Abstract Many researchers have of recent been concerned about low and in some cases declining labour productivity in the construction industry. Some have gone to question whether labour is efficiently utilized. This paper reports on a survey carried out on building craftsmen to find out how efficiently they utilize the time available to them for...Read More

Title: Contractors’ Perspective on Critical Factors for Successful Implementation of Private Public Partnerships in Construction Projects in Uganda  Authors: Henry Alinaitwe, Jackson A. Mwakali , Bengt Hansson Keywords: labour, productivity, factors, developing countries, building sector, craftsmen Issue Date: 2007 Abstract: Poor productivity of construction workers is one of the causes of cost and time overruns on construction...Read More

Abstract Productivity of labour is particularly important especially in developing countries where most of the building work is still carried out on manual basis. Previous research has pointed out that productivity in the building industry is low and in some cases declining. Poor productivity of craftsmen is one of the causes of cost and time...Read More

Title: Innovation Barriers and Enablers that Affect Productivityin Uganda Building Industry  Authors: Henry Mwanaki Alinaitwe, Kristian Widen, Jackson Mwakali and Bengt Hansson Keywords: Construction industry, Productivity, Innovation barriers, Enablers, Uganda Issue Date: 2007 Abstract: The construction industry has of recent been blamed for lack of innovation. Lack of innovation in the industry is believed to...Read More

Abstract The cost of labour in the building industry is in the region of 25 – 40 % of the cost of building. Hence the cost of labour is quite high and yet it is the main cause of cost variability in construction. The time used by workers on daily basis on productive work averages...Read More