What does an argument on a construction job site cost?
Study: About $11,00 per dispute
A Michigan State University researcher has quantified something rarely measured in studies about productivity in the construction industry: the cost of arguments.
MSU’s Dr. Julie Brockman’s analysis of 41 episodes of “interpersonal conflict” that occurred on construction job sites determined that they averaged about $11,000 in terms of value of the time spent (or wasted) on disputes.