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Impact of Organisational Behaviour

on Construction Projects

Mangala Mahanthan J | BEM 501 | Thesis 2012

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Introduction

Organizational behaviour is related to individuals, group of

people working together in teams. The study becomes more

challenging when situational factors interact. The study of

organizational behaviour relates to the expected behaviour ofan individual in the organization. No two individuals are likely

to behave in the same manner in a particular work situation.

It is the predictability of a manager about the expected

behaviour of an individual.

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Introduction

Aim:

The study aims to understand how the behaviour of

individuals can affect the progress of the project and thus can

become a factor of delay in construction projects.

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Objectives

Study concepts regarding organizational behaviour

Analyse the impact of OB in construction projects

Identify common problems due to behaviour of individuals in

teams and their impact on project progress

Trace the root of these problems

Suggest measures that could help in reducing the adverse

impacts these issues are likely to create

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Need

A subject left unattended by most of the management

schools. There has been tremendous studies on various

management of construction projects which is likely to have

impacts over the successful completion of projects.

It would be useful, if this research is able to identify at least

the reasons rather than going beyond. In this mechanized

business world, it is interesting if we could predict how people

behave in a particular scenario under various criteria and theadverse effects of it could be minimised.

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Scope

The research would cover the study/analyse the

organisational behaviour in the practical field of construction.

The professionals for analysis would thus be selected from

various levels and organisation of building construction

projects.

Thus the scope would be to understand behaviour of

individuals in organizations at various scenarios and thus

could be referred as a platform to develop problems arising

thereby.

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Chapterization

Chapter I: Introduction Aim, Need, Objective of the thesis.

Chapter II: Literature review

Chapter III: Organizational Behaviour Contributing fields

Chapter IV: Typical Organization Structure Common problemsfaced globally and an attempt to trace the roots of problems

Where, Why and How

Chapter V: Case studies/Questionnaire Validation and inferences

Chapter VI: Identification of the possible problems and their sourceof occurrence Comparison with the theories studied

Chapter VII: Problems solving measures

organisationaldevelopment

Chapter VIII: Suggestive measures for eliminating/minimising theidentified problems - Evaluation strategies for teams

Conclusion and future scope of study

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Literature Review

Published Works:

Practical Psychology in Construction Management, Tom Melvin PE

Studies the importance of the relation between psychology and construction

management

Talks about theories and concepts on the individual, group dynamics

Analyses the reason for failure of groups, communications and meetings and

concludes with problem solving and creativity.

Construction Business Development: Meeting new challenges, seeking opportunity,

Preece C, Moodley K and Smith P

Challenges of a new age: Collaborative working, business development strategies.

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Literature Review

Human Resource Development Management: A Strategic Approach, AK Nayak

Organizational Behaviour, Success oriented skills, Career Development Systems,

Leadership, HRD as a motivational factor.

Behaviour in Organizations: Understanding the human side of work, Jerald

Greenberg and Robert A.Baron

Organizational Behaviour and its significance, Concepts of OB

Organizational Development: Behavioural Science Interventions for Organizational

Development, Wendell L French, Cecil H Bell, Veena Vohra Developments in Organizational Development, Total Quality Management,

Organizational Transformation, Intensified interest in teams.

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Literature Review

Unpublished Works:

Evolution of framework for performance benchmarking of PMC, Thesis, Shweta

Sawhney

Key performance indicators Qualitative and quantitative - PMCs

Need satisfaction in engineers performance implications, Thesis, Gokul C.Pisharoty

Motivation among employees at various levels, satisfaction of engineers in the

work environment, position with relevance to their background, Field survey

models, managerial strategy for enhancing performance through need satisfaction.

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Literature Review

Human Resource Management in a construction Organization, Seminar, M Pawan

Kumar

Human Resource in an organization at various levels, roles and responsibilities.

Evaluation of Organizational Effectiveness and Improvement Strategies, Thesis,

Vikram Kumar

Concepts of organization, importance of organizational effectiveness and

organizational development, organizational culture, teamwork concepts,

composition, roles and ways of development, total quality management principles

and self-assessment techniques, Organizational support for performance, conflictand stress management.

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Organisational Behaviour

Organizational behaviour is the study of individuals and their

actions within the context of the organization in a workplace

setting.

It is an interdisciplinary field that includes sociology,

psychology, communication, and management; and it

complements the academic studies of organizational theory

and human resource studies

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Industrial and organizational

psychology

Industrial and organizational psychology is the scientific

study of employees, workplaces, and organizations.

Industrial and organizational psychologists contribute to anorganization's success by improving the performance and

well-being of its people.

Research Areas:

Job performance Job analysis/competency modeling

Personnel recruitment and selection

Student/educational selection and assessment

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Industrial and organizational

psychology

Work/life balance

Human factors and decision making

Organizational culture/climate

Organizational surveys

Leadership and executive coaching

Ethics

Diversity

Job design

Human resources

Organizational development (OD) Organizational Research Methods

Technology in the workplace

Group/team performance

Team composition

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Research methods

Quantitative methods used in IO psychology include both

descriptive statistics and inferential statistics (e.g., correlation,

multiple regression, and analysis of variance).

Qualitative methods employed in I

O psychology include

content analysis, focus groups, interviews, case studies, and

several other observational techniques.