Autonomy and the Concept of Mastery

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Pink described autonomy as creating a suitable working environment for workers with little to no strict control. He has described it as a result-oriented working environment concerned with results only, and works are not bound to any procedural requirements (Pink, 2011). The problem with its implementation in the construction industry is the nature of work. The construction industry has challenging working conditions where workers' safety is one of the management's prime concerns. It has been found that there is a conflict in workplace autonomy and safety (Grote, 2020). The imposition of some safety standards will require the management to exercise a certain degree of control. The company can enforce some safety standards and ensure compliance through control, which would be for worker safety.
Autonomy benefits are that employees will be self-motivated to perform a specific task and exercise significant control over their work-life balance. Such a working model is more suitable for creative and innovative tasks, but construction work is not like that. It is repetitive and menial. Furthermore, the work is dependent on the completion of one task to proceed for the next. E.g., the foundation needs to be laid first, and then the structure will be built. Since companies have limited time to finish the project, they cannot leave it on workers' will or motivation to complete the tasks. The entire flow of work will be disrupted in this manner. The tasks that have to be completed during the later stages of the project will be delayed. The nature of work in the construction industry does not have room for autonomy, as Pink described. The worker's safety and the efficiency of the project will be suffered by implementing that paradigm.
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