Review Article

Motivating Workers in Construction

Table 2

Literature review results: motivation of workers in construction.

NumberJournal
name
Writer(s)Relevance/classificationField/application

1JCEM Maloney and McFillen [8] Worker environment/cultureJob structure to motivate workers
2CMESmithers and Walker [21]Worker environment/cultureCreating an attractive workplace environment
3JCEMAbdelhamid and Everett [26]Worker environment/cultureReducing fatigue
4CJCEHewage and Ruwanpura [1]Worker environment/cultureInadequacy of communication, incentives, and work conditions
5JCEM Nepal et al. [27]Worker environment/cultureWorker expectations, basic needs, and goal setting
6JCEMBrockman [28]Worker environment/cultureInterpersonal conflicts in construction environment
7AMMOu [29]Worker environment/cultureCultivating hygiene factors in construction projects
8JCDBorcherding [7]Incentive and empowermentFeeling accomplishment/impact
9JCEM Maloney and McFillen [8] Incentive and empowermentDiscipline versus reward
10JGE Lam and Tang [30] Incentive and empowermentShort-term and long-term motivation schemes
11LMEPrice et al. [31]Incentive and empowermentIncentives and physical/basic needs
12JCEMCox et al. [32]Incentive and empowermentWorkforce needs: praise
13EMJDoloi [33]Incentive and empowermentMotivational factor survey
14CID Thwala Monese [34] Incentive and empowermentMotivational drivers
15JEDT Chileshe and Haupt [35]Incentive and empowermentMotivational factors
16IJPMDwivedula and Bredillet [36]Incentive and empowerment/motivational modelInfluencing motivation
17JCEMMaloney [24]Motivation modelNeed for model
18JCEMMaloney and McFillen [37]Motivation modelResearch needs
19JCEMMaloney [25]Motivation modelPositive/negative factors that influence motivation
20JCEMMaloney and McFillen [38]Motivation modelLink employee and employer goals
21JCEMMaloney [39]Motivation modelCauses and how motivation is channeled
22BEOlomolaiye and Price [40]Motivation modelApplication and modeling
23JCEMMaloney [41]Motivation modelMotivation influences performance
24JCEMThomas et al. [42]Motivation modelMotivation theory
25ThesisHewage [16]Motivational modelCommunication to workers
26JCDHazeltine [6]Worker managementDiscover, learn, and apply motivational basics
27JCEM Maloney and McFillen [8] Worker managementAreas of influence that motivate
28PICE Mansfield and Odeh [43] Worker managementPrinciples to follow based on two decades of review
29Thesis Gonzalez [44] Worker managementMotivation programs
30IJPMMansfield and Odeh [43]Worker managementKey areas managers must pay attention to, to motivate
31JMERojas and Aramvareekul [45]Worker managementImproving productivity is a management issue
32JCEMCox et al. [11]Worker managementKBI-Key behavioral indicators usage
33IJPMTabassi and Bakar [46]Worker managementTraining, motivation, and performance
34IJPMTabassi et al. [47]Worker managementTraining and motivation on teamwork

BE = Building and Environment; CE = Cost Engineering; CID = 5th Post Graduate Conference on Construction Industry Development; CJCE = Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering; EMJ = Engineering Management Journal; IJPM = International Journal of Project Management; JCEM = Journal of Construction Engineering and Management; JCD = Journal of the Construction Division; JEDT = Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology; JGE = Journal of Geospatial Engineering; JLE = Journal of Labor Economics; JME = Journal of Management in Engineering; LME = Leadership and Management in Engineering; AMM = Applied Mechanics and Materials; PICE = Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers; PMJ = Project Management Journal.