Construction is one of the most challenging industrial environments for effective people
management. It is characterised by geographically dispersed projects, production-oriented
management styles, long working hours, high levels of staff turnover and employment
practices grounded in the traditional 'personnel'paradigm. The employee resourcing function–
recruitment, selection and deployment–is largely reactive and intuitive, and fails to draw on
the longer-term benefits of strategic human resource management (SHRM). This book …