Evaluating management commitment to health and safety in small and medium construction enterprises
- Agumba, Justus N., Haupt, Theo.
- Authors: Agumba, Justus N. , Haupt, Theo.
- Date: 2009
- Subjects: Construction industry , Construction health and safety , Small business
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5308 , ISBN 978-0-620-44689-1 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/5297
- Description: Construction health and safety (H&S) in small and medium construction enterprises (SMEs) has received little attention in South Africa, in terms of either research or support for preventive initiatives. Previous research suggests that this sector has serious problems exacerbated by limited access to human, economic and technological resources. Moreover it is now recognized that methods developed specifically for large firms cannot necessarily be transferred to smaller and medium firms, hence the need to investigate management commitment to H&S among SMEs.
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- Authors: Agumba, Justus N. , Haupt, Theo.
- Date: 2009
- Subjects: Construction industry , Construction health and safety , Small business
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5308 , ISBN 978-0-620-44689-1 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/5297
- Description: Construction health and safety (H&S) in small and medium construction enterprises (SMEs) has received little attention in South Africa, in terms of either research or support for preventive initiatives. Previous research suggests that this sector has serious problems exacerbated by limited access to human, economic and technological resources. Moreover it is now recognized that methods developed specifically for large firms cannot necessarily be transferred to smaller and medium firms, hence the need to investigate management commitment to H&S among SMEs.
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Investigation of factors that influence the selection of procurement systems of the South African construction industry
- Mathonsi, M.D., Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
- Authors: Mathonsi, M.D. , Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
- Date: 2009
- Subjects: Procurement systems , Construction industry , Construction industry (South Africa)
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6210 , ISBN 978-0-620-44689-1 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/5298
- Description: Procurement systems are vital in ensuring a successful implementation of a construction projects, precisely to all phases of the project. Therefore, this paper aims to investigate in a systematic manner the factors that influence the selection of procurement system in the South African construction industry
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- Authors: Mathonsi, M.D. , Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
- Date: 2009
- Subjects: Procurement systems , Construction industry , Construction industry (South Africa)
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6210 , ISBN 978-0-620-44689-1 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/5298
- Description: Procurement systems are vital in ensuring a successful implementation of a construction projects, precisely to all phases of the project. Therefore, this paper aims to investigate in a systematic manner the factors that influence the selection of procurement system in the South African construction industry
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Motivators of construction workers in South African sites
- Monese, L.N., Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
- Authors: Monese, L.N. , Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
- Date: 2009
- Subjects: Construction industry , Youth employment - South Africa , Construction industry - Employment
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6227 , ISBN 978-0-620-44689-1 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/5317
- Description: Construction industry involves hard and rough work. Because of its demands, it requires energetic and enthusiastic people and these are the attributes that in most cases young people possess. Unemployment of young people is a serious problem the country is facing. It is for this reason that the different stakeholders should change their attention and prioritize motivating young blood into the industry because the sector has a way of cubing poverty and uplifting the country's economy.
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- Authors: Monese, L.N. , Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
- Date: 2009
- Subjects: Construction industry , Youth employment - South Africa , Construction industry - Employment
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6227 , ISBN 978-0-620-44689-1 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/5317
- Description: Construction industry involves hard and rough work. Because of its demands, it requires energetic and enthusiastic people and these are the attributes that in most cases young people possess. Unemployment of young people is a serious problem the country is facing. It is for this reason that the different stakeholders should change their attention and prioritize motivating young blood into the industry because the sector has a way of cubing poverty and uplifting the country's economy.
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Poblems facing the implementation of low cost housing schemes in Nigeria
- Date: 2009
- Subjects: Low cost housing (Nigeria)
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6212 , ISBN 978-0-620-44689-1 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/5301
- Description: The aim of this paper is to give insight into solution needed to help solve the problems faced with the implementation of low cost housing projects in Nigeria. The paper looks into the experiences of the implementation of the low cost housing scheme in Nigeria. The paper will investigate why these problems persist and the solution that can be put in place to bring about the good intention of the legislations and policies at hand.
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- Date: 2009
- Subjects: Low cost housing (Nigeria)
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6212 , ISBN 978-0-620-44689-1 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/5301
- Description: The aim of this paper is to give insight into solution needed to help solve the problems faced with the implementation of low cost housing projects in Nigeria. The paper looks into the experiences of the implementation of the low cost housing scheme in Nigeria. The paper will investigate why these problems persist and the solution that can be put in place to bring about the good intention of the legislations and policies at hand.
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Rental default facing social housing institution in South Africa : a case study of Johannesburg
- Authors: Onatu, George O.
- Date: 2009
- Subjects: Housing policy (Johannesburg, South Africa) , Urban housing (Johannesburg, South Africa) , Housing (Johannesburg, South Africa)
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6213 , ISBN 978-0-620-44689-1 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/5302
- Description: High rates of urbanization have concentrated housing needs in urban areas. This has resulted to large-scale housing and service backlog. The rapid growth in housing demand represents a mammoth task for both the present and future housing policy in South Africa. Local Government in an effort to address this challenge has placed high premium to inner-city regeneration. An important part of this regeneration is the development of social housing. Since inception the social housing institutions have been struggling to meet their mandate due to end-user default in rental payment and this call for investigation.
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- Authors: Onatu, George O.
- Date: 2009
- Subjects: Housing policy (Johannesburg, South Africa) , Urban housing (Johannesburg, South Africa) , Housing (Johannesburg, South Africa)
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6213 , ISBN 978-0-620-44689-1 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/5302
- Description: High rates of urbanization have concentrated housing needs in urban areas. This has resulted to large-scale housing and service backlog. The rapid growth in housing demand represents a mammoth task for both the present and future housing policy in South Africa. Local Government in an effort to address this challenge has placed high premium to inner-city regeneration. An important part of this regeneration is the development of social housing. Since inception the social housing institutions have been struggling to meet their mandate due to end-user default in rental payment and this call for investigation.
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Skilled labour shortages in construction contractors : a literature review
- Makhene, D., Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
- Authors: Makhene, D. , Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
- Date: 2009
- Subjects: Construction industry , Construction labour , Skills shortage
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5309 , ISBN 978-0-620-44689-1 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/5303
- Description: The aim of this study is to determine the causes of technical skilled labour shortages in the construction sector. Furthermore the study seeks to identify current interventions; the impact of skills shortages and also the problems the construction companies are facing in addressing these shortages.
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- Authors: Makhene, D. , Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
- Date: 2009
- Subjects: Construction industry , Construction labour , Skills shortage
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5309 , ISBN 978-0-620-44689-1 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/5303
- Description: The aim of this study is to determine the causes of technical skilled labour shortages in the construction sector. Furthermore the study seeks to identify current interventions; the impact of skills shortages and also the problems the construction companies are facing in addressing these shortages.
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