Analysis of the benefits and costs of construction craft training in the United States based on expert perceptions and industry data

References

• Brandenburg , S. 2004 . “ The Tier I workforce management strategy: concept and application, Doctoral dissertation ” . Austin : The University of Texas .
   Google Scholar
• Brandenburg , S. , Haas , C. and Byrom , K. 2006 . Strategic management of human resources in construction . ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering , 22 (2) : 89 – 96 .
   Google Scholar
• Bureau of Labor Statistics . 2004 . “ 2002 National industry specific occupational employment and wage estimates: NAICS 237900: other heavy and civil engineering construction ” . Washington, DC : US Department of Labor, The Bureau of Labor Statistics .
   Google Scholar
• Bureau of Labor Statistics . 2007 . Career Guide to Industries: Construction: Working Conditions 23 May, available at http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs003.htm#conditions (accessed 23 May 2007)
   Google Scholar
• Bureau of Labor Statistics . 2009 . Labor Force Statistics available at http://www.bls.gov/webapps/legacy/cpsatab11.htm (accessed 23 October 2009)
   Google Scholar
• Burleson , R. , Haas , C. , Tucker , R. and Stanley , A. 1998 . Multiskilled labor utilization strategies in construction . ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management , 124 (6) : 480 – 9 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Business Round Table . 1983 . More Construction for the Money Construction Industry Cost Effectiveness Project, Summary Report, The Business Round Table
   Google Scholar
• Business Round Table . 1997 . Confronting the Skilled Construction Workforce Shortage Construction Cost Effectiveness Task Force, Summary Report, The Business Round Table
   Google Scholar
• Canadian Apprenticeship Forum . 2006 . Return on Apprenticeship Training Investment for Employers—A Study of 15 Trades available at http://www.caf-fca.org/files/access/Return_On_Training_Investment-Employers_report.pdf (accessed 12 July 2008)
   Google Scholar
• Castaneda‐Maza , J. , Tucker , R. and Haas , C. 2005 . Workers’ skills and receptiveness to operate under the Tier II construction management strategy . ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management , 131 (7) : 799 – 807 .
   Google Scholar
• Chapman , K. and Gerson , G. 1998 . “ High‐performance teams in the construction industry ” . In In Action: Developing High‐Performance Work Teams , Edited by: Phillips , J.J. , Jones , S.D. and Beyerlein , M.M. Vol. 1 , 229 – 50 . Fairfax , VA : American Society for Training and Development .
   Google Scholar
• CII (Construction Industry Institute) . 1986 . “ Construction Industry Institute model plant, Publication 2‐1 ” . Austin : The University of Texas .
   Google Scholar
• CII . 1988 . “ Construction Industry Institute model plant update, Publication 2‐2 ” . Austin : The University of Texas .
   Google Scholar
• CII . 2007 . Construction Industry Craft Training in the United States and Canada, Research Report 231‐11 , Austin : The University of Texas .
   Google Scholar
• Construction Users Roundtable . 2001 . “ The skilled construction workforce shortage and the CURT 2001 workforce development survey results ” . Construction Users Roundtable paper
   Google Scholar
• Construction Users Roundtable . 2004 . “ Confronting the skilled construction workforce shortage ” . Working Paper WP‐401, Construction Users Roundtable
   Google Scholar
• Cox , R. and Issa , R. Determining the Quantitative Return on Investment (ROI) of Craft Training . A Report to the National Center for Construction Education and Research . University of Florida .
   Google Scholar
• Economist . 2006 . Masters of the Universe . The Economist , : 51 – 2 .
   Google Scholar
• Gomar , J. , Haas , C. and Morton , D. 2002 . Assignment and allocation optimization of partially multiskilled workforce . ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management , 128 (2) : 103 – 9 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Guo , S. and Tucker , R. Automation needs determination using AHP approach . Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium . Houston , Texas . Automation and Robotics in Construction X , pp. 39 – 46 . Oxford : Elsevier .
   Google Scholar
• Hinze , J. and Appelgate , L. 1991 . Cost of construction injuries . ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management , 117 (3) : 537 – 50 .
   Google Scholar
• Lerman , R. , McKernan , S. and Riegg , S. 2004 . “ The scope of employer‐provided training in the United States: who, what, where, and how much ” . In Job Training Policy in the United States , Edited by: O’Leary , C. , Straits , R. and Wander , S. 211 – 43 . Kalamazoo , MI : W.E. Upjohn, Institute for Employment .
   Google Scholar
• Pappas , M. 2004 . “ An assessment of implementation requirements for the Tier II construction workforce strategy, Doctoral dissertation ” . Austin : The University of Texas .
   Google Scholar
• Rogge , D. , Alaman , H. and McCormack , S. 2001 . An Investigation of Field Rework in Industrial Construction, Research Report 153‐11 , Austin : Construction Industry Institute, The University of Texas .
   Google Scholar
• RS Means . 2006 . Building Construction Cost Data, , 64th annual edn , Kingston , MA : RS Means Construction Publisher and Consultants .
   Google Scholar
• Sawyer , T. and Rubin , D. 2007 . Leaders probe new solutions for industry’s labor shortfall . Engineering News Record , : 15
   Google Scholar
• Scherer , J. and Tucker , R. 1986 . “ The CII model plant, RS2‐1 ” . Austin : The Construction Industry Institute, The University of Texas .
   Google Scholar
• Srour , I. , Haas , C. and Borcherding , J. 2006 . What does the construction industry value in its workers? . ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management , 132 (10) : 1053 – 8 .
   Google Scholar
• Wang , Y. , Goodrum , P. , Haas , C. and Glover , R. 2008 . Craft training issues in American industrial and commercial construction . ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management , 134 (10) : 795 – 803 .
   Google Scholar
• Weil , D. 2005 . The contemporary industrial relations system in construction: analysis, observations, and speculations . Labor History , 46 (5) : 447 – 71 .
   Google Scholar
• Wright , T. 1936 . Factors affecting the cost of airplanes . Journal of Aeronautical Sciences , 3 (4) : 122 – 8 .
   Google Scholar