Afolabi, A.O. and Fagbenle, Olabosipo I. and Ojelabi, Rapheal A. and Amusan, L. M. and Tunji-Olayeni, P .F and Daniyan, Victor (2018) Development of a Web-Based Human Resource Sourcing System for Labour Only Contracts. In: Construction Research Congress.
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Nowadays in some areas of Nigeria, it has been noticed that the search for a satisfactory team of labourers (skilled and unskilled) or even the right amount of people to undertake the job has become a laborious activity. Therefore, there is need to build a two-way partnership system linking construction firms with the required skilled labour and vice versa. The aim of this research is to develop a web-based human resource sourcing system for labour only contracts. The study made use of a questionnaire instrument and developed a web-based interface for skilled labour sourcing. The questionnaire was distributed to fifty (50) construction professionals who were selected through a convenience sampling technique. The data collected was analyzed using SPSS v.21. The design of the system was done using hypertext markup language (HTML) for authoring web pages. The study revealed that contractors’ sourcing techniques for skilled labour on construction projects were mostly by referral from colleagues and workers from past projects. The study identified the major barriers in sourcing for skilled labour on construction projects as the unavailability of trained skilled labour. The study revealed that years of experience, wages charged and behavior of the worker were major criteria considered while sourcing for skilled labour on construction projects. In conclusion, the study developed a web based human resource sourcing system for labour only contracts that incorporated the needs of the skilled labour and requirement of construction firms. It was recommended that construction professionals and contractors need to harness the benefits of web-based technologies. In addition, there is need to increase the information and communication technology (ICT) trainings of workers in the construction industry so has to have a successful integration of ICT and the construction industry.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Construction industry; Human resource; Skilled labour; Sourcing system;Web-based technologies |
| Subjects: | T Technology > T Technology (General) T Technology > TH Building construction |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Engineering Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Hannah Akinwumi |
| Date Deposited: | 09 May 2018 14:12 |
| Last Modified: | 09 May 2018 14:12 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/10769 |
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