A mini-factor health and safety compliance : a multivariate factorial analysis
- Mustapha, Zukari, Aigbavboa, Clinton O., Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
- Authors: Mustapha, Zukari , Aigbavboa, Clinton O. , Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Adherence , Safety regulations , Compliance
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/123251 , uj:20769 , ISSN: 2223-7852 , Citation: Mustapha, Z., Aigbavboa, C.O & Thwala, W.D. 2016. A mini-factor health and safety compliance: a multivariate factorial analysis. Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation, 6 (1): 1353-1362.
- Description: Abstract: The construction industry employees all over the world experience serious injuries and deaths due to accidents in complex high-risk systems. These incidents have been attributed to conditions in which an employee is working or his actions that can result in human error or an unsafe action. Adherence to safety regulations features among Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) contractors’ in Ghana were confirmed through the use of a confirmatory factor analysis. Findings from the Structural Equation Modleing (SEM) analysis confirmed that the Rio coefficient and the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient on the internal consistency were over 0.70 criteria for acceptability. The influence of adherence to safety regulations features on the Health and Safety (H&S) compliance was found to be statistically significant. Hence, strong in predicting H&S compliance among SMEs contractors’. The paper makes a significance contribution towards SMEs contractors’ adherence to safety regulations. The paper provides a significant insight into how H&S compliance among SMEs contractors’ adherence to safety regulations could be improved.
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- Authors: Mustapha, Zukari , Aigbavboa, Clinton O. , Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Adherence , Safety regulations , Compliance
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/123251 , uj:20769 , ISSN: 2223-7852 , Citation: Mustapha, Z., Aigbavboa, C.O & Thwala, W.D. 2016. A mini-factor health and safety compliance: a multivariate factorial analysis. Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation, 6 (1): 1353-1362.
- Description: Abstract: The construction industry employees all over the world experience serious injuries and deaths due to accidents in complex high-risk systems. These incidents have been attributed to conditions in which an employee is working or his actions that can result in human error or an unsafe action. Adherence to safety regulations features among Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) contractors’ in Ghana were confirmed through the use of a confirmatory factor analysis. Findings from the Structural Equation Modleing (SEM) analysis confirmed that the Rio coefficient and the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient on the internal consistency were over 0.70 criteria for acceptability. The influence of adherence to safety regulations features on the Health and Safety (H&S) compliance was found to be statistically significant. Hence, strong in predicting H&S compliance among SMEs contractors’. The paper makes a significance contribution towards SMEs contractors’ adherence to safety regulations. The paper provides a significant insight into how H&S compliance among SMEs contractors’ adherence to safety regulations could be improved.
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Economic development as a function of construction project performance
- Oke, Ayodeji, Ogungbile, Adedayo, Oyewobi, Luqman, Tengan, Callistus
- Authors: Oke, Ayodeji , Ogungbile, Adedayo , Oyewobi, Luqman , Tengan, Callistus
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Construction projects , Economic development
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/223620 , uj:22491 , Citation: Oke, A. et al. 2016. Economic development as a function of construction project performance. Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation, 6(2):1447-1459. , ISSN: 2223-7852
- Description: Abstract: Poor performance of construction projects is one of the major cause for concern in the construction industry. Many of the construction projects executed in Nigeria experienced several challenges ranging from simple to complex issues. This paper therefore, examines factors affecting the performance of construction projects, their effects on the economic development and the impact of the factors on the economic development of the nation. The study identified a set of factors believed to affect project performance through extensive review of literature which form the basis for questionnaire survey. A total of 200 questionnaires were self-administered to professionals in the Nigerian construction industry, out of which 148 were retrieved and considered fit for analysis. The survey findings indicate that the most important factors affecting project performance are: project design cost, project complexity, unavailability of resources, quality of equipment and raw materials, while ontime completion, client satisfaction and productivity were considered to be the main measures of construction project performances. Improvement in technology and extension of infrastructures, were the most important indices of economic development. It is recommended that project owners must work collaboratively with all the professionals involved in carrying out construction project in order to facilitate good performance. More so, stakeholders in the construction industry including professionals and regulatory bodies should be proactive in discharging their responsibilities bearing in mind the effect of construction project performance on economic development of the country.
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- Authors: Oke, Ayodeji , Ogungbile, Adedayo , Oyewobi, Luqman , Tengan, Callistus
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Construction projects , Economic development
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/223620 , uj:22491 , Citation: Oke, A. et al. 2016. Economic development as a function of construction project performance. Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation, 6(2):1447-1459. , ISSN: 2223-7852
- Description: Abstract: Poor performance of construction projects is one of the major cause for concern in the construction industry. Many of the construction projects executed in Nigeria experienced several challenges ranging from simple to complex issues. This paper therefore, examines factors affecting the performance of construction projects, their effects on the economic development and the impact of the factors on the economic development of the nation. The study identified a set of factors believed to affect project performance through extensive review of literature which form the basis for questionnaire survey. A total of 200 questionnaires were self-administered to professionals in the Nigerian construction industry, out of which 148 were retrieved and considered fit for analysis. The survey findings indicate that the most important factors affecting project performance are: project design cost, project complexity, unavailability of resources, quality of equipment and raw materials, while ontime completion, client satisfaction and productivity were considered to be the main measures of construction project performances. Improvement in technology and extension of infrastructures, were the most important indices of economic development. It is recommended that project owners must work collaboratively with all the professionals involved in carrying out construction project in order to facilitate good performance. More so, stakeholders in the construction industry including professionals and regulatory bodies should be proactive in discharging their responsibilities bearing in mind the effect of construction project performance on economic development of the country.
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Personnel management practices in Nigerian quantity surveying firms
- Oke, Ayodeji, Aigbavboa, Clinton, Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
- Authors: Oke, Ayodeji , Aigbavboa, Clinton , Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Personnel management - Nigeria , Mentoring , Quantity surveying - Personnel management - Nigeria
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/219400 , uj:21896 , Citation: Oke, A., Aigbavboa, C. & Thwala, W. 2016. Personnel management practices in Nigerian quantity surveying firms. Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation, 6(SI):1651-1663. , ISSN: 2223-7852
- Description: Abstract: One of the basic responsibilities of top managers of an organisation is the ability to manage, supervise and control other members of staff in the best possible way to ensure optimum performance and high productivity. Failure to understand, acknowledge and meet the expectation and requirement of staff members by an organisation may lead to deterioration in commitment, loyalty to the values of the organisation, lack of motivation and eventually, low productivity. In this study, personnel management (PM) practices in Nigerian quantity surveying firms were examined by evaluating various human resource management (HRM) approach and techniques. The aspects considered are staff strength, welfare, training and development, mentoring and succession rate. Questionnaires were adopted for the study and it was administered on quantity surveying firms using convenient sampling method. Quantity surveying firms are not providing their members of staff with the necessary and expected welfare and mentoring and level of staff training is below average. In view of this, managers, directors and other top management staff of quantity surveying firms should ensure proper recruitment and selection process at the initial stage of personnel management; improve on staff training and development strategies; be concerned about staff welfare and mentoring; maintain a strong, stable, and increasing staff strength; and prioritise staff mentoring and succession in order to enhance productivity of staff and general performance of the firms. This will not only improve their innovativeness in delivering better to clients but will also enhance better competition in both local and international market.
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- Authors: Oke, Ayodeji , Aigbavboa, Clinton , Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Personnel management - Nigeria , Mentoring , Quantity surveying - Personnel management - Nigeria
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/219400 , uj:21896 , Citation: Oke, A., Aigbavboa, C. & Thwala, W. 2016. Personnel management practices in Nigerian quantity surveying firms. Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation, 6(SI):1651-1663. , ISSN: 2223-7852
- Description: Abstract: One of the basic responsibilities of top managers of an organisation is the ability to manage, supervise and control other members of staff in the best possible way to ensure optimum performance and high productivity. Failure to understand, acknowledge and meet the expectation and requirement of staff members by an organisation may lead to deterioration in commitment, loyalty to the values of the organisation, lack of motivation and eventually, low productivity. In this study, personnel management (PM) practices in Nigerian quantity surveying firms were examined by evaluating various human resource management (HRM) approach and techniques. The aspects considered are staff strength, welfare, training and development, mentoring and succession rate. Questionnaires were adopted for the study and it was administered on quantity surveying firms using convenient sampling method. Quantity surveying firms are not providing their members of staff with the necessary and expected welfare and mentoring and level of staff training is below average. In view of this, managers, directors and other top management staff of quantity surveying firms should ensure proper recruitment and selection process at the initial stage of personnel management; improve on staff training and development strategies; be concerned about staff welfare and mentoring; maintain a strong, stable, and increasing staff strength; and prioritise staff mentoring and succession in order to enhance productivity of staff and general performance of the firms. This will not only improve their innovativeness in delivering better to clients but will also enhance better competition in both local and international market.
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