TY  - CONF
TI  - Perception of Project Management Among Construction Workers: A Survey in Denmark
C1  - Lille, France
C3  - Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC31)
SP  - 882
EP  - 893
PY  - 2023
DO  - 10.24928/2023/0124
AU  - Salling, Stephanie T.
AU  - Pérez, Cristina T.
AU  - Wandahl, Søren
AD  - Research Assistant, Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering, Aarhus University, Denmark,  stsa@cae.au.dk, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7088-6458
AD  - Assistant Professor, Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering, Aarhus University, Denmark,  cristina.toca.perez@cae.au.dk, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4182-1492
AD  - Professor, Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering, Aarhus University, Denmark, swa@cae.au.dk,  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8708-6035 
AB  - According to the Lean philosophy, continuous improvement relies on an investment in people, and Lean methods and tools cannot be sustained without labor. Hence, knowledge about workers' job satisfaction is highly valuable for improving the efficiency of the construction industry. For that reason, a survey was created and applied to understand the level of job satisfaction among construction workers in Denmark within three areas: (1) Project Management; (2) Work Environment; and (3) Health and Safety. The descriptive survey method was adopted as the primary research approach. The study comprised five steps: (1) link to the theoretical level; (2) survey design; (3) pilot test; (4) data collection; and (5) data analysis. This paper presents a part of the survey results concerning project management. The results reveal the most significant issues to be unrealistic commitment plans and poor communication with management and other stakeholders. Respondents generally feel encouraged to suggest improvements to the current practice, however, their knowledge about Lean concepts is very limited. The paper presents two contributions: (1) the identification of the perception of project management among construction workers in Denmark and (2) a survey template that can be applied by others to understand construction workers’ job satisfaction levels
KW  - Job satisfaction
KW  - survey
KW  - lean construction
KW  - collaboration
KW  - culture of respect
PB  - 
T2  - Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC31)
DA  - 2023/06/26
CY  - Lille, France
L1  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/2068/pdf
L2  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/2068
N1  - Export Date: 24 April 2025
DB  - IGLC.net
DP  - IGLC
LA  - English
ER  -