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Guinevere Smithers - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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employee perceptions of the solid waste management system operating in a large australian contracting organization implications for Company Policy implementation
Construction Management and Economics, 2000Co-Authors: Helen Lingard, Peter Graham, Guinevere SmithersAbstract:A survey of employees' perceptions of a large contracting firm's waste management system was conducted. Results were factor analysed and an eight-factor model of the waste management climate was identified. Perceptions were found to differ between employee groupings. Managerial staff had a less positive perception of the waste management climate than did site workers. Qualitative interview data were analysed using a content analysis approach. Managers were found to perceive environmental issues as being less important than cost, time or quality objectives. Construction workers believed environmental issues to be of greater importance than these other objectives. Differences in perceptions of managers and site workers have implications for the implementation of any Company waste management Policy. There is a need to involve workers in identifying waste management solutions, to provide more information to all employees about practical aspects of waste management, and for managers visibly to demonstrate comm...
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employee perceptions of the solid waste management system operating in a large australian contracting organization implications for Company Policy implementation
Construction Management and Economics, 2000Co-Authors: Helen Lingard, Peter Graham, Guinevere SmithersAbstract:A survey of employees' perceptions of a large contracting firm's waste management system was conducted. Results were factor analysed and an eight-factor model of the waste management climate was identified. Perceptions were found to differ between employee groupings. Managerial staff had a less positive perception of the waste management climate than did site workers. Qualitative interview data were analysed using a content analysis approach. Managers were found to perceive environmental issues as being less important than cost, time or quality objectives. Construction workers believed environmental issues to be of greater importance than these other objectives. Differences in perceptions of managers and site workers have implications for the implementation of any Company waste management Policy. There is a need to involve workers in identifying waste management solutions, to provide more information to all employees about practical aspects of waste management, and for managers visibly to demonstrate commitment to waste management Policy objectives.
Helen Lingard - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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employee perceptions of the solid waste management system operating in a large australian contracting organization implications for Company Policy implementation
Construction Management and Economics, 2000Co-Authors: Helen Lingard, Peter Graham, Guinevere SmithersAbstract:A survey of employees' perceptions of a large contracting firm's waste management system was conducted. Results were factor analysed and an eight-factor model of the waste management climate was identified. Perceptions were found to differ between employee groupings. Managerial staff had a less positive perception of the waste management climate than did site workers. Qualitative interview data were analysed using a content analysis approach. Managers were found to perceive environmental issues as being less important than cost, time or quality objectives. Construction workers believed environmental issues to be of greater importance than these other objectives. Differences in perceptions of managers and site workers have implications for the implementation of any Company waste management Policy. There is a need to involve workers in identifying waste management solutions, to provide more information to all employees about practical aspects of waste management, and for managers visibly to demonstrate comm...
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employee perceptions of the solid waste management system operating in a large australian contracting organization implications for Company Policy implementation
Construction Management and Economics, 2000Co-Authors: Helen Lingard, Peter Graham, Guinevere SmithersAbstract:A survey of employees' perceptions of a large contracting firm's waste management system was conducted. Results were factor analysed and an eight-factor model of the waste management climate was identified. Perceptions were found to differ between employee groupings. Managerial staff had a less positive perception of the waste management climate than did site workers. Qualitative interview data were analysed using a content analysis approach. Managers were found to perceive environmental issues as being less important than cost, time or quality objectives. Construction workers believed environmental issues to be of greater importance than these other objectives. Differences in perceptions of managers and site workers have implications for the implementation of any Company waste management Policy. There is a need to involve workers in identifying waste management solutions, to provide more information to all employees about practical aspects of waste management, and for managers visibly to demonstrate commitment to waste management Policy objectives.
Deogro Lee - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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south korean managerial reactions to voicing discontent the effects of employee attitude and employee communication styles
Journal of Organizational Behavior, 2009Co-Authors: Taeyeol Kim, Benson Rosen, Deogro LeeAbstract:Using a scenario-based experiment, this study examined how employee attitude and employee communication styles affected managers' reactions to employees' objections to a Company Policy. In the experiment, employee attitude (cynical versus trusting) and employee communication styles (aggressive versus diplomatic) were manipulated, and managers' reactions to voicing discontent were assessed through a questionnaire. Based on a sample of 185 middle managers working in various organizations in South Korea, the results showed that managers were more likely to engage in social undermining and were less likely to provide social support when cynical (rather than trusting) employees objected to a Company Policy. Also, attributed motives (i.e., personal attack and health concern) fully mediated the relationship between employee attitude and social support and social undermining. In addition, managers more likely attributed the objection to moral concerns when trusting (rather than cynical) employees communicated in an aggressive manner. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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south korean managerial reactions to voicing discontent effects of employee attitude and employee communication styles
Social Science Research Network, 2009Co-Authors: Taeyeol Kim, Benson Rosen, Deogro LeeAbstract:Using a scenario-based experiment, this study examined how employee attitude and employee communication styles affected managers' reactions to employees' objections to a Company Policy. In the experiment, employee attitude (cynical versus trusting) and employee communication styles (aggressive versus diplomatic) were manipulated, and managers' reactions to voicing discontent were assessed through a questionnaire. Based on a sample of 185 middle managers working in various organizations in South Korea, the results showed that managers were more likely to engage in social undermining and were less likely to provide social support when cynical (rather than trusting) employees objected to a Company Policy. Also, attributed motives (i.e., personal attack and health concern) fully mediated the relationship between employee attitude and social support and social undermining. In addition, managers more likely attributed the objection to moral concerns when trusting (rather than cynical) employees communicated in an aggressive manner.
Mark Smithers - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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implementing a waste management plan during the construction phase of a project a case study
Construction Management and Economics, 1998Co-Authors: Bruce Mcdonald, Mark SmithersAbstract:The construction industry in Australia contributes approximately 15%, by volume, of all solid waste disposed in landfills each year. Similar volumes have been recorded in other countries. The Australian government, in common with many other countries, has legislation in place to reduce landfill requirements by 50% by the year 2000. As part of this programme an Australian division of a multinational construction Company has developed a Company Policy with the aim of managing waste generated on site and, thereby, reducing the amount deposited in landfill sites. The programme has been supported by the Victorian Recycling and Resource Recovery Council. The first implementation of this Policy was at the Dandenong Police and Court Complex in Melbourne. The effects of the programme have been compared against a similar project built concurrently. The results of the trial revealed substantial savings. A total volume of 15% less waste was generated on site prior to recycling and 43% less waste went to landfill. Cos...
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implementing a waste management plan during the construction phase of a project a case study
Construction Management and Economics, 1998Co-Authors: Bruce Mcdonald, Mark SmithersAbstract:The construction industry in Australia contributes approximately 15%, by volume, of all solid waste disposed in landfills each year. Similar volumes have been recorded in other countries. The Australian government, in common with many other countries, has legislation in place to reduce landfill requirements by 50% by the year 2000. As part of this programme an Australian division of a multinational construction Company has developed a Company Policy with the aim of managing waste generated on site and, thereby, reducing the amount deposited in landfill sites. The programme has been supported by the Victorian Recycling and Resource Recovery Council. The first implementation of this Policy was at the Dandenong Police and Court Complex in Melbourne. The effects of the programme have been compared against a similar project built concurrently. The results of the trial revealed substantial savings. A total volume of 15% less waste was generated on site prior to recycling and 43% less waste went to landfill. Cost savings of 50% were made in terms of waste handling charges. The savings resulted almost entirely from site based strategies for handling waste.
Peter Graham - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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employee perceptions of the solid waste management system operating in a large australian contracting organization implications for Company Policy implementation
Construction Management and Economics, 2000Co-Authors: Helen Lingard, Peter Graham, Guinevere SmithersAbstract:A survey of employees' perceptions of a large contracting firm's waste management system was conducted. Results were factor analysed and an eight-factor model of the waste management climate was identified. Perceptions were found to differ between employee groupings. Managerial staff had a less positive perception of the waste management climate than did site workers. Qualitative interview data were analysed using a content analysis approach. Managers were found to perceive environmental issues as being less important than cost, time or quality objectives. Construction workers believed environmental issues to be of greater importance than these other objectives. Differences in perceptions of managers and site workers have implications for the implementation of any Company waste management Policy. There is a need to involve workers in identifying waste management solutions, to provide more information to all employees about practical aspects of waste management, and for managers visibly to demonstrate comm...
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employee perceptions of the solid waste management system operating in a large australian contracting organization implications for Company Policy implementation
Construction Management and Economics, 2000Co-Authors: Helen Lingard, Peter Graham, Guinevere SmithersAbstract:A survey of employees' perceptions of a large contracting firm's waste management system was conducted. Results were factor analysed and an eight-factor model of the waste management climate was identified. Perceptions were found to differ between employee groupings. Managerial staff had a less positive perception of the waste management climate than did site workers. Qualitative interview data were analysed using a content analysis approach. Managers were found to perceive environmental issues as being less important than cost, time or quality objectives. Construction workers believed environmental issues to be of greater importance than these other objectives. Differences in perceptions of managers and site workers have implications for the implementation of any Company waste management Policy. There is a need to involve workers in identifying waste management solutions, to provide more information to all employees about practical aspects of waste management, and for managers visibly to demonstrate commitment to waste management Policy objectives.