An assessment of construction labour productivity in Malaysia

Chia, F; Skitmore, M; Runeson, G; Bridge, A

An assessment of construction labour productivity in Malaysia

Chia, F Skitmore, M Runeson, G Bridge, A

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Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: CIB 2010 World Congress Proceedings, 2010, pp. 1 - 14
Issue Date:: 2010-01

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dc.contributor.author	Chia, F	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Skitmore, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Runeson, G	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Bridge, A	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Barrett, P	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Amaratunga, D	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Haigh, R	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Keraminiyage, K	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Pathirage, C	en_US
dc.date	2010-05-10	en_US
dc.date.issued	2010-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	CIB 2010 World Congress Proceedings, 2010, pp. 1 - 14	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-1-905732-91-3	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/16576
dc.description.abstract	The construction industry is one of major strategic importance. Its level of productivity has a significant effect on national economic growth. The analysis of published census/biannual surveys of construction by the Department of Statistics of Malaysia shows that Malaysia managed to achieve construction labour productivity growth between 1996 and 2005 despite increases in cost per employee. The decrease in unit labour costs is attributed to the value added improvement per worker through the increase in capital intensity. The marginal decline in capital productivity is due to the gestation period and the overcapacity of the industry. The civil engineering sub-sector recorded the highest labour productivity and is the most labour competitive in terms of unit labour cost and added value per labour cost. The residential sub-sectors recorded greatest change in the productivity indicators between 1996 and 2005.	en_US
dc.publisher	CIB	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	CIB 2010 World Congress Proceedings	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) Meetings, Workshops, Symposia, Conferences	en_US
dc.title	An assessment of construction labour productivity in Malaysia	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
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Abstract:

The construction industry is one of major strategic importance. Its level of productivity has a significant effect on national economic growth. The analysis of published census/biannual surveys of construction by the Department of Statistics of Malaysia shows that Malaysia managed to achieve construction labour productivity growth between 1996 and 2005 despite increases in cost per employee. The decrease in unit labour costs is attributed to the value added improvement per worker through the increase in capital intensity. The marginal decline in capital productivity is due to the gestation period and the overcapacity of the industry. The civil engineering sub-sector recorded the highest labour productivity and is the most labour competitive in terms of unit labour cost and added value per labour cost. The residential sub-sectors recorded greatest change in the productivity indicators between 1996 and 2005.

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