INFLUENCE OF LABOR ON PRODUCTIVITY
Keywords:
Labor Productivity, Construction Industry, Construction Management.Abstract
Labor has a significant influence on construction productivity. The level of productivity is a result of the
driving, induced, and restraining forces acting upon workers. These forces act positively and negatively with regard to
productivity improvement. A framework for analyzing the influence of each of these forces on four major labor related
determinants of construction productivity is presented. Approaches to productivity improvement are analyzed in Terms of
reducing the negative forces and strengthening the positive forces