IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eme/ijppmp/ijppm-07-2021-0421.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

A study of the impact of COVID-19 on construction workforce productivity in Malaysia

Author

Listed:
  • Caryn Khye Lyn Tan
  • Zulkiflee Abdul-Samad

Abstract

Purpose - This paper aims to study the reaction of construction project managers in coping with workforce productivity challenges that arise from the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach - Quantitative research via questionnaires targeting the project managers from G7 contractor companies in Malaysia was carried out in the data collection process. In total, 182 responses have been analysed descriptively and inferentially using SPSS software. Findings - The research discovers that most of the construction projects and their workforce productivity were adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Besides, the strategies adopted by project managers in Malaysia and the ranking of strategies based on their effectiveness were indicated. Originality/value - The findings of this research have contributed to a new understanding of the construction workforce productivity during the COVID-19 era from the perspective of project managers in Malaysia. A guideline established from the ranking of strategies would be useful to ensure the survival of the industry in Malaysia aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Suggested Citation

  • Caryn Khye Lyn Tan & Zulkiflee Abdul-Samad, 2022. "A study of the impact of COVID-19 on construction workforce productivity in Malaysia," International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 72(8), pages 2376-2396, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ijppmp:ijppm-07-2021-0421
    DOI: 10.1108/IJPPM-07-2021-0421
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJPPM-07-2021-0421/full/html?utm_source=repec&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=repec
    Download Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers
    File URL: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJPPM-07-2021-0421/full/pdf?utm_source=repec&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=repec
    Download Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1108/IJPPM-07-2021-0421?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eme:ijppmp:ijppm-07-2021-0421. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Emerald Support (email available below). General contact details of provider: .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.