TY - GEN
T1 - Exploring Project Manager Motivations in the Construction Industry
AU - Gonzales, Kathryn
AU - Asadi, Somayeh
AU - Leicht, Robert Michael
PY - 2016/1/1
Y1 - 2016/1/1
N2 - Motivation is crucial to the performance and satisfaction of an individual in all facets of life. The construction industry is saturated with challenges for all individuals from the tradesperson through the owner. However, the challenges compound when they start to negatively affect the performance of projects. Recent studies have shown that there are several variables that help define how people are motivated to work. The objective of this study is to explore the drivers that motivate project managers on construction projects. To achieve this objective, a web-based survey was developed to better understand what motivates project managers in construction. Statistical analyses were performed to test the factors and their relationships. The results of this study show that participants agreed on being motivated by belief in the cause, a respectable leader and a challenging project. It also shows that age can impact some drivers of motivation, such as how much they believe the team affects personal motivation, but not other drivers including assumption of a leadership position.
AB - Motivation is crucial to the performance and satisfaction of an individual in all facets of life. The construction industry is saturated with challenges for all individuals from the tradesperson through the owner. However, the challenges compound when they start to negatively affect the performance of projects. Recent studies have shown that there are several variables that help define how people are motivated to work. The objective of this study is to explore the drivers that motivate project managers on construction projects. To achieve this objective, a web-based survey was developed to better understand what motivates project managers in construction. Statistical analyses were performed to test the factors and their relationships. The results of this study show that participants agreed on being motivated by belief in the cause, a respectable leader and a challenging project. It also shows that age can impact some drivers of motivation, such as how much they believe the team affects personal motivation, but not other drivers including assumption of a leadership position.
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U2 - 10.1061/9780784479827.191
DO - 10.1061/9780784479827.191
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84976438422
T3 - Construction Research Congress 2016: Old and New Construction Technologies Converge in Historic San Juan - Proceedings of the 2016 Construction Research Congress, CRC 2016
SP - 1917
EP - 1926
BT - Construction Research Congress 2016
A2 - Perdomo-Rivera, Jose L.
A2 - Lopez del Puerto, Carla
A2 - Gonzalez-Quevedo, Antonio
A2 - Maldonado-Fortunet, Francisco
A2 - Molina-Bas, Omar I.
PB - American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
T2 - Construction Research Congress 2016: Old and New Construction Technologies Converge in Historic San Juan, CRC 2016
Y2 - 31 May 2016 through 2 June 2016
ER -