Motivating Workers in Construction

Table 3

Prioritized motivational factors (data obtained from Hewage [16]).

	Motivational factors	Applicable theory
1	Bonus or rewards	ET, HT, RT
2	Amount of salary	ET, EQT, RT
3	Friendliness and helpfulness of the coworkers	ET, HT, MT, AT
4	Amount of freedom in your work	ET, MT, AT
5	Chance for getting a promotion	ET, RT, HT
6	Chances to learn new things	ET, HT
7	Respect receive from the coworkers & supervisors	ET, MT, AT
8	Opportunity for challenging work	ET, EQT, HT
9	Tools and equipment	ET, EQT
10	Chances to accomplish something worth	ET, MT, RT, HT, AT
11	Chances to do the things which you do best and like most	ET, RT, HT
12	Type of physical surroundings (washrooms, lunch rooms, etc.)	ET, EQT, HT
13	Team to work with	ET, MT, EQT, AT
14	Supervisor’s understanding of the quality and technical details	ET, EQT, HT
15	Supervisor’s direction and support	ET, EQT, HT
16	Safety procedures in site	ET, MT, EQT, HT, AT
17	Chances to take part in decision making	ET, MT, HT, AT
18	Opportunities to develop skills and abilities	ET, HT
19	Job security	ET, MT, EQT, HT, AT
20	Opportunity to work entire period in site before moving to a new one	ET, EQT, RT
21	Seeing the ultimate results of work	ET, MT, HT, AT
22	Supervisor’s positive feedback after successfully completing a task	ET, MT, RT, HT, AT
23	Holidays and free time (lunch and coffee breaks) during work	ET, RT, HT, EQT

Where Maslow Theory (MT), Alderfer's Theory (AT), Ex-pectancy Theory (ET), Reinforcement Theory (RT), Equity Theory (EQT), Herzberg's Theory (HT).