Severity Index Analysis of Construction Labor Productivity Factors in terms of Technical Personnel and Labors

Emre Özen; Abdulkadir Budak; İbrahim Karataş

doi:10.5281/zenodo.23618513

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Teknik Personel ve İşçiler Açısından İnşaat İşgücü Verimlilik Faktörlerinin Ciddiyet Endeksi Analizi

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Bu çalışma, inşaat sektöründe teknik personel ve işçiler açısından işgücü verimliliğini etkileyen kritik faktörleri önem sırasına göre belirlemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Kapsamlı bir literatür taraması sonucunda, çalışmalarda işçi verimliliğini en fazla etkileyen ilk beş kritik faktör belirlenmiş ve toplam 20 kritik faktör oluşturulmuştur. Halen inşaat sektöründe çalışan veya daha önce çalışmış olan 150 işçi ve 130 teknik personel tarafından toplam 280 geçerli örnek toplanmıştır. Bu kritik faktörler önem indeksi (II), sıklık indeksi (FI) ve ciddiyet indeksi (SI) göre sıralanmıştır. Ayrıca, literatürdeki çalışmaların ilk beş faktörü önem indeksine (II) göre sıralanmıştır. İşçiler ve teknik personel arasındaki görüş farklılıklarını incelemek için Kruskal-Wallis testi uygulanmıştır. Sonuçlara göre, teknik personel ve işçilerin LP'yi etkileyen bazı faktörler konusunda benzer görüşlere sahip olduğu, ancak birçok faktör konusunda farklı bakış açılarına sahip olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bu bağlamda, grupların hemfikir olduğu ve olmadığı faktörlerin bilinmesi, inşaat sektöründe LP'nin sürdürülebilirliğini büyük ölçüde artıracaktır. Bu çalışmanın, bina üretiminde LP'nin artırılmasına önemli ölçüde katkıda bulunacağı umulmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

inşaat yönetimi, işçi verimliliği, işçi verimliliği faktörleri

Severity Index Analysis of Construction Labor Productivity Factors in terms of Technical Personnel and Labors

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This study aims to determine the critical factors (CFs) affecting labor productivity (LP) in terms of technical personnel and labors in building production, in a certain order of importance. As a result of a comprehensive literature study, the first five critical factors that most affect LP in the studies were determined and a total of 20 critical factors were formed. A total of 280 valid samples were collected by 150 labors and 130 technical personnel who are currently working or have worked in construction. These CFs are ranked according to their importance index (II), frequency index (FI), and severity index (SI). Also, the first five factors of studies in literature ranked according to their importance index (II). The Kruskal-Wallis test was applied to examine differences in opinion between workers and technical personnel. According to the results, it has been determined that technical personnel and laborers have similar opinions on some factors affecting LP, also they have different perspectives on many factors. In this context, knowing the factors where the groups agree and disagree will greatly increase the sustainability of the LP in the construction industry. It is hoped that this study will contribute significantly to increasing LP in building production.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Construction Management, Labor Productivity, Labor productivity factors

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Emre Özen ^*
0000-0001-7799-8137
Türkiye

Abdulkadir Budak
0000-0002-6747-9103
Türkiye

İbrahim Karataş
0000-0003-0845-4536
Türkiye

Yayımlanma Tarihi

29 Ekim 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

19 Mayıs 2026

Kabul Tarihi

24 Ekim 2026

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Yıl 2026 Cilt: 3 Sayı: 2

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Özen, E., Budak, A., & Karataş, İ. (2026). Severity Index Analysis of Construction Labor Productivity Factors in terms of Technical Personnel and Labors. Hendese Teknik Bilimler ve Mühendislik Dergisi, 3(2), 77-90. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23618513

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1.Özen E, Budak A, Karataş İ. Severity Index Analysis of Construction Labor Productivity Factors in terms of Technical Personnel and Labors. HENDESE. 2026;3(2):77-90. doi:10.5281/zenodo.23618513

Chicago

Özen, Emre, Abdulkadir Budak, ve İbrahim Karataş. 2026. “Severity Index Analysis of Construction Labor Productivity Factors in terms of Technical Personnel and Labors”. Hendese Teknik Bilimler ve Mühendislik Dergisi 3 (2): 77-90. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23618513.

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Özen E, Budak A, Karataş İ (01 Ekim 2026) Severity Index Analysis of Construction Labor Productivity Factors in terms of Technical Personnel and Labors. Hendese Teknik Bilimler ve Mühendislik Dergisi 3 2 77–90.

IEEE

[1]E. Özen, A. Budak, ve İ. Karataş, “Severity Index Analysis of Construction Labor Productivity Factors in terms of Technical Personnel and Labors”, HENDESE, c. 3, sy 2, ss. 77–90, Eki. 2026, doi: 10.5281/zenodo.23618513.

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Özen, Emre - Budak, Abdulkadir - Karataş, İbrahim. “Severity Index Analysis of Construction Labor Productivity Factors in terms of Technical Personnel and Labors”. Hendese Teknik Bilimler ve Mühendislik Dergisi 3/2 (01 Ekim 2026): 77-90. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23618513.

JAMA

1.Özen E, Budak A, Karataş İ. Severity Index Analysis of Construction Labor Productivity Factors in terms of Technical Personnel and Labors. HENDESE. 2026;3:77–90.

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Özen, Emre, vd. “Severity Index Analysis of Construction Labor Productivity Factors in terms of Technical Personnel and Labors”. Hendese Teknik Bilimler ve Mühendislik Dergisi, c. 3, sy 2, Ekim 2026, ss. 77-90, doi:10.5281/zenodo.23618513.

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1.Emre Özen, Abdulkadir Budak, İbrahim Karataş. Severity Index Analysis of Construction Labor Productivity Factors in terms of Technical Personnel and Labors. HENDESE. 01 Ekim 2026;3(2):77-90. doi:10.5281/zenodo.23618513

Teknik Personel ve İşçiler Açısından İnşaat İşgücü Verimlilik Faktörlerinin Ciddiyet Endeksi Analizi

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Anahtar Kelimeler

Severity Index Analysis of Construction Labor Productivity Factors in terms of Technical Personnel and Labors

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