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Innovations in Construction Organisations in Nigeria
Innovation serves as a vital element of organization’s competitiveness and a premise for enhancing the development of the construction industry. This enhancement/ development depends on the integration and adoption of innovation by construction organizations. Therefore, this study examines the innovativeness of organizations in the construction industry. Primary data were collected from 116 construction organization in Lagos, Nigeria using a well-structured online and printed questionnaire. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency and percentages, mean score and factor analysis. Through mean score, the study reveals that AutoCAD, Revit and Mobile technology are the most adopted software while innovative technologies like Building Information Modelling (BIM), Internet of Things, Virtual reality, Big Data, etc. are moderately adopted in the Nigerian construction industry. In adopting factor analysis, the 21 identified innovations were reduced and categorized into 3 principal factors which explains 62% of the total variance. These factors were named early measuring software, early designing software and recent innovative technologies. The study concludes that the innovativeness of organizations and the construction industry in Nigeria is somewhat low as a result of the moderate adoption of innovative technologies. Hence, the study recommends that the management of construction organizations should provide and encourage the use of new software and technologies so as ensure better quality services delivery.
Innovations in Construction Organisations in Nigeria
Innovation serves as a vital element of organization’s competitiveness and a premise for enhancing the development of the construction industry. This enhancement/ development depends on the integration and adoption of innovation by construction organizations. Therefore, this study examines the innovativeness of organizations in the construction industry. Primary data were collected from 116 construction organization in Lagos, Nigeria using a well-structured online and printed questionnaire. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency and percentages, mean score and factor analysis. Through mean score, the study reveals that AutoCAD, Revit and Mobile technology are the most adopted software while innovative technologies like Building Information Modelling (BIM), Internet of Things, Virtual reality, Big Data, etc. are moderately adopted in the Nigerian construction industry. In adopting factor analysis, the 21 identified innovations were reduced and categorized into 3 principal factors which explains 62% of the total variance. These factors were named early measuring software, early designing software and recent innovative technologies. The study concludes that the innovativeness of organizations and the construction industry in Nigeria is somewhat low as a result of the moderate adoption of innovative technologies. Hence, the study recommends that the management of construction organizations should provide and encourage the use of new software and technologies so as ensure better quality services delivery.
Innovations in Construction Organisations in Nigeria
Aigbavboa, Clinton (editor) / Thwala, Wellington (editor) / Aghimien, Douglas (editor) / Dorcas, Moyanga (author) / Taiwo, Adegbembo (author) / Emmanuel, Owoyemi (author)
Construction Industry Development Board Postgraduate Research Conference ; 2022 ; Eastern Cape, South Africa
Towards a Sustainable Construction Industry: The Role of Innovation and Digitalisation ; Chapter: 14 ; 132-142
2023-04-24
11 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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