Abstract
Human resources are an important factor in the development of the construction industry and therefore understanding the contribution of the workforce skills to the industry’s productivity performance is crucial. This is a requirement for informing targeted actions that would induce productivity gains to the industry. This is particularly relevant as the UK government considers ‘skills’ key driver of productivity across different sectors of the economy. A survey of the existing literature relating to skills and productivity reveals common themes namely: 1) Logistics and late material delivery, 2) Workforce skills, 3) Labour training, and 4) Education attainment (qualification levels). It is concluded, at best, that the existing evidence linking skills and productivity is patchy and inconsistent without providing clear guidelines as to how skills development could generate productivity gains at the firm level. This presents a challenge for policy makers and thus there is an urgent need for conducting a firm level enquiry within the context of the construction industry to fill this knowledge gap.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Construction in the XXI Century: Local and Global Challenges |
Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the Joint CIB W065/W055/W086 Symposium |
Editors | Roberto Pietroforte, Enrico De Angelis, Francesco Polverino |
Publisher | Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane |
Pages | 13-13 |
Number of pages | 1 |
ISBN (Print) | 9788849513394, 8849513399 |
Publication status | Published - 2006 |
Event | Joint CIB W065/W055/W086 Symposium: Construction in the XXI Century: Local and Global Challenges - Rome, Italy Duration: 18 Oct 2006 → 20 Oct 2006 http://www.cibworld.nl/site/searchn/results.html?offset=20&wtgtype=W&wtgrid=9&wtgtypef=&wtgridf=&pth=&pthf=&year=&q= (List of meetings - scroll down and click on "Download news article") |
Conference
Conference | Joint CIB W065/W055/W086 Symposium |
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Country/Territory | Italy |
City | Rome |
Period | 18/10/06 → 20/10/06 |
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