Determination of Interrelationships between Organizational System Variables211 during Implementation of Change. Preliminary Findings of Qualitative Research for 211 Construction Management Practice Undertaken at HDOT, Oahu District. Report 1 of 211 17

摘要

Qualitative studies were undertaken by having group discussions and one-on-one211u001einterview sessions with all engineers working for the Oahu District. Among the 211u001epositive finding are that there is adequate team work, engineers are motivated by 211u001ethe nature of work and challenges posed, engineers wish to enhance their 211u001eknowledge, and job responsibilities were clear. Among the negative findings are 211u001ethat the change order procedure is unduly cumbersome, design-construction 211u001ecoordination and integration is inadequate, and engineers have insufficient 211u001eknowledge and training in their construction management vocation. Oahu District 211u001eengineers perceive a complete lack of trust, faith, or support from upper 211u001emanagement. There is a lack of formal motivation by HDOT; organization structure 211u001eis inadequate to respond to tasks; some field offices have serious management and 211u001emorale problems; and janitorial work is disliked. Whereas the recent induction of 211u001ecomputers is a positive change, quite a few engineers were not sure how to use 211u001ethem. Resident engineers reported difficulties with CE III's and inspectors 211u001ealike. Inspectors reported inexperience and the unwillingness of engineers to do 211u001efield work as a reason for poor engineering caliber.