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http://dx.doi.org/10.5345/JKIBC.2018.18.6.603

Analyzing the Requirements for Improving Construction Managers' Work-life Balance  

Kim, Jae-Yeob (Department of Architectural Engineering, Korea National University of Transportation)
Lim, Hyeong-Eun (Department of Architectural Engineering, Korea National University of Transportation)
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Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction / v.18, no.6, 2018 , pp. 603-609 More about this Journal
Abstract
It has been widely-reported that the quality of life in Korea is lower than that of the economic growth. In particular, construction managers are reported to have a lower quality of life compared to people in other job types due to the specific nature of the tasks they have to carry out. These include early work attendance time and fewer holidays. In this respect, the aim of this study is to analyse construction managers' requirements on work-life balance. The results showed that the working hours of construction managers were long and their leisure hours were shorter. The requirements for work-life balance were in the order of non-working time, working time, salary, and job security. The requirements by group showed a statistically significant difference in work hours. The requirements on the shortening of work hours were highest in the group of "section chiefs and deputy heads" and lowest in the group of "department heads" and up. It is hoped that the results of this study will be used as basic data for future government-level policy making and construction companies' business directions in relation to the improvement of workers' work-life balance.
Keywords
construction manager; work-life balance; working time; non-working time;
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