Management competencies for preventing and reducing stress at construction site

Construction industry involved very complicated process and extensive linkages to more than hundred of upstream and downstream industries. Therefore, an effective leadership of managerial level of construction organization is needed to well manage and control their subordinates in order to make sure...

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Main Author:	Lim, Wei Han
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2009
Subjects:	HD28 Management Industrial Management
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/11350/1/LimWeiHanMFKA2009.pdf
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spelling	my-utm-ep.113502018-06-04T09:51:48Z Management competencies for preventing and reducing stress at construction site 2009-06 Lim, Wei Han HD28 Management. Industrial Management Construction industry involved very complicated process and extensive linkages to more than hundred of upstream and downstream industries. Therefore, an effective leadership of managerial level of construction organization is needed to well manage and control their subordinates in order to make sure the efficiency and productivity of the construction work. However, both managerial level of the construction organization and their subordinates also would experience stress due to increase of workload and work pressure. Hence, management competency has become significant in human resource practice in order to increase individual and organizational effectiveness. Consequently, a study on management competency of the managerial level is conducted for preventing and reducing stress at construction site in Johor. A total of 78 sets of questionnaires have been collected from several professions within 20 organizations. Among the 78 number of respondents, 21 persons were from managerial level and 57 persons were from subordinates’ level. From the survey, managerial levels have the highest percentage score of sub-competency in managing conflict meanwhile the subordinates level assess their managerial level as the participative/empowering is having the highest percentage score among all the listed sub-competency for preventing and reducing stress at construction site. Generally, the managerial level and subordinates level have the same perception that the managerial level is having the highest percentages score in competency of managing and communicating existing and future work among all of the competency. The managerial level behaviour is an important determinant of theirs subordinate stress levels. Thus, throughout the study, the managerial level of the construction organization can have better understanding on stress as well as the skills, abilities and behaviours needed to implement the management standard and manage their subordinates in a way that minimizes work-related stress in construction works. 2009-06 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/11350/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/11350/1/LimWeiHanMFKA2009.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Civil Engineering Faculty of Civil Engineering
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topic	HD28 Management Industrial Management
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description	Construction industry involved very complicated process and extensive linkages to more than hundred of upstream and downstream industries. Therefore, an effective leadership of managerial level of construction organization is needed to well manage and control their subordinates in order to make sure the efficiency and productivity of the construction work. However, both managerial level of the construction organization and their subordinates also would experience stress due to increase of workload and work pressure. Hence, management competency has become significant in human resource practice in order to increase individual and organizational effectiveness. Consequently, a study on management competency of the managerial level is conducted for preventing and reducing stress at construction site in Johor. A total of 78 sets of questionnaires have been collected from several professions within 20 organizations. Among the 78 number of respondents, 21 persons were from managerial level and 57 persons were from subordinates’ level. From the survey, managerial levels have the highest percentage score of sub-competency in managing conflict meanwhile the subordinates level assess their managerial level as the participative/empowering is having the highest percentage score among all the listed sub-competency for preventing and reducing stress at construction site. Generally, the managerial level and subordinates level have the same perception that the managerial level is having the highest percentages score in competency of managing and communicating existing and future work among all of the competency. The managerial level behaviour is an important determinant of theirs subordinate stress levels. Thus, throughout the study, the managerial level of the construction organization can have better understanding on stress as well as the skills, abilities and behaviours needed to implement the management standard and manage their subordinates in a way that minimizes work-related stress in construction works.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Lim, Wei Han
author_facet	Lim, Wei Han
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title	Management competencies for preventing and reducing stress at construction site
title_short	Management competencies for preventing and reducing stress at construction site
title_full	Management competencies for preventing and reducing stress at construction site
title_fullStr	Management competencies for preventing and reducing stress at construction site
title_full_unstemmed	Management competencies for preventing and reducing stress at construction site
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granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Civil Engineering
granting_department	Faculty of Civil Engineering
publishDate	2009
url	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/11350/1/LimWeiHanMFKA2009.pdf
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