Torku, A. orcid.org/0000-0002-2509-9962, Bayrak, T., Ogunlana, S.O. et al. (2 more authors)
(2020)
Are the Ageing Workforce Satisfied with the Construction Work Environment?
In:
Collaboration and Integration in Construction, Engineering, Management and Technology.
Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century, 09-11 Sep 2019, London, UK.
Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation (ASTI)
.
Springer
, pp. 101-106.
ISBN 978-3-030-48465-1
Abstract
The construction industry is experiencing a shortage of workforce and skill gap due to the significant reduction in the younger workers entering the construction industry compared to the exponential number of retiring workers. Providing ageing workforce with a satisfactory construction work environment (CWE) can be one of the ways to encourage them to remain in the construction industry. Therefore, this study aims to assess the level of satisfaction of the ageing workers with the CWE. The study adopted a quantitative approach and data was sourced from older construction workers in Edinburgh, Scotland using a questionnaire survey. Factor analysis and mean score analysis were employed to assess the older workers level of satisfaction with the CWE. The study identified five components of the CWE termed as organisational-psychological environment, physical environment, functional environment, policies and practices environment and auxiliary environment. The older workers were most satisfied with the functional environment, followed by the auxiliary environment, policies and practices environment, physical environment and lastly, organisational-psychological environment. The study recommended that the construction industry put in more effort in making the CWE very satisfying to all workers especially the ageing workforce. A very satisfying CWE should compensate and amend the losses accompanying ageing. The authors encourage future studies to explore the relationship between the level of satisfaction with the CWE and the quality of life of the ageing workforce.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG. This version of the article has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) and is subject to Springer Nature’s AM terms of use (https://www.springernature.com/gp/open-research/policies/accepted-manuscript-terms), but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48465-1_17. |
Keywords: | Ageing; Older workforce; Construction work environment; Construction industry |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Civil Engineering (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 03 Apr 2024 13:38 |
Last Modified: | 30 Apr 2024 15:22 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer |
Series Name: | Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation (ASTI) |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/978-3-030-48465-1_17 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:210968 |