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The researcher will use a correlational research design to determine what tools, practices, and processes construction company leaders use to increase labor productivity. They will interview 10-15 representatives from construction companies, such as construction managers or site engineers, to gather qualitative data on how companies improve productivity. The researcher will apply Vroom's Expectancy Theory, which suggests that employee motivation depends on their beliefs about the relationship between effort, performance, rewards, and personal goals or needs.

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The researcher will use a correlational research design to determine what tools, practices, and processes construction company leaders use to increase labor productivity. They will interview 10-15 representatives from construction companies, such as construction managers or site engineers, to gather qualitative data on how companies improve productivity. The researcher will apply Vroom's Expectancy Theory, which suggests that employee motivation depends on their beliefs about the relationship between effort, performance, rewards, and personal goals or needs.

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Justin Miguel C.

Yturralde

MBA 1

Chosen Topic:

Topics on improving labor productivity in construction.

Research Design

Correlational research design is the one I will use because I will relate the things they may experience
relative to the performance of their work. I will use this qualitative research design to determine what
construction company leaders use to increase or improve their labor productivity in construction. This
way companies can determine the tools, practices and processes that can help in improving labor
productivity.

Theory that I will Adapt

Vroom's Expectancy Theory (Victor H. Vroom, 1964)

The theory assumes that behavior results from conscious choices among alternatives whose purpose it is to
maximize pleasure and minimize pain. Together with Edward Lawler and Lyman Porter, Victor Vroom
suggested that the relationship between people's behavior at work and their goals was not as simple as was
first imagined by other scientists. Vroom realized that an employee's performance is based on individuals’
factors such as personality, skills, knowledge, experience, and abilities.

The theory suggests that although individuals may have different sets of goals, they can be motivated if they
believe that:

 There is a positive correlation between efforts and performance,


 Favorable performance will result in a desirable reward,
 The reward will satisfy an important need,
 The desire to satisfy the need is strong enough to make the effort worthwhile.

The theory is based upon the following beliefs:

Valence

Valence refers to the emotional orientations people hold with respect to outcomes [rewards]. The depth of
the want of an employee for extrinsic [money, promotion, time-off, benefits] or intrinsic [satisfaction]
rewards). Management must discover what employees’ value.

Expectancy

Employees have different expectations and levels of confidence about what they can do. Management must
discover what resources, training, or supervision employees need.

Instrumentality
The perception of employees as to whether they will get what they desire even if it has been promised by a
manager. Management must ensure that promises of rewards are fulfilled and that employees are aware of
that.

Vroom suggests that an employee's beliefs about Expectancy, Instrumentality, and Valence interact
psychologically to create a motivational force such that the employee acts in ways that bring pleasure and
avoid pain.

Based on Vrooms Expectancy Theory I think construction companies can improve labor productivity in
construction, the beliefs where the theory was based presents a way to improve productivity in the
construction industry.

Research Population and Sampling

The research study is going to be conducted via a qualitative interview to gather data and information
about the topic. In a qualitative study, researchers select participants based on their ability to supply the
required information that meets the research objectives (DeFeo, 2013). Representatives of construction
companies preferably construction mangers/project managers or site engineers who implement ways to
improve productivity in construction. Researchers disagree about the number of participants needed to
conduct case study interviews. Ziakas and Boukas (2014) concluded that 10 participants are sufficient to
conduct interviews. However, Daggenvoorde, Goossens, and Gamel (2013) suggested that 15
participants are adequate to achieve data saturation. Dworkin (2012) suggested that between five and
50 participants are acceptable sample sizes for a qualitative study. Fusch and Ness (2015) claimed that,
regardless of the sample size, a qualitative researcher should focus on gathering rich data.

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