Management Principles and Application Bse Assignment 1
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND COMPUTER STUDIES
BTEC HND IN CONSTRUCTION AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
(BUILDING SERVICES ENGINEERING)
2012
MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATION
LECTURER: MR JASON BAKSH
ASSIGNMENT ONE
UNDERSTAND THE EVOLUTION OF MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES AND THEIR APPLICATION TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT SECTOR
UNDERSTAND THE CONSTRUCTION AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT SECTOR IN TERMS OF STRUCTURES AND ACTIVITIES
STUDENT – PHILBERT WILLIAMS
STUDENT ID - 184764
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF FIGURES - PAGE 3
1) SUMMARY - PAGE 4
2) INTRODUCTION - PAGE 4
3) THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO’S ECONOMY - PAGE 5
4) MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES AND - PAGE 5
ITS APPLICATION TO THE
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILT
ENVIRONMENT SECTOR
5) HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
AND THE EFFECT ON INDIVIDUAL
AND TEAM PERFORMANCE - PAGE 8
6) ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF
THE CONSTRUCTION AND BUILT
ENVIRONMENT - PAGE 14
7) CONTRACT SIZE AND BUSINESS
PRACTICE INFLUENCE - PAGE 17
8) CONCLUSION - PAGE 19
9) BIBLIOGRAPHY - PAGE 20
LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1 – Infrastructure Spending And Crude Oil Prices – PG. 5
FIGURE 2 – Elements of Management – PG. 7
FIGURE 3 – The Challenges of Construction – PG. 8
FIGURE 4 – Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs – PG. 11
FIGURE 5 – The Functional Structure – PG. 15
FIGURE 6 – The Divisional Structure – PG. 15
FIGURE 7 – The Matrix Structure – PG. 16
1. Summary:
This assignment seeks to explore the evolution of management principles and their application to the construction and built environment sector in relation to Trinidad and Tobago. It will also discuss the approaches to leadership and motivation techniques employed by engineers and managers within the construction sector, comparing different approaches used and how organizational structure can impact on these issues.
BTEC HND IN CONSTRUCTION AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
(BUILDING SERVICES ENGINEERING)
2012
MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATION
LECTURER: MR JASON BAKSH
ASSIGNMENT ONE
UNDERSTAND THE EVOLUTION OF MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES AND THEIR APPLICATION TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT SECTOR
UNDERSTAND THE CONSTRUCTION AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT SECTOR IN TERMS OF STRUCTURES AND ACTIVITIES
STUDENT – PHILBERT WILLIAMS
STUDENT ID - 184764
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF FIGURES - PAGE 3
1) SUMMARY - PAGE 4
2) INTRODUCTION - PAGE 4
3) THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO’S ECONOMY - PAGE 5
4) MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES AND - PAGE 5
ITS APPLICATION TO THE
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILT
ENVIRONMENT SECTOR
5) HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
AND THE EFFECT ON INDIVIDUAL
AND TEAM PERFORMANCE - PAGE 8
6) ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF
THE CONSTRUCTION AND BUILT
ENVIRONMENT - PAGE 14
7) CONTRACT SIZE AND BUSINESS
PRACTICE INFLUENCE - PAGE 17
8) CONCLUSION - PAGE 19
9) BIBLIOGRAPHY - PAGE 20
LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1 – Infrastructure Spending And Crude Oil Prices – PG. 5
FIGURE 2 – Elements of Management – PG. 7
FIGURE 3 – The Challenges of Construction – PG. 8
FIGURE 4 – Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs – PG. 11
FIGURE 5 – The Functional Structure – PG. 15
FIGURE 6 – The Divisional Structure – PG. 15
FIGURE 7 – The Matrix Structure – PG. 16
1. Summary:
This assignment seeks to explore the evolution of management principles and their application to the construction and built environment sector in relation to Trinidad and Tobago. It will also discuss the approaches to leadership and motivation techniques employed by engineers and managers within the construction sector, comparing different approaches used and how organizational structure can impact on these issues.