Occupational stereotypes in the construction industry

Martin Loosemore and Chin Chin Tan

Construction Management and Economics, 2000, vol. 18, issue 5, 559-566

Abstract: An investigation of occupational stereotypes in the construction industry provides insights into the perceptions and expectations which different occupational groups have of each other. The results are valuable in the reduction of uncertainty, misunderstanding and conflict within construction projects and do not support the widely held view of institutionalized confrontational relationships. Instead, there appears to be a natural degree of goodwill underlying interpersonal relationships although it is delicate, precarious and easily destroyed by insensitive managerial practices.

Keywords: Stereotypes Culture Values Attitudes Beliefs Communication Conflict (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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