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Growing competition in the construction industry has forced key players to focus on maintaining high quality and performance within their firms. An engineering consultant has a vital role in the construction market as he represents a client and facilitates the contractor during construction (Turner, 2003). This paper presents a case study of an eng...
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... investigation began with Human Resource de- partment reports which were analyzed to determine the number of staff, incentives given and nationality of the staff in the department. Confidentiality pre- vents the inclusion of detailed reports in an appendix, though a summary is given in Table 1. The causes of low productivity were then explored by interviewing key individuals involved in the pro- cess. ...
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... Furthermore, expatriate employees' satisfaction with job security is significantly correlated with continuance commitment. A recent case study by Randeree and Chaudhry (2007) concludes that job satisfaction affect productivity of employees in a culturally diversified environment. ...
The UAE economy is a high growth economy (Ministry of Planning, 2005) and it is rapidly diversifying into areas of tourism, manufacturing, logistics, banking and finance. To promote all these industries a huge construction boom is being witnessed. The country's construction industry is valued at $221 billion (around Dh811.73 billion)-the highest in the Middle East region. This highlights the fact that planned construction is the focus of the Emirates, particularly in the emirate of Dubai. The shortage of indigenous manpower in the construction industry has attracted a large influx of overseas workers. Due to political stability in the GCC region as compared to other countries in the Middle East, the construction industry is mostly dependent on foreign workforce from South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka), and neighbouring Arab countries other than GCC countries. As a result the workforce being very multicultural there is a need to appreciate the cultural diversity and expectations of employees while managing projects. Similarly, it is essential to understand the influence of different factors affecting job satisfaction and organisational commitment of employees, especially in this culturally diverse environment. A strong correlation exists between organisational commitment and job satisfaction, with many researchers believing that the latter affects the former (Porter et al., 1974; Barling et al., 1990; MacKenzie et al., 1998; Mannheim et al., 1997). A pick and drop survey method was adopted for a qualitative questionnaire. A pilot study was also carried out to evaluate the questionnaire before distributing it to three construction organisations in the Emirate of Dubai. The study revealed that job satisfaction and organisational commitment are strongly influenced by the nature of work, salary received, career progression, job flexibility, job security, direct manager's behaviour, company leadership and company culture. Thus, the findings of the study suggest that employees' job satisfaction and organisational commitment are affected by a common list of factors, irrespective of industry sector. Furthermore, the study evaluates the results in the context of cultural diversification in the construction industry. The analyses of the responses received from three construction organisations shows that there is a difference in extent of the factors influencing job satisfaction and organisational commitment of employees, based on their cultural background and origins.
Dubai is a regional and global leader in terms of infrastructure development and other industries such as tourism and real estate. The novelty of the industry and it’s rapid progression persuades one to assess the factors influencing the construction industry. Due to the competitive market, project management has gained undisputable importance in the management of construction projects. Employees are an important part of any industry and their job satisfaction and organisational commitment affects the turnover rate and productivity of a company (Benkhoff, 1997; Randeree and Chaudhry, pending). Leadership has a strong influence on employees’ job satisfaction and organisational commitment (Lok & Crawford, 1999). Thus, it is vital to examine leadership styles in a rapidly growing industry in what is also such a cosmopolitan city. Hence, the research undertaken aims to study leadership styles in the construction industry of Dubai. The findings show that employees feel that Consensus and Team Management leadership styles are predominant in the industry and employees have shown preference of working under these leadership styles.
Dubai is a regional leader in infrastructure development. Rapid growth has led to project management gaining tremendous importance in the construction sector. Employees are an important part of any industry and their job satisfaction and organisational commitment affects the turnover rate and productivity of a company (Benkhoff, 1997; Randeree and Chaudhry, pending). Leadership has a strong influence on employees' job satisfaction and organisational commitment (Lok & Crawford, 1999). Thus, it is vital to examine leadership styles in a rapidly growing industry in what is also such a cosmopolitan city. Hence, the research undertaken aims to study leadership styles in construction project management in Dubai. The findings show that employees feel that Consensus and Team Management leadership styles are predominant in the industry and employees have shown preference for working under these leadership styles.
