Employee Resourcing in the Construction Industry : Strategic Considerations and Operational Practice Paperback / softback

Construction is one of the most challenging industrial environments for effective people management.

It is characterised by geographically dispersed projects, production-oriented management styles, long working hours, high levels of staff turnover and employment practices grounded in the traditional ‘personnel’ paradigm.

The employee resourcing function – recruitment, selection and deployment – is largely reactive and intuitive, and fails to draw on the longer-term benefits of strategic human resource management (SHRM). This book explores the challenges inherent in employee resourcing in-depth.

It provides insights into the strategic considerations and operational approaches adopted by large construction organisations in deploying their human resources.

It presents an improved framework for informed SHRM-style decision-making derived from an extensive study conducted within eight major construction organisations.

This book provides a valuable resource for both students and practitioners interested in evaluating and improving current organisational practice.