Determination of Interrelationships between Organizational System Variables during Implementation of Change: Preliminary Findings of Qualitative [Research. Report 1 of 17]

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• Alternative Title:
  Determination of Interrelationships between Organizational System Variables during Implementation of Change. Preliminary Findings of Qualitative Research for Construction Management Practice Undertaken at HDOT, Oahu District. Report 1 of 17. [Title from cover]
• Creators:
  Singh, Amarjit
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Hawaii (Honolulu)
• Corporate Contributors:
  Hawaii. Department of Transportation. Highways Division ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Construction Management Cooperation Coordination Downsizing Engineering Inspectors Job Satisfaction Reorganization
• Publication/ Report Number:
  HWY-L-UH-96-01
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Association Findings
• Corporate Publisher:
  Hawaii. Department of Transportation. Highways Division
• Abstract:
  Qualitative studies were undertaken by having group. discussions and one-on-one interview sessions with all engineers working for the Oahu District. Among the positive findings are that there is adequate team work, engineers are motivated by the nature of work and challenges posed, engineers wish to enhance their knowledge, and job responsibilities were clear.
  
  Among the negative findings are that the change order procedure is unduly cumbersome, design-construction coordination and integration is inadequate, and engineers have insufficient knowledge and training in their construction management vocation. Oahu District engineers perceive a complete lack of trust, faith, or support from upper management.
  
  There is a lack of formal motivation by HOOT; organization structure is inadequate to respond to tasks; some field offices have serious management and morale problems; and janitorial work is disliked. Whereas the recent induction of computers is a positive change, quite a few engineers were not sure how to use them. Resident engineers reported difficulties with CE Ill's and inspectors alike. Inspectors reported inexperience and the unwillingness of engineers to do field work as a reason for poor engineering caliber.
  
  Among the recommendations are to downsize, increase specialization, increase workload of engineers, delegate more authority to all level of engineers, streamline change order process, create new sub-divisions for planning and scheduling and claims and change orders, increase standards for hiring inspectors, consider making contractor responsible for quality control, and curtail the new hiring at CE III level. The organization structure should be revamped.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  41527
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
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