scholarly journals Work Value, Knowledge Sharing, and Creative Performance among Construction Employees in Jakarta

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 200-215
Author(s):  
Bimmo Dwi Baskoro
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Work Values ◽  
Creative Performance ◽  
Research Knowledge ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
Work Value

This research aimed to indicate the effect of work values of construction employees towards creative performance and to assess the role of mediation about sharing the knowledge among those variables. This research involved 315 respondents from various construction companies in Jakarta for assessing hypothesis research. Knowledge sharing had the role as mediator among comfort and status dimensions from work values towards creative performance. This research provided information about effect of work values towards creative performance from construction industry and confirmed the role of knowledge sharing in mediating work values dimension.

scholarly journals An Empirical Analysis of Organizational Performance of Construction Companies in Pakistan through Mediating Role of Conflict Management Effectiveness

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 571-584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haleema Tariq ◽  
Muqqadas Rehman
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Management ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Management Effectiveness ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Workforce Productivity

This paper aims to examine the impact of organizational factors and verify mediating role of conflict management effectiveness on perceived performance of registered construction companies in Pakistan. The study adopts a survey research design using a well-structured questionnaire of 450 employees from construction companies located in Lahore and Karachi. The construction industry is characterized by performance setbacks for decades. Descriptive statistics and mediation analysis were employed to analyze the conceptual model. The research paper concludes that distortions in reduced workforce productivity and relationship conflicts should be overcome by capable professional & administrative services. The analysis depicts that socio-economic and political factors play a significant role to maintain the quality in local construction industry. The findings reveal that performance of construction companies is significantly related to internal factors i.e. workforce productivity, decentralization, perceived organizational politics and relationship conflict. The study provides guidelines to organizational decision-makers and government policy-makers for public reforms in infrastructure to improve their output. The present study was undertaken to provide new horizons and advance understanding on organizational performance (OP) of construction companies in Pakistan. The most significant part of this study is the comprehensive five-factor organizational performance model designed to test mediation among variables using partial least square structural equation modelling (SEM).

Change through Innovation and Customer-Orientation

2013 ◽  
pp. 67-92
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Customer Orientation ◽  
Organizational Capabilities ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
The People ◽  
Different Types

This chapter begins by explaining the nature of innovation and basic models of innovation, including key stages in the process of innovation. As the construction industry is often regarded as different from other industries given its unique characteristics, innovation in construction is discussed in terms of motivation for the industry’s Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) to innovate, key organizational capabilities required for innovation, and external and internal factors critical to successful innovation. In addition, the common enablers, barriers, motivators, and outcomes of innovation in the construction industry are discussed. Understandably, as the role of clients in the construction industry is vital in many ways in driving to improve performance of projects, the chapter focuses on their role in driving innovation. The different types and categories of clients are described, as well as their roles in different types of innovations, and at different stages of innovation. The chapter also covers the role of technology in innovation and, more specifically, Computer-Aided Design (CAD) as an important technological innovation for the construction industry. At the organizational level, factors that can affect the rate of diffusion of a new technology within construction SMEs are explained. At the project level, factors that impact on innovative IT implementation and diffusion are also explained. Next, innovation and its role in enabling construction businesses to gain competitive advantages are discussed. The need to classify construction innovation and how it can encourage businesses to innovate by adopting appropriate strategies are explained through a case of Singapore’s construction industry. In addition, the need for and application of strategies, policies, and procedures to deal with IT in managing construction site processes are described in a study of UK’s leading construction companies. On achieving continuous improvement as a whole for the industry, issues relating to innovation, including reasons for the lack of it, are discussed and presented. On managing change, focus on the “people” factor of innovation, especially the need to develop capability of staff to use new technologies, is given. The chapter concludes with a summary of the main points covered on change through innovation and customer-orientation.

scholarly journals Understanding knowledge sharing in the Jordanian construction industry

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 333-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Arif ◽  
Al-Zubi Mohammed ◽  
Aman Deep Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Trust Management ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
Cultural Variables ◽  
Computer Based

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a model to understand and facilitate more knowledge sharing (KS) among construction companies in Jordan. Sixteen cultural variables that affect KS were identified through self-administered questionnaires. Design/methodology/approach – Factor analysis was used to find possible relationships between the cultural variables for grouping purposes and to eliminate the cultural variables that do not affect KS. The results of factor analysis were further refined using a brainstorming session and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) was used to prioritise the factors obtained through the factor analysis. Findings – Trust, management and communication were identified as the three most important factors, whilst communication was acknowledged as the least important factor. Originality/value – This research uses factor analysis and AHP to study the influence of cultural factors on KS. It develops a hierarchy of factors that affect effective KS within the Jordanian context. The paper investigated KS in-depth and highlighted the components that constitute KS in an organisation. Based on extensive literature review, this study found the relative importance of different factors that affect KS. The emphasis on trust was found to be more critical than the presence of a computer-based system. In addition, this is the first paper of this type to look at KS in the context of the Jordanian construction industry.

scholarly journals Effects of Coworkers’ Helping Behavior on Employees’ Knowledge Sharing and Creativity: The Moderating Role of Interactional Justice

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (24) ◽  
pp. 13302
Author(s):  
Soojin Lee ◽  
Gukdo Byun ◽  
Suzi Kim
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Interactional Justice ◽  
Helping Behavior ◽  
Public Institution ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Creative Performance ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Moderating Role

Although it is important to examine how creative performance can be achieved by facilitating knowledge sharing activities among its members, few studies have examined these relationships. Therefore, this study analyzed the effects of coworkers’ helping behavior on knowledge sharing and creativity. It also attempted to demonstrate the moderating role of interactional justice as a situational variable that positively affects coworkers’ helping behavior. Using data from 200 full-time supervisor–subordinate dyads in a large public institution located in South Korea, we performed multiple regression analysis and the bootstrapping method to test our hypotheses. The results of this study presented that coworkers’ helping behavior encouraged individuals to share knowledge and increase their creative performance. Moreover, this study demonstrated that the positive effect of coworkers’ helping behavior on employees’ creativity through their knowledge sharing was stronger when interactional justice was high rather than low. Therefore, this research contributes to finding the critical factors that enable a company to gain a competitive advantage by providing the impact of coworkers’ helping behavior and supervisors’ interactional justice on knowledge sharing and creativity among employees.

Do new-generation construction professionals be provided what they desire at work? A study on work values and supplies–values fit

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (10) ◽  
pp. 2835-2858 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziyang Song ◽  
Fan Yang ◽  
Edwin J. Boezeman ◽  
Xiaodong Li
Keyword(s):  
Work Values ◽  
Good Time ◽  
Work Team ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
Paired Samples ◽  
Value Types ◽  
Work Value ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Value Preferences

PurposeThe declining attractiveness of construction industry to the new-generation onsite construction professionals (OCPs) in China can be the result of insufficient supply of what they desire at work. There is a lack of studies that make clear the work values of this cohort and the fit between their work value preferences and job supplies. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to address this issue.Design/methodology/approachThis study focused on Chinese new-generation OCPs. Work values and job supplies were measured by two rounds of questionnaire surveys. Factor analysis was implemented to identify work value types. Paired samples t-test, independent samples t-test and one-way ANOVA were performed to figure out work value preferences and degree of supplies–values (S-V) fit and compare them across subgroups.FindingsIntrinsic, “good time”, work-team-related, altruistic/prestigious and extrinsic work value types were identified. Chinese new-generation OCPs most valued work-team-related and intrinsic work aspects, while significant insufficient supply was relevant to intrinsic, extrinsic and “good time” aspects. Work value preferences and S-V fit showed significant differences among subgroups of gender, growth background, work rank and project type.Practical implicationsThe results provide insights for construction companies to practice work-value-based human resource management toward new-generation OCPs and make targeted measures to address the misfit between supplies and values experienced by these OCPs.Originality/valueThis study for the first time examined work values of Chinese new-generation OCPs. It opens a new perspective for research based on S-V fit theory that focused on industry level. The effects of demographic and professional variables on the work values and the degree of S-V fit were revealed. This study thus contributes to the extant literature of work values and S-V fit.

Leader knowledge sharing behavior and follower creativity: the role of follower acquired knowledge and prosocial motivation

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 457-471
Author(s):  
Le Cong Thuan ◽  
Bui Thi Thanh
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Creative Performance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Prosocial Motivation ◽  
Knowledge Sharing Behavior ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Sharing Behavior

Purpose Although leaders play a vital role in motivating the creative performance of followers, a paucity of research has examined specific behaviors of leaders. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of leader knowledge sharing behavior on followers’ creative performance. Design/methodology/approach To decrease the potential of the common method bias, this research conducted a time-lagged study to gather data from 319 employees working at information technology companies in Vietnam. This study used the hierarchical regression analysis to test the hypotheses. Findings The results showed that leader knowledge sharing behavior had a positive impact on follower creativity. Moreover, follower-acquired knowledge partially mediated this relationship. Furthermore, follower prosocial motivation positively moderated the effects of leader knowledge sharing behavior and follower-acquired knowledge on followers’ creative performance. Originality/value The findings contribute to the creativity literature by providing evidence that leader knowledge sharing behavior could stimulate follower creativity directly and indirectly through follower-acquired knowledge. This research also confirmed the moderating role of prosocial motivation in reinforcing the influence of leader behaviors and employee ability on employee creativity.

scholarly journals THE STUDY OF GROWTH FACTORS OF THE PROFIT ORIENTED BUSINESS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 361-365
Author(s):  
Sergey Oparin ◽  
Nikolay Chepachenko ◽  
Marina Yudenkо ◽  
Irina Kuzovleva
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Transaction Costs ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Institutional Factors ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
The Impact

This study concluded that the problems of economic growth are determined by a number of factors, the main of which are – economic, industrial, technological, institutional, non-economic. The article focuses on the analysis of institutional factors which regulate companies’ activities by reducing the impact of administrative barriers. This article identifies the role of economic efficiency and its influence on the economic growth of the construction industry businesses. This article offers a method of profit calculation by the reduction of transaction costs. This method is adapted to the construction sector, which features a number of independent and related fields, a large number of participants of the construction process and institutions that altogether lead to the occurrence of administrative barriers. The calculations that were done confirm that the reduction of transaction costs affects the efficiency of construction companies. The resulting extra profit, from reducing the transaction costs, is a source of economic growth for companies in the construction industry.

scholarly journals Wpływ uczestników procesu inwestycyjno-budowlanego na jego jakość

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 377-386
Author(s):  
Jarosław Górecki ◽  
Jadwiga Bizon-Górecka ◽  
Przemysław Nadolny
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Technical Specification ◽  
Legal Regulations ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
Construction Law ◽  
Construction Works

The article indicates that a role and tasks of particular participants of construction projects vary depending on the phase of construction production. The influence of individual entities on the quality of construction production is also diversified. The results of the questionnaire survey conducted among 64 employees of construction companies involved in the implementation of construction projects were presented. They show the opinions of respondents representing the construction industry about a role of participants of the construction process in maintaining the proper quality of construction works. Their impact on the compliance of construction processes with applicable legal regulations was emphasized. The declarations may cover PN/EN standards, Polish construction law, technical specification of performance and acceptance of construction works and other formal and legal requirements and construction production standards.

How does ambidextrous leadership promote innovation in project-based construction companies? Through mediating role of knowledge-sharing and moderating role of innovativeness

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Arslan Haider ◽  
Muhammad Zubair ◽  
Shehnaz Tehseen ◽  
Shahid Iqbal ◽  
Mariam Sohail
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
Ambidextrous Leadership

PurposeResearch on adopting leadership style like ambidextrous leadership to enhance employees' innovative work behavior (IWB) is in an initial stage. Moreover, employees need a high knowledge sharing attitude to show more IWB. The purpose of this study is to empirically test the impact of ambidextrous leadership on IWB with the mediating role of knowledge sharing and the moderating role of innovativeness as a project requirement (IAPR).Design/methodology/approachThe simple random sampling technique was used to collect data from 542 employees of project-based construction companies operating in Pakistan. Smart partial least squares-structural equation modeling (Smart PLS SEM v.3.2.8) was used to test the hypotheses.FindingsThe result revealed that ambidextrous leadership has a significant and positive effect on knowledge sharing but negative effect on IWB at the workplace. Additionally, the mediating role of knowledge sharing has been tested and proved to be a potential mediator between ambidextrous leadership and IWB. Also, IAPR as moderator has a significant and positive effect on knowledge sharing and IWB.Practical implicationsThe managers need to develop an ambidexterity-oriented strategy and communicate this strategy across the members of the whole organization. These processes can be facilitated by ambidextrous leaders with complex behavioral repertoires and specific constellations and characteristics of top management teams.Originality/valueThe relationship between ambidextrous leadership and IWB is the new contribution through the mediating of knowledge sharing between AL and IWB also moderation role IWB between knowledge sharing and IWB.

scholarly journals The Role of E-Commerce Systems for the Construction Industry

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 24-36
Author(s):  
Peter Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Business Models ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Real Wages ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
The Past ◽  
Reduced Costs ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Use Of The Internet

The use of e-commerce systems has increased substantially in the past five years, and now a number of companies in the construction industry have joined consortiums to develop e-commerce portals. These new systems encourage companies to review the way in which existing processes are undertaken, and often re-engineered process are introduced. It is important to understand the difference between the terms e-commerce and e-business, e-commerce refers to buying and seeling transactions which use some24The Australian Journal of Construction Economics & Building Page (iii)form of electronic media, while e-business suggests a review and redefinition of business models linked to the greater use of IT. It is argued that the greater use of the internet and e-commerce, and the move towards the integration of applications will compel construction companies to re-engineer processes and introduce e-commerce systems. A series of business drivers and business designs are discussed in later sections of this paper.There are many benefits associated with the introduction of e-commerce systems, and these include increases in GDP, real wages and employment together with reduced transaction costs. It has been forecast that there will be more than 400,000 companies in Australia using e-commerce systems by 2005 (NOIE 2000). For the construction industry, the benefits will include increased project efficiencies, communications, control, and reduced design and construction times as well as reduced costs (BuildOnline 2000). In the past year, two local consortiums have been formed to develop and offer e-commerce applications, and this heightens the need for all companies to reflect on how they might engage with these new technologies.

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