HUMAN FACTORS AS THEY AFFECT METHODS IMPROVEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION.
Abstract
The report discusses the problems of implementing methods improvement studies, i.e. introducing new methods, into an industry that has been characterized for years by individual independence. A comprehensive historical discussion of the development of 'scientific management' (an engineering approach to work methods) in the manufacturing industry shows the failures and successes that have characterized the first half of the twentieth century. The recent findings of the behavioral scientists (principally from industrial psychology) are reported and discussed as to their application to personnel management for construction. The author contends that a better understanding of the psychological needs of employees can markedly improve the success of methods improvement applications. The report and its extensive bibliography are designed to give managers an insight into the recent, pertinent behavioral science findings. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0628940
Entities
People
- W. Lloyd Jones
Organizations
- Stanford University