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JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT-ASCE
Volume 135, Issue 11, Pages 1275-1278Publisher
ASCE-AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000100
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- HRD Press Inc.
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Women hold relatively few project management positions in the construction industry. Most studies conclude that women's exclusion from the industry is mostly due to the industry's male-dominated culture, but no study ever attempted to find out whether women are excluded from project management positions in construction because they are deficient in managerial competencies. This study evaluates the managerial competencies of female project managers by administering a competency assessment test and comparing the results with the managerial competencies of male project managers. The management development questionnaire was used, where competency is defined by subjective comparison. All respondents occupied project management positions and were assessed in 20 different competencies. The study concluded that female project managers do not differ much from male project managers in terms of their managerial behaviors but perform better in sensitivity, costumer focus, and authority and presence.
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