Post Graduate Diploma in Construction Management

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POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

Human Resource

Management in theConstruction IndustrCEM !"#$

Assignment 1

Q1 Organizations


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(a) Functions of an organization in fulfilling the objectives of a project.

Planning - To plan all project related works

Engineering To handle technical matters related

eneral !dministration - To handle wages" and other personnel matters

!ccounts To handle all financial matters related Estimating and #illing - !ll $uantit% surve% related matters are involved

Purchasing !ll project related purchases are handled b% them

&tores !ll purchases and issues are managed

&ecurit% - To assure the securit% of all goods related

&afet% To assure the safet% of workmanship and trainings

Line organizations

'ilitar% t%pe" where responsibilit%(authorit% flow verticall%. There are clear channels

of communication. )perations ma% be direct and simplified b% less interaction. Ever%one

knows whom to take orders from and report to and whom to instruct.

Line and staff organizations

*here staff represent functional specialists advising line managers. E.g. +ead officestructural engineer advising the &ite Engineer" ,hief uantit% &urve%or instructing the

!ssistant uantit% &urve%or etc.

Functional organizations

*here the activities of organizations are divided among functional managers. E.g.

!ccountant" &tructural Engineer" ,hief uantit% &urve%or etc.


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Possible variations:

Erection and construction can be done as two separate sections under two senior

engineers ( managers

For each section it6s possible to assign an e7perienced senior( manager" and then

the work load to the project manager is less. &o that he can manage it easil%

(b)

Responsibility

Each and ever% personnel in this structure is responsible to the task assign to him. +e

has to report to his superior. The section manager is sole responsible person to his

function and the% have to report to the Project 'anager. #ut The Project 'anager is theoverall responsible person for the project.

Accountability

Even though in the organization structure a certain person is assigned to a certain task

under a section manager he has an accountabilit% to work under a superior in another

section. Especiall% the drivers and operators mainl% report to the workshop head. #ut once

the% assign to a site or under other section the% have to follow the relevant manager6sinstruction. 0ikewise depending on the situation all personnel 8below the e7ecutive level9

has this kind of accountabilit% in this structure.

Autority

/n this organization authorit% also given to each superior or the section in charge to

oversee( control the subordinates under his managerial level if the% have assigned under

him. Though there6s no line relationship between them there can be a functionalrelationship. /n the same e7ample above the &ite Engineer have authorit% to control the

actions of drivers and operators assigned under him.

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(c)

Fredric Ta%lor realized that under the e7isting s%stems of :initiative; and :incentive; that

the great part of the responsibilit% for getting the work done was left to the workerswhere as he believed that all responsibilit% for planning and arranging work should rest

with management leaving the doing of it to the worker. This involved a complete change in

attitude a mental revolution on the part of both managers and workers.

(d)

2o< of workers Ta%lor missed the human factor while making his assumptions. /n addition

to his assumptions the following factors has to consider.

+%giene factors. 'otivators(&elf esteem factors.

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(a) #erzberg$s t%o factor teory related to construction %or&ers

8=.9 +%giene factors

Ph%siological needs #asic re$uirements for human being. E.g. !ir" *ater"

Food Provide workers with food and tea. )r provide ade$uate salar% ( an

allowance additional to the salar% so that the% can live their own without

much stress.

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&ecurit% needs Provide workers with accommodations having ade$uate

safet% or ade$uate salar%. Provide all necessar% Personal Protection

E$uipments while working.

&ocial needs )rganize entertainment events" !llow for pla% games"

organize holida% trips etc.

8>.9 'otivators

=. Ego needs Provide workers with a recognized post according to his $ualification.

!ssign him under a good boss. Provide good working environment with necessar%

e$uipment. Providing vehicles ( transport facilities 8for both official and personal

use9"

>. &elf actualization needs !ward #onus" Promotions" E7tra allowances depending on

performance.

(b) 4se of motivation theories in to the job design of a junior Engineer in 15!

The best place to assign a junior Engineer in 15! is national highwa% sector projects. !s

fresh Engineers are much like for sites the% can gain much knowledge while working him

under a senior project Engineer under such project. !s he is trained he has to show that

he can do the charted etc. b% joining with head office later on. )nce he is assign the

following factors are to be considered.

!ssign him to a recognized post in a project with a scope.

,larif% his duties and standards of performance of 15!6s norms.

Ensure that he has necessar% e$uipments are there to work 8location for him in

project office" ,omputer" stationar% etc9.

Provide necessar% transport facilities.

Provide him an accommodation 82ormall% in projects client 815!9 is provided

with these facilities9.

*hile proving all above we must take care to assign him neither under nor over

the level 8professional level" based on education and e7perience9 of him.

1eview his performance( work done periodicall% b% his superior.

Q'" )pen 4niversit%

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(a)

The )pen 4niversit% can be classified as an open s%stem" which cannot see a clear inputs

or outputs. Though its main purpose is distance learning" there are man% other outputs can

be seen" like occupational base for its staff and business location for cafeteria holders

etc. /t has man% internal sub s%stems like students" staffs and regional centers island

wide. !t the same time !cademic and non academic staffs can be classified as other sets

of internal sub s%stem. ,anteen services" cleaning services" maintenance teams are

e7ternal sub s%stems to the )pen 4niversit%. 4niversit% grants commission" visiting

lecturers and other universities also can be categorized as e7ternal sub s%stems to the

)pen 4niversit%.

#% considering above sub s%stems it6s ver% clear that each and ever% sub s%stem has

different kinds of functions but the% are interrelated. /f one s%stem collapsed or not

functioned well the total s%stem will not functioned as well.

(b)The instances where informal group effect as advantageous. &imilarl%" onl% the work gang is from the mother compan%. !

ever%bod% in this group understands the importance of work and the hurr% to there can be

a informal group formed apart from the usual group. This group head might not be thehead of the work gang" but the% will work with mutual understanding. +ence the% will

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