| Author | Sok Sreng |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. ST-01-20 |
| Subject(s) | Construction industry--Cambodia--Personnel management
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of requirements for the degree of Master of
Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Improving construction productivity has the potential to significantly reduce overall
cost and delays, and improve the quality of a project. However, this concept is not widely
Known among Cambodian construction practitioners. Therefore, the assessment on the on-site
personnel's perceptions of productivity issues is the main objective of the study. Data
gathering was conducted through one-on-one interviews with Cambodian on-site management.
Sixty-one engineers and fifty-two technicians were interviewed with structured questionnaires
from thirty-three small and medium construction sites in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. The
descriptive statistics and hypothesis tests are used to analyze the collected data. The analysis
shows that significant difference exists between the perceptions of productivity definitions of
the Cambodian on-site engineers and the technicians. However, there was significant
agreement found between their perceptions of the productivity factor rankings. The study
indicates that majority of Cambodian practitioners, especially the technicians, have inadequate
fundamental knowledge of construction productivity issues. Therefore, the top management
needs to play an imp01iant role to improve their employees' Knowledge. Comparisons of the
same issues between the opinions of Cambodian, Thai and Vietnamese on-site engineers show
that some significant disagreements found between them. |
| Year | 2001 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Structural Engineering (STE) /Former Name = Structural Engineering and Construction (ST) |
| Chairperson(s) | Chotchai Charoenngam |
| Examination Committee(s) | Watanabe, Tsunemi ;Pennung Wamitchai |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Swedish International Development Cooperation
Agency (SIDA)
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| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2001 |