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Assessment of Management-Related Factors Affecting Construction Labour Productivity in Cross River State of Nigeria
Productivity has always been noted as one of the most important factorsaffecting the success and overall performance of every organisation and the role ofmanagement in this matter cannot be overemphasised. This study assesses and comparesthe relative effects of management-related factors on construction labour productivity inCross River State of Nigeria from the perspectives of building craftsmen and projectsupervisors/engineers. A survey research design approach was adopted which involved astratified random sample of 115 building craftsmen and 60 project supervisors/engineers.Data were collected through structured questionnaires and analysed using Mean ItemScore and Spearman Rank Correlation test. The result shows that there is significantcorrelation between building craftsmen’ and project supervisors’/engineers’ perceptionsof the relative effects of management-related factors on construction labour productivity(p = 0.001 > 0.05). In addition, the selected project team members ranked ‘materialmanagement’, ‘quality of site management’, ‘lack of financial motivation system’,‘supervision’, ‘crew size and efficiency’ and ‘firm reputation’ as the first five significantmanagement-related factors affecting construction labour productivity respectively. Thelast two factors tie rank in the fifth position. It is concluded that there is need forimproved management practices in underdeveloped and developing countries of theworld to enhance productivity on construction sites. The study therefore, recommendsthat construction managers should formulate policies incorporating significantmanagement-related factors affecting construction labour productivity as part ofproductivity improvement strategies on construction sites.Keywords: Construction, craftsmen, effects, factors, labour, management, productivity.
Assessment of Management-Related Factors Affecting Construction Labour Productivity in Cross River State of Nigeria
Productivity has always been noted as one of the most important factorsaffecting the success and overall performance of every organisation and the role ofmanagement in this matter cannot be overemphasised. This study assesses and comparesthe relative effects of management-related factors on construction labour productivity inCross River State of Nigeria from the perspectives of building craftsmen and projectsupervisors/engineers. A survey research design approach was adopted which involved astratified random sample of 115 building craftsmen and 60 project supervisors/engineers.Data were collected through structured questionnaires and analysed using Mean ItemScore and Spearman Rank Correlation test. The result shows that there is significantcorrelation between building craftsmen’ and project supervisors’/engineers’ perceptionsof the relative effects of management-related factors on construction labour productivity(p = 0.001 > 0.05). In addition, the selected project team members ranked ‘materialmanagement’, ‘quality of site management’, ‘lack of financial motivation system’,‘supervision’, ‘crew size and efficiency’ and ‘firm reputation’ as the first five significantmanagement-related factors affecting construction labour productivity respectively. Thelast two factors tie rank in the fifth position. It is concluded that there is need forimproved management practices in underdeveloped and developing countries of theworld to enhance productivity on construction sites. The study therefore, recommendsthat construction managers should formulate policies incorporating significantmanagement-related factors affecting construction labour productivity as part ofproductivity improvement strategies on construction sites.Keywords: Construction, craftsmen, effects, factors, labour, management, productivity.
Assessment of Management-Related Factors Affecting Construction Labour Productivity in Cross River State of Nigeria
Odesola, Isaac Abiodun (author)
2016-05-05
Covenant Journal of Research in the Built Environment; Vol 3, No 2 (2015): December 2015
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
DDC:
690
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