Construction 5.0: Appraising the Ways Non-monetary Factors of Motivation Can Promote a Blended Workforce Engagement in the Construction Industry Using the Demand and Supply Theory
Fortune Aigbe1, Clinton Aigbavboa1
- University of Johannesburg
Published in Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Built Environment (SASBE 2024), edited by Ali GhaffarianHoseini, Amirhosein GhaffarianHoseini, Farzad Rahimian and Mahesh Babu Purushothaman. Springer Nature, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, volume 591, 2025, pages 1678 to 1688. DOI 10.1007/978-981-96-4051-5_160.
Abstract
Technological advancement has transformed the world into a small global village, enabling people from different parts of the world to come together both virtually and physically through its technologies. The future workforce will be diverse in terms of employment relations, and money could cease to be a primary motivational factor for a blended workforce. Therefore, there needs to be a balance between money as an incentive (monetary incentive) and non-money-based (non-monetary) incentives to gratify the varied needs and interests of the future workforce. If incentives are poor or not appropriately used, employee commitment could dwindle, acts of sabotage could be the order of the day, and productivity would suffer a lag. Therefore, this study aims to appraise the use of non-monetary motivation factors for promoting future workforce engagement in the construction industry by adapting the demand and supply theory to ensure optimum workforce productivity. The study adopts a review approach and uses secondary sources of data collection, such as articles and journals. The findings reveal that the future workforce will be besieged by various issues such as isolation, multigenerational workforce belongingness issues, and resistance to change (Job demand). The study also reveals that the combination of building human capital, social capital, and relational capital (Job resources) will lead to workforce engagement, which could be cognitive, emotional, and behavioural engagement, and lead to a blended workforce satisfaction, motivation, commitment, and advocacy. The study recommends using a blended approach to motivation for a blended workforce engagement in the construction industry.
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How to Cite
Aigbe, F., & Aigbavboa, C. (2025). Construction 5.0: Appraising the Ways Non-monetary Factors of Motivation Can Promote a Blended Workforce Engagement in the Construction Industry Using the Demand and Supply Theory. In A. GhaffarianHoseini, A. GhaffarianHoseini, F. Rahimian, & M. B. Purushothaman (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Built Environment (SASBE 2024) (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol. 591, pp. 1678–1688). Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-4051-5_160
About the Conference
Presented at SASBE 2024, the International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, held in Auckland from 7 to 9 November 2024 and chaired by Professors Ali and Amirhosein GhaffarianHoseini, founders of GDI Academy. The version of record is published by Springer Nature; this page is the conference archive record kept by GDI Academy.