Challenges for HR professionals in construction industry : engineers attrition risk
By: Kamal, S
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Contributor(s): Renuka, S. M.
Publisher: Pune NICMAR 2015Edition: Vol.30(1), Jan-Mar.Description: 89-100p.Subject(s): Construction Engineering and Management (CEM)Online resources: Click here
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NICMAR Journal of construction managementSummary: The present paper aims to identify the critical factors influencing construction professionals to leave their job. As an engineer is the most important asset for a successful organization than any other asset, 'engineers' attrition' is a serious issue in today's construction industry. In view of that, forty factors influencing the construction professionals to leave their job were identified and they were categorized under six heads. Subsequently, a questionnaire was designed and the construction professionals were asked to give their responses. Likewise, three hundred and twenty two responses were collected from various categories of construction professionals. After that, the collected data were analyzed by using statistical tools to find the Relative Importance Index for each factor and the spearman correlation coefficient was used to find the degree of agreements in rankings between two professionals' perspectives. From the analysis results, the top ten critical factors influencing professionals to leave their job and the relationship between two construction professionals' perspectives were found out. Finally, suitable recommendations were suggested to the HR professionals to retain their engineers in the construction company/ organization.
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The present paper aims to identify the critical factors influencing construction professionals to leave their job. As an engineer is the most important asset for a successful organization than any other asset, 'engineers' attrition' is a serious issue in today's construction industry. In view of that, forty factors influencing the construction professionals to leave their job were identified and they were categorized under six heads. Subsequently, a questionnaire was designed and the construction professionals were asked to give their responses. Likewise, three hundred and twenty two responses were collected from various categories of construction professionals. After that, the collected data were analyzed by using statistical tools to find the Relative Importance Index for each factor and the spearman correlation coefficient was used to find the degree of agreements in rankings between two professionals' perspectives. From the analysis results, the top ten critical factors influencing professionals to leave their job and the relationship between two construction professionals' perspectives were found out. Finally, suitable recommendations were suggested to the HR professionals to retain their engineers in the construction company/ organization.
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