Soft skills are essential to employability and retention; therefore, if obtained and observed,
they can significantly reduce sector-wide turnover. This study aims to investigate and …

The construction workplace is male-dominated and stressful, but little is known about gender-
based differences in its stressors. This research examined the effect of gender and personal …

Academic and professional knowledge, together with sound technical skills will always
remain the foundation of quantity surveying, but this alone is not sufficient to cultivate the …

It is a major concern that construction projects fail due to deadlines, budgets, and quality not
being achieved. These failures that plague construction projects can be viewed as biased …

The world economy continues to grow at an ever-increasing pace and as a result, has
created additional demand for new buildings. This has placed an ever-increasing demand …

Abstract The New Zealand construction industry requires resilient construction professionals
with soft skills and certain personality profiles to ensure that their teams are led well and thus …