Extrinsic workforce diversity factors: An impact of employee characteristics on productivity

As the global population raises, developing countries seem to have issues with the productivity of the construction projects due to high demand. Therefore, this paper aims to examine the effect of extrinsic diversity aspects impacting the construction worker efficiency. The data collection was made by a ques-tionnaire sent to construction stakeholders working in the Punjab region of Pakistan. A comparison was drawn based on varied employee characteristics i.e., experiences and ages. It was found that old workers were negatively impacted by the distant location of the construction site. The young employees were most inclined towards holidays when working away from home. The access to basic amenities during a construction project was regarded as a major setback for the workers' productivity. Experienced work-ers preferred working within the vicinity and easy access to their houses. Based on the ethnicity factor while selecting the workforce, newcomers faced hurdles while entering the construction sector.(c) 2023 THE AUTHORS. Published by Elsevier BV on behalf of Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams Uni-versity. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by-nc-nd/4.0/).

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As the global population rises, developing countries face challenges in construction project productivity due to high demand. This study examines the impact of extrinsic diversity factors on construction worker efficiency. Data was collected through a questionnaire sent to construction stakeholders in the Punjab region of Pakistan. A comparison was made based on employee characteristics such as experience and age. Older workers were negatively affected by distant construction site locations, while younger employees preferred holidays when working away from home. Lack of access to basic amenities during construction projects was a major setback for worker productivity. Experienced workers preferred working in close proximity to their homes. Newcomers faced hurdles in entering the construction sector based on ethnic factors.