingdom



Chapter 15: Showing Consideration for People in Construction

John Smallwood, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa



Fidelis Emuze, Central University of Technology, Free State, South Africa

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Spon Research
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 453 g
Themenwelt Technik Bauwesen
Wirtschaft
ISBN-10 0-367-73597-0 / 0367735970
ISBN-13 978-0-367-73597-5 / 9780367735975
Zustand Neuware
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