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Occupational bias in construction management research
Biased research results occur when allowances are not made for the cultural perspectives of researchers and respondents. Occupation is a strong source of cultural differentiation in the construction industry, and this paper investigates the potential for bias to arise from people's association with a particular group. A model of occupational stereotypes is presented which expands our current understanding of how different professions perceive each other. This is useful in a research context because it provides a firmer foundation for the interpretation of past research results. Furthermore, it enables researchers to understand the potential for bias to arise from their own occupational backgrounds and to acknowledge these in their research results. A series of suggestions are made which may help researchers reduce occupational bias in their research.
Occupational bias in construction management research
Biased research results occur when allowances are not made for the cultural perspectives of researchers and respondents. Occupation is a strong source of cultural differentiation in the construction industry, and this paper investigates the potential for bias to arise from people's association with a particular group. A model of occupational stereotypes is presented which expands our current understanding of how different professions perceive each other. This is useful in a research context because it provides a firmer foundation for the interpretation of past research results. Furthermore, it enables researchers to understand the potential for bias to arise from their own occupational backgrounds and to acknowledge these in their research results. A series of suggestions are made which may help researchers reduce occupational bias in their research.
Occupational bias in construction management research
Loosemore, Martin (author) / Tan, Chin Chin (author)
Construction Management and Economics ; 18 ; 757-766
2000-10-01
10 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Occupational bias in construction management research
| British Library Online Contents | 2000
Occupational bias in construction management research
| Online Contents | 2000