Productivity within sections of firms—IV calibration of a sectional productivity measure using a cross-sectional study

A study uses a sectional productivity measure to appraise the maintenance department of a civil construction firm. Forty-three civil construction firms provided data used in the study. Hypotheses concerning the link between maintenance and output are investigated by having managers gauge the relativ...

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Published in:Technovation 1990-10, Vol.10 (7), p.453-465
Main Author: Snaddon, D.R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Civil engineering
Construction
Productivity
Repair & maintenance
Statistical analysis
Variables
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Summary:A study uses a sectional productivity measure to appraise the maintenance department of a civil construction firm. Forty-three civil construction firms provided data used in the study. Hypotheses concerning the link between maintenance and output are investigated by having managers gauge the relative importance of such items as a good quality plant and good working conditions. Associations hypothesized between maintenance and other sections of the firm are tested using a sectional productivity measure. Results indicate that the study partly bridges the disciplines of economics and engineering for managerial use. Maintenance is mainly a relational, as opposed to a classical market, contract. There is a link between maintenance and output and a significant association between outputs and inputs in the maintenance section. Output is in breakdown hours over life, while inputs are preventive and maintenance costs. The maintenance section is not able to influence other levels of output significantly. Management combines conventional economic inputs into maintenance programs before the association becomes significant.
ISSN:0166-4972
1879-2383
DOI:10.1016/0166-4972(90)90025-F