Title :
Factors affecting commitment and satisfaction of project managers in the construction industry
Author :
Xu You-quan ; Wang De-dong ; Liu Chun-lu
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. Manage., Shandong Jianzhu Univ., Ji´nan, China
Abstract :
Construction project managers normally need develop their professional knowledge and practical skills in construction technologies and management on the basis of long term work experience. Their organizational commitment and job satisfaction level significantly influence their performance attitudes and job achievements. Keeping construction project managers highly committed to and satisfied with the employed companies is extremely vital to employed construction companies but is really difficulty due to the non-attractive job circumstances. This research investigates the major demographic variables that affect the organizational commitment and job satisfaction of project managers in the construction industry. Based on an empirical study, the statistical results indicate that some demographical variables play a substantial role in construction project managers´ organizational commitment and job satisfaction. With this knowledge, construction organizations can draw up operational strategies to retain their project managers.
Keywords :
construction industry; project management; statistical analysis; construction companies; construction industry; construction organizations; construction project manager commitment; construction project manager satisfaction; construction technologies; demographic variables; job achievements; job satisfaction level; long term work experience; operational strategies; organizational commitment; performance attitudes; practical skills; professional knowledge; Companies; Construction industry; Correlation; Educational institutions; Project management; construction managers; demographic variables; job satisfaction; organizational commitment; turnover;
Conference_Titel :
Management Science and Engineering (ICMSE), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Harbin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0473-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICMSE.2013.6586550