CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
CIIA Research undertakings - 2005
(as reported at conferences)
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Work-life balance in the construction industry: Innovative strategies for improving employee well- being and performance in project management teams
Researchers Dr KA Brown; Dr L Bradley; Dr HC Lingard Queensland University of Technology
Summary:
The need to balance work and family is an important social issue facing Australia. The aim of the project is to develop specific strategies to improve work-life balance outcomes, particularly in relation to performance and well-being for employees in the highly competitive construction industry. The significance of the research is in the (i) development of the work-life balance construct as a multidimensional one based on time, involvement and satisfaction; (ii) focus on under-researched male employees and (iii) use of an innovative, applied, experimental design. The research will yield new insights into the determinants of successful work-life balance and inform policy development which is consistent with employee needs.
CIIA Research
undertakings - 2000 and 2001
(as reported at conferences)
- Improving
Uptake of Information Technology in the Construction Industry, 2000
- High Performance
Buildings, 2000
- The Significance
of the Tendering Contract on the Opportunities for Clients to Encourage
Contractor-Led Innovation, 2000
- Re-engineering
the Construction Delivery Process: A Case Study of the Museum of Tropical
Queensland, 2000
- E-Projects
in Action - The Online Remote Construction Management Research Project,
2000
- Sustainable
Built Asset Management - A Source of Competitive Advantage and Innovation,
2001
- The ORCM
(on-line remote construction management) Experience – a Main Roads
Odyssey, 2001
- Use of Advanced
Fibre Composites in Concrete Rehabilitation, 2001
- Benchmarking
Energy Use and Asset Performance in Victorian Public Hospitals
- Strategies
for the Retention and Development of Project Managers in the Construction
Industry, 2001
- Process Improvement
Case Study and Procurement Selection, 2001
CIIA Research undertakings prior to 2000
- Benchmarking
Asset Performance in Victorian Public Hospitals, RR12, 1998
- Driving Innovation:
The role of the client and the contractor, RR11, 1997
- Innovation
- the Key to Competitive Advantage, RR9, 1996
- Partnering
- Models for Success, RR8, 1996
- Case Studies
in Infrastructure Investment, RR7, 1996
- Benchmarking
Engineering & Construction - A Manual for Benchmarking Construction Time
Performance, 1996
- Benchmarking
Engineering & Construction - Winning Teams, second edition 1996
- Benchmarking
Engineering & Construction - Review of Performance and Case Studies,
1996
- Case Studies
in Constructablility Implementation, 1996
- Australia's
Intelligent Home, 1996
- The Development
of Constructability Principles for the Australian Construction Industry,
1996
SPECIAL
PUBLICATIONS
- Client Guide
to Implementing Constructability 1997
- Introduction
to Constructablility Training Package, 1997
- Constructablility
Manual, 1996
- Australia's
Intelligent Home, 1995
- Constructability
- Executive Summary, 1995
- Constructability
for Building and Engineering Projects 1995
OTHER REPORTS
- Process Improvement
Case Study and Procurement Selection
- Strategies
for the Retention and Development of Project Managers in the Construction
Industry
- Benchmarking
Energy and Asset Performance in Victorian Public Hospitals
Copies of
these reports and publications are available by emailing Jenny Egerton-
d.redfern@qut.edu.au in the first
instance.
