The Study of Strategic Human Resource Management in Construction Companies

Todays HR management features are more concerned with housekeeping, record keeping, and more than just filling out. Implementing an HRM strategy within an organization plays a vital role in managing the organization and its growth. Organization effectiveness or ineffectiveness is described by parameters such as return on investment, absence from work, employee happiness, training effectiveness, income, compliance, and performance. Many of the top executives in the world recognize that human resources are noteworthy because they are a notable element of strategic decisions that govern the organizations future operations. There are three key elements that an organization needs to function well: human resource management, mission and strategy, and organizational structure. Construction is the most labor intensive industry. It includes many overseas workers, architects, surveyors, engineers, skilled foremen and supervisors. Most construction work is project based. Therefore, productive human resource management is very important for the success of construction projects. This paper is the result of investigations on human resource activities and factors important in construction organizations.