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Motivation of Female Engineers in the Construction 
Industry in Bosnia and Herzegovina  

 

Edina Hodzic 

Architecture Department 
International Burch University 

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 
edinahodzic11@hotmail.com 

Ahmed El Sayed 

Architecture and Civil Engineering Department 
International Burch University 

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 
ahmed.elsayed@ibu.edu.ba 

Adnan Novalic 

Architecture Department 
International Burch University 

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 
adnan.novalic@ibu.edu.ba 

 

Received: 16 June 2022 | Revised: 6 July 2022 | Accepted: 13 July 2022 

 

Abstract-Female engineers go through different stages during 

their professional careers due to natural life processes and 

factors. In developing countries, it is not rare for managers to 

avoid hiring female engineers, due to these factors and the 

conservative belief that construction is a male-dominated 

industry. In Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) there are a few 

studies that refer to the motivation in the construction industry, 

but none that refer to the position of women in the construction 

industry and their motivation based on the selected demographic 

factors. This study aims to fill this research gap, utilizing 

quantitative research methods. The sample included female 

engineers of different profiles, working in the construction 

industry, who were required to fulfill the Multidimensional Work 

Motivation Scale (MWMS). The five considered demographic 

factors are age, family status, number of children, education 

level, and professional experience. The results of this research 

showed that family status does not affect any motivation 

dimension, whereas professional experience affects all motivation 

dimensions except the identified regulations. External–material 

regulations consist the most influential motivation dimension for 

female engineers in the construction industry in B&H, whereas 

amotivation, and introjected regulations were the least. It is 

recommended for managers and human resources to use the 

findings of this research in order to keep the female construction 

engineers motivated and satisfied in their workplace or to know 

what motivation dimensions to use during the hiring process. 

Keywords-motivation; female engineers; construction industry; 

Bosnia and Herzegovina 

I. INTRODUCTION  

Motivation is an important factor, but yet it is a vague 
concept in work [1]. Various profiles of engineers require 
diverse motivation systems, but there is not a standard 
motivation model that could be used for all engineers. The 
reason for that is that the profiles of engineers change over 

time, due to the nature of human life. In Bosnia and 
Herzegovina (B&H) only a few studies refer to the motivation 
in the construction industry [2]. To the best of our knowledge, 
there is no study that refers to the motivation of women in the 
construction industry, based on specific demographic factors. 
That is why this study will fill that research gap and aims to 
find out what motivates female construction engineers in B&H. 
A relevant study that was conducted in Nigeria resulted that 
financial reward is mostly used to motivate supervisors, 
whereas contractors prefer nonfinancial incentives. An 
important result is that in Nigeria construction industry, 
motivation of workers is not related to their needs [3]. The 
motivational factor that has the largest influence on female 
engineers is good work discipline, whereas the leading factor 
for motivation of male engineers is company name and stability 
[4]. Authors in [5] discovered 5 key motivational factors: 
achievement, proper recognition and awards, interesting work, 
involvement in decision making, and adequate training and 
development. During the last 50 years, the productivity in 
construction has remained low and when compared to other 
industries it can be said that the construction industry has fallen 
behind [6]. The top five most frequent problems that women in 
construction encounter are [7]: 

• Slow advancement in career that leads to disappointment 
with the industry and construction culture. 

• Difficulties with work–family balance. 

• Attitude barriers that were the result of the male workers’ 
domination in the construction industry. 

• "Job hopping" to overcome barriers caused by slow 
progress and inflexible work structure. 

• The culture because it consists of disputes, aggression and 
large percentage of men.  

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Still, the main reason why women are withdrawing from 
the construction industry and why women are not looking at it 
as viable career is culture. The potential solution for this, 
offered by some papers, is that the substantial change in the 
culture of the construction industry and its first impression will 
be needed in order to bring and keep large number of women at 
all levels [7].  

A. Female Engineers in the Construction Industry 

When the construction industry exhibited the greatest 
degree of vertical segregation by sex, women were less than 
1% of the employed in construction trades in UK [8]. 
Construction’s negative public image is that it is dirty and 
dangerous which results in a decrease of women’s participation 
[9]. It is interesting to mention that previously conducted 
studies on women’s construction careers did not reflect the 
nature of women’s careers and why women encounter barriers 
more often and advance more slowly than their male coworkers 
[10]. A lawsuit was filed against the USA Department of Labor 
for its failure to fulfill its duties that prohibit discrimination in 
employment decisions on the basis of race, religion, gender, or 
national origin for federal construction contractors and 
subcontractors who do over $10,000 in government business in 
one year. This action resulted in the establishment of 
regulations that were issued to integrate women into the 
construction industry by requiring specific steps [11]. 

Three out of five women that were interviewed in [12] 
stated that they had experienced harassment on the construction 
site, such as whistling, cat calls, a constant feeling to prove 
oneself, and so on. Career frustration and increased intentions 
to leave the industry are some of the factors that have been 
connected to the lower number of entries of female engineers in 
the construction industry [13]. It is important for construction 
managers to understand that what motivates male engineers, 
does not have to apply for female engineers. Women have 
different perceptions and priorities than male engineers, which 
results in different ways of motivation [14]. Promotion of 
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) 
careers is more common these days than it was in the past. But 
there are not so many opportunities to bring in and explain 
construction management to new generations. So again, girls 
are deprived because chances are quite low for them to have 
some practical experience with construction or buildings design 
in comparison to the boys [15]. The main focus on how to 
transform the construction industry is through building 
relationships between the industry itself and universities [16, 
17]. In the education process, ways to motivate workers should 
also be included because having qualified manpower is very 
important for the achievement of quality [18]. 

Effective construction project management is crucial in 
order to have good performance [19]. Employers could support 
female engineers in construction management by making the 
environment more respectful for them. It is concluded that it is 
imperative for the management to support women, create 
respectful environment with zero tolerance for harassment and 
try to provide them quality training opportunities in order for 
them to grow and develop their professional career [12]. 

B. Maslow’s Theory 

Motivation gives a goal that a person seeks to achieve. 
Every person has that need and if that need is withheld it will 
have a mobilizing effect, and if satisfied, a new goal of 
satisfying a new need on the hierarchy will be set [20]. Two 
main conclusions that can be derived from Maslow's need 
hierarchy are [21]: 

• Satisfaction of one need does not serve as motivator. 

• When needs on the lower part of the hierarchy become 
satisfied, then the next needs on the hierarchy determine the 
person’s behavior. 

Authors in [22] used motivation factors from Maslow’s 
theory in the construction industry. It can be said that 
motivation is a main reason for the increased productivity of 
workers. It consists of powers and mechanisms that serve to 
direct a person’s behavior in a desired way. This means that all 
the activities in the purpose of convincing and encouraging 
workers are the reasons they do their tasks willingly. 

C. The Effect of Demographic Factors on Motivation 

The relationship between motivation factors and gender in 
the case of engineers in the construction industry was tested in 
[14]. The results of that research showed no difference in the 
factors that motivate and demotivate them. It was also 
concluded that different things attract males and females to the 
workplace. The findings of [23] state that the age has very low 
level of influence on motivation, while education level has a 
large impact on achieving organizational goals. The 
professional qualification does have an influence on 
motivation, even when in relation with professional experience. 
Additionally, the overall motivation is not statistically impacted 
by the relationship between the age of the workers and the 
years they spent in a company. It is important to add that safety 
is the only motivational factor that depends on the age of the 
respondents because employees with different professional 
experiences do not have similar attitudes towards safety [23]. 
Factors such as the working hours, recognition received for a 
job well done, and colleague relationships play a major role in 
motivating engineers [24]. 

D. Literature Review Summary 

The summarized findings of the literature review are: 

• The motivational factor that has the most influence on 
female engineers is the good discipline at work. 

• It is imperative for the management to support women in 
construction industry by: 

1. Creating respectful environment with zero tolerance for 
harassment (solving the "being ignored at meetings" issue). 

2. Providing quality training opportunities for continued 
professional development. 

• Professional qualification has an influence on motivation, 
but none when in relation with professional experience. 

• Safety is the only motivational factor that depends on the 
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II. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 

The target population for this study consists of female 
engineers in Bosnia and Herzegovina that work or are educated 
in construction related fields. They have to have at least a 
bachelor’s degree in construction related fields such as 
architecture, civil, mechanical, or electrical engineering. No 
other minimal requirements were taken into consideration. 
Sampling included all kinds of construction companies, 
architecture studios, schools, universities, and all other job 
positions where female construction engineers work. 
Snowballing technique was used. No names will be mentioned 
for confidentiality reasons. 

Data collection started on 18th of December, 2021. The 
questionnaire consisted of the Multidimensional Work 
Motivation Scale (MWMS) with a total of 19 items and 5 
demographic factors. The questionnaire was made by using 
google forms, and all questions were marked as required fields 
to be answered. Questions were answered in a Likert scale of 5 
points, ranging from 1 for strongly disagree to 5 for strongly 
agree [25]. The online questionnaire was made in English and 
Bosnian. On the 13th of March, 2022 there were 200 
respondents who filled out the questionnaire. The data 
collection process lasted for 2 months and 26 days. 

Due to the established effect of demographics on the 
motivation in the literature findings and because women go 
through different phases in life, from being only a worker to 
being a worker, wife, and a mother by going through physical 
and mental changes, the following demographic factors were 
chosen in order to find solutions to the research problem: age, 
family status, number of children, educational level, and 
professional experience. The hypotheses assumed in this study, 
are: 

• Hypothesis 1 (H1): Professional experience, as a 
demographic factor of female construction engineers in 
B&H, has a larger effect on intrinsic regulations than on 
other motivation dimensions. 

• Hypothesis 2 (H2): Education level, as a demographic 
factor of female construction engineers in B&H, has a 
larger effect on external regulations - social than on other 
motivation dimensions. 

• Hypothesis 3 (H3): Family status, as a demographic factor 
of female construction engineers in B&H, has a larger 
effect on external regulations - material than on other 
motivation dimensions. 

• Hypothesis 4 (H4): Family status in relation with the 
number of children has a larger effect on identified 
regulations than on other motivation dimensions. 

• Hypothesis 5 (H5): Education level in relation with 
professional experience has a larger effect on external 
regulations - social than on other motivation dimensions. 

The research questions of this paper are: 

1. The demographic factor amotivation, as a motivation 
dimension for female engineers in construction industry in 
B&H, could be used? 

2. The demographic factor external regulations - social, as 
motivation dimension for female engineers in construction 
industry in B&H, could be used? 

3. The demographic factor external regulations – material, as 
motivation dimension for female engineers in construction 
industry in B&H, could be used? 

4. The demographic factor introjected regulations, as 
motivation dimension for female engineers in construction 
industry in B&H, could be used? 

5. The demographic factor intrinsic regulations, as motivation 
dimension for female engineers in construction industry in 
B&H, could be used? 

6. Which demographic factor is the most common and which 
is the least common effect on motivation dimensions of 
MWMS scale for female construction engineers in B&H? 

7. What motivation dimension is most widely used for 
motivating female construction engineers in B&H and 
what the least? 

In this paper, the motivational dimensions are the 
dependent variables and the demographic factors the 
independent variables, meaning that the motivational 
dimensions used in this research depend on the demographic 
factors. There are 19 items that are sorted in 6 different 
dimensions in the MWMS [26]: 

1. Amotivation 

2. External material regulations  

3. External social regulations 

4. Introjected regulations 

5. Identified regulations 

6. Intrinsic motivation 

The MWMS dimensions and their questions are given 
below [26]. 

A. Amotivation 

MWMS1: I don't put any effort on the current job, 
because I really feel that I'm wasting my time at work. 

MWMS2: I do put a little effort on the current job, 
because I don’t think this work is worth putting efforts into. 

MWMS3: I don't put any effort on the current job, 
because I don’t know why I’m doing this job, it is a 
pointless job. 

B. External Regulations - Social 

MWMS4: I put an effort in the current job to get others’ 
approval (e.g. supervisor, colleagues, family, clients). 

MWMS5: I put an effort in the current job because 
others will respect me more. 

MWMS6: I put an effort in the current job to avoid being 
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C. External Regulations - Material 

MWMS7: I put an effort in the current job because 
others will reward me financially only if I put enough effort 
in it (e.g. employer, supervisor). 

MWMS8: I put an effort in the current job because 
others offer me greater job security if I put enough effort in 
it. 

MWMS9: I put an effort in the current job because I risk 
losing my job if I don’t put enough effort in it. 

D. Introjected Regulations 

MWMS10: I put an effort in the current job because I 
have to prove to myself that I can. 

MWMS11: I put an effort in the current job because it 
makes me feel proud of myself. 

MWMS12: I put an effort in the current job because 
otherwise I will feel ashamed. 

MWMS13: I put an effort in the current job because 
otherwise I will feel bad about myself. 

E. Identified Regulations 

MWMS14: I put an effort in the current job because I 
personally consider it important to put efforts in this job. 

MWMS15: I put an effort in the current job because 
putting efforts in this job aligns with my personal values. 

MWMS16: I put an effort in the current job because 
putting efforts in this job has personal significance to me. 

F. Intrinsic Motivation 

MWMS17: I put an effort in the current job because I 
have fun while doing it. 

MWMS18: I put an effort in the current job because 
what I do in my work is exciting. 

MWMS19: I put an effort in the current job because the 
work I do is interesting 

III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 

Tests for analyzing the hypotheses will be chosen based on 
the types of included variables. Regression test will be used for 
the hypotheses where an independent continuous variable 
affects a dependent continuous variable. When an independent 
categorical variable affects a multiple dependent continuous 
variables, the one-way MANOVA (multivariate analysis of 
variance) will be applied, whereas MANCOVA (multivariate 
analysis of covariance) will be applied when categorical and 
continuous variables affect multiple dependent continuous 
variables. The dependent variables are amotivation, external 
regulations – social, external regulations – material, introjected 
regulations, identified regulations, and intrinsic regulations. A 
total of 200 female engineers filled out the questionnaire. 
Those engineers are architects, civil engineers, electrical 
engineers and mechanical engineers. The demographic 
questions were year of birth, family status, number of children, 
educational level, and professional experience. The range of 
respondents’ years of birth is 1959-1999. This shows that there 

is a 40-year difference between the youngest and the oldest 
female engineer in the construction industry that participated in 
this research. 

A. Reliability 

For testing and measuring reliability, Cronbach’s alpha 
coefficient was used. IBM SPSS statistics software showed the 
results of the reliability test and the results of Exploratory 
Factor Analysis (EFA). Cronbach’s alpha for all dimensions 
ranges from 0.759-0.922. Reliability is good if Cronbach’s 
alpha values are higher than 0.7 [27]. A conclusion can be 
made that the alpha coefficients are reliable as they are all 
higher than 0.7 (Table I). The minimum accepted loading of 
EFA is 0.4 [28]. The analysis was carried out for all items of 6 
the dimensions of MWMS. The EFA results showed that all 
correlations (loadings) for the given items regarding all 
variables in the MWMS scale are above the minimum value of 
0.4. This shows that the validity of the questionnaire for all 
variables is satisfactory.  

TABLE I.  CALUES OF CRONBACH'S ALPHA COEFFICIENT AND 
INTERNAL CONSISTENCY [27] 

Cronbach's alpha Internal consistency 

α ≥ 0.90 Excellent 

0.90 ≥ α ≥ 0.80 Good 

0.80 ≥ α ≥ 0.70 Acceptable 
0.70 ≥ α ≥ 0.60 Questionable 
0.60 ≥ α ≥ 0.50 Poor 

0.50 < α Unacceptable 
 

B. Testing the Hypotheses 

In statistics, it can be stated that the population mean lies 
within a 95% confidence interval. This means that as an 
approximate population number, the mean of the sample size 
can be used [29]. The following significant terms are used in 
reporting [29]: 

• p < 0.05 (significant at 5%) "The difference was 
significant" 

• p < 0.01 (significant at 1%) "The difference was highly 
significant". 

1) Testing Hypothesis 1 

Professional experience, as a demographic factor of female 
engineers in B&H construction industry, has a larger effect on 
intrinsic regulations than on other motivation dimensions. In 
the case of Hypothesis 1, the independent discrete variable is 
professional experience, whereas motivation dimensions are 
dependent continuous variables, linear regression was used for 
testing. The confidence interval is 95%. The significance level 
or P-value is higher than 0.05 for all factors, except for 
identified regulation, which is 0.126 which means that 
professional experience has no significant effect on identified 
regulations [29]. This leads to the conclusion that the identified 
regulations should not be used as a motivation dimension 
regarding the professional experience of female engineers in 
the construction industry. The value of R-square will tell the 
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TABLE II.  CORRELATION OF DETERMINATION [30] 

R-squared value Strength of association 

r
2
=0 No correlation 

0 < r
2 
< 0.25 Very weak correlation 

0.25 ≤ r
2 
< 0.50 Weak correlation 

0.50 ≤ r
2 
< 0.75 Moderate correlation 

0.75 ≤ r
2 
< 0.90 Strong correlation 

0.90 ≤ r
2 
< 1 Very strong correlation 

r
2
=1 Perfect correlation 

TABLE III.  HYPOTHESIS 1 - R SQUARE & ASSOCIATION STRENGTH  

Dependent variables 

Independent variable: Professional 

experience 
R 

square 

Adjusted 

R square 

Strength of 

association 

Amotivation 0.015 0.010 very weak 
External regulations-social 0.044 0.040 weak 
External regulations-material 0.051 0.046 weak 
Introjected regulations 0.020 0.015 very weak 
Intrinsic regulation 0.059 0.054 moderate 

 

When comparing the adjusted R square of the dependent 
variables, it can be said that intrinsic regulations is the most 
associated with the other motivation dimensions. It has a 
moderate correlation with the age of female engineers. Based 
on the results in this section, it can be concluded that 
Hypothesis 1 is accepted. 

2) Testing Hypothesis 2 

Education level, as a demographic factor of female 
engineers in B&H construction industry, has a larger effect on 
external regulations - social than on other motivation 
dimensions. Education level is, as a family status, a categorical 
independent variable. The hypothesis of the effect of the 
independent categorical variable on dependent continuous 
variable will be tested and one-way MANOVA was used. The 
results showed that education level, as a demographic factor of 
female engineers in the construction industry in B&H, affects 
both external regulations, but does not affect any other 
motivation dimension. Since both external regulations are 
affected by the education level, then the amount of effect that 
education level has on them should be measured. 

TABLE IV.  PARTIAL ETA SQUARED - EFFECT SIZE [29] 

Partial eta squared Effect size 

0.01 Small effect 
0.06 Moderate effect 
0.14 Large effect 

TABLE V.  PARTIAL ETA SQUARED – HYPOTHESIS 2 

Dependent Variables Association strength 

External regulations-social 0.091 
External regulations-material 0.054 

 

The effect of education level on external regulation – 
material is small, very close to being moderate. On the other 
side, external regulations – social is moderately affected by the 
education level, since partial eta squared is larger than 0.06 
[29]. From the results and the information presented in this 
section, it can be stated that Hypothesis 2 is accepted. 

 

3) Testing Hypothesis 3 

Family status, as a demographic factor of female engineers 
in B&H construction industry, has a larger effect on external 
regulations - material than on other motivation dimensions. 
After the conducted MANOVA, the significance level is one of 
the most important parts of the results. Those results are shown 
in Table VI. Based on them, it can be seen that family status 
does not affect any motivation dimension if confidence interval 
is 95% [29]. Then, Hypothesis 3 is rejected.  

TABLE VI.  ONE-WAY MANOVA RESULTS - HYPOTHESIS 3 

Dependent Variables 
Significance value 
Number of children 

Amotivation 0.110 
External regulations-social 0.184 

External regulations-material 0.272 
Introjected regulations 0.850 
Identified regulations 0.071 
Intrinsic regulations 0.072 

 

4) Testing Hypothesis 4 

Family status in relation with the number of children has a 
larger effect on identified regulations than on other motivation 
dimensions. MANCOVA will be used for this hypothesis 
because independent variables are categorical and continuous 
and affect multiple dependent continuous variables. Table VII 
shows the MANCOVA results. When the number of children 
and family status are in relation, they do not have an effect on 
any motivation dimension [29]. With that result, Hypothesis 4 
is rejected. 

TABLE VII.  ONE-WAY MANCOVA RESULTS - HYPOTHESIS 4 

Dependent variables 
Significance value 

Family status Number of children 

Amotivation 0.333 0.592 
External regulations-social 0.488 0.491 

External regulations-material 0.393 0.093 
Introjected regulations 0.817 0.613 
Identified regulations 0.624 0.076 
Intrinsic regulations 0.580 0.119 

 

5) Testing Hypothesis 5 

Education level in relation with professional experience has 
a larger effect on external regulations - social than on other 
motivation dimensions. 

TABLE VIII.  ONE-WAY MANCOVA RESULTS - HYPOTHESIS 5 

Dependent variables 
Significance value 

Education level Professional experience 

Amotivation 0.646 0.295 
External regulations-social 0.004 0.318 

External regulations-material 0.147 0.076 
Introjected regulations 0.661 0.215 
Identified regulations 0.331 0.577 
Intrinsic regulations 0.840 0.007 

 

The results show that education level in relation with 
professional experience does not affect external regulations – 
material as it did on its own. It affects only external regulations 
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level affects only intrinsic regulations, whereas on its own it 
affects all regulations except the identified regulations. As 
mentioned, education level in relation with professional 
experience affects only external regulations – social [29]. This 
leads to the conclusion that Hypothesis 5 is accepted. 

6) Research Questions 

Amotivation could only be used for female engineers with 
regard to their professional experience. The findings state that 
external regulations – social, as motivation dimension, is the 
most useful for motivating with regard to the education level of 
female engineers in the construction industry in B&H. External 
regulations – material is affected by all demographic factors 
except family status. This means that this motivation dimension 
could be used for any of these demographic factors. Based on 
the results, introjected regulations could only be used for 
motivating when it comes to professional experience. For all 
demographic factors except family status and education level, 
intrinsic motivation regulations could be used. Family status 
does not affect any motivation dimension, whereas professional 
experience affects all motivation dimensions except the 
identified regulations. External – material regulations is the 
most influential motivation dimension for female engineers in 
the construction industry in B&H, whereas identified 
regulations, amotivation, and introjected regulations are used 
the least. 

7) Summary 

This section will show the comparison between the findings 
of the current research and the literature findings. 

TABLE IX.  RESULTS COMPARISON WITH LITERATURE FINDINGS 

Research results Literature findings 

External – material regulations 
have the most impact on 

motivation dimension for female 
engineers in construction industry 

in B&H 

The motivational factor that 
has the most influence on 
female engineers is good 

discipline at work 

Both external regulations are 
affected by education level, but 

when in relation with professional 
experience it affects only external 

regulations - social 

Professional qualification has 
an influence on motivation, 
but none when in relation 

with professional experience 

 

Table X shows the status of hypothesis testing and the 
explanations in case a hypothesis was rejected. 

TABLE X.  HYPOTHESES RESULT SUMMARY 

Hypothesis Status Association 

H1 Accepted Moderate association (adjusted R square) 
H2 Accepted Moderate association (partial eta squared) 

H3 Rejected 
Family status does not affect any motivation 

dimension 

H4 Rejected 
Family status and number of children in relation 

do not affect any motivation dimension 

H5 Accepted 
Decreased association with external regulations 

– social (from moderate when on its own to 
weak when in relation). 

IV. CONCLUSION 

When education level is used as a demographic factor of 
female construction engineers in B&H, both external 

regulations could be used for motivation. Intrinsic regulations 
is the most associated with professional experience than other 
motivation dimensions, since it has moderate association. 
Family status does not affect any motivation dimension, 
whereas professional experience affects all motivation 
dimensions except the identified regulations. External – 
material regulations is the most influential motivation 
dimension for female engineers in the construction industry in 
B&H, whereas identified regulations, amotivation, and 
introjected regulations are used the least. 

To the best of our knowledge, there are no studies that refer 
to the motivation of women in the construction industry in 
B&H, based on the selected demographic factors. The current 
study fills that research gap. The results of this research could 
be used in construction companies in order to motivate their 
female engineers. Regarding the demographic factors used, the 
motivation dimension for each employee should be found. It 
would be a duty of management or human resources to update 
these applications as female engineers go through different 
stages in their professional careers due to natural life processes 
and factors and their motivation regulation might change. 
Hopefully, many female engineers in the construction industry 
in B&H may find this research useful to find ways of self-
motivation. When analyzing whether to stay in the construction 
industry or how to develop their career, this research may lead 
to desired outcomes for female construction engineers. 
Additionally, managers and human resources can now find 
what motivates their female construction engineers in order to 
keep them satisfied in their workplace or to know what 
motivation dimensions to use during the hiring process. 

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