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Empowerment in the construction industry (1997)
Presentation / Conference
Olomolaiye, P. (1997, June). Empowerment in the construction industry. Paper presented at Workshop in the Human Factors in Construction Management, Glamorgan, UK

Factors influencing the choice of concrete supply methods: Investigation of selection criteria used by UK planning engineers to decide the method of concrete supply for high rise construction (1997)
Journal Article
Proverbs, D., Holt, G. D., & Olomolaiye, P. (1997). Factors influencing the choice of concrete supply methods: Investigation of selection criteria used by UK planning engineers to decide the method of concrete supply for high rise construction. Building Research and Information, 25(3), 176-184. https://doi.org/10.1080/096132197370444

A survey of UK contractors' planning engineers was undertaken using an in situ framed building model to elicit comparable information. Rank ordering, correla-tions and exploratory factor analysis of the data confirm that cost is of primary considerat... Read More about Factors influencing the choice of concrete supply methods: Investigation of selection criteria used by UK planning engineers to decide the method of concrete supply for high rise construction.

Regional comparison of Indonesian construction productivity (1997)
Journal Article
Olomolaiye, P. O., Kaming, P. F., Olomolaiye, P., Holt, G. D., & Harris, F. C. (1997). Regional comparison of Indonesian construction productivity. Journal of Management in Engineering, 13(2), 33-39. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%290742-597X%281997%2913%3A2%2833%29

This paper presents a comparative study of construction productivity variables among seven regions in Indonesia, namely Jakarta, Yogyakarta, West Java, Central Java, East Java, Western Indonesia, and Eastern Indonesia. Variables compared include prod... Read More about Regional comparison of Indonesian construction productivity.

Factors influencing craftsmen's productivity in Indonesia (1997)
Journal Article
Olomolaiye, P. O., Kaming, P. F., Olomolaiye, P., Holt, G. D., & Harris, F. C. (1997). Factors influencing craftsmen's productivity in Indonesia. International Journal of Project Management, 15(1), 21-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0263-7863%2896%2900019-1

Poor productivity of construction craftsmen is one of the most daunting human resource problems in developing countries. This paper reports an investigation of the problems influencing craftsmen's productivity on 27 medium and high-rise building site... Read More about Factors influencing craftsmen's productivity in Indonesia.

Factors influencing construction time and cost overruns on high-rise projects in Indonesia (1997)
Journal Article
Olomolaiye, P. O., Kaming, P. F., Olomolaiye, P., Holt, G. D., & Harris, F. C. (1997). Factors influencing construction time and cost overruns on high-rise projects in Indonesia. Construction Management and Economics, 15(1), 83-94. https://doi.org/10.1080/014461997373132

Many variables have an impact upon construction time and cost overruns in Indonesia. A questionnaire survey was undertaken of project managers working on high-rise construction projects in two Indonesian cities: Jakarta and Yogyakarta. The variables... Read More about Factors influencing construction time and cost overruns on high-rise projects in Indonesia.

Factors affecting the motivation of Iranian construction operatives (1997)
Journal Article
Holt, G. D., Zakeri, M., Olomolaiye, P., Holt, P., & Harris, F. C. (1997). Factors affecting the motivation of Iranian construction operatives. Building and Environment, 32(2), 161-166. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0360-1323%2896%2900044-3

A study conducted with the aim of identifying factors affecting motivation of Iranian construction operatives is reported. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire survey. Utilising the relative index ranking technique, the identified f... Read More about Factors affecting the motivation of Iranian construction operatives.