The human resource management challenges in construction projects in a large construction company

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International Journal of Development Research

The human resource management challenges in construction projects in a large construction company

Abstract: 

Construction industry operates in a very dynamic environment where demand changes from project to project, making the management of this diverse work force more difficult. The industry’s project based structure comprises of diverse range of people from a wide range of occupational cultures and backgrounds, including people in unskilled, craft, managerial, professional and administrative positions. Thus the construction company needs coordination amongst these diverse set of employees, contractors and suppliers to attain the project objectives. The project based structure of this industry creates a problem in usage of central tenets of HRM strategies at operational level of projects. The present study aims at highlighting the various human resource management challenges faced by a large construction company

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