Factors influencing construction Stakeholders’ engagement outcome in Nigeria

• Autorzy: Ekung S.B. , Okonkwo E. , Odesola I.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

As a result of an increasing cases of community protest and opposition to construction projects in the Niger Delta during the construction stages, the present study investigated factors influencing construction stakeholders‟ engagement outcome. The aim was to determine the severity of factors influencing construction stakeholders‟ engagement in the research environment. Due to the pluralist usage of the term stakeholder, the study examined community stakeholders. Qualitative and quantitative data were collected using semi-structured interview and questionnaire survey administered on 186 respondents selected from two stakeholders groups using snowballing. 32 factors generated individually and collectively from literature, interview and practice were ranked and analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Gap between regulatory requirements and public expectations, location of projects, effect of cumulative development effects, poverty, and lack of information disclosure are some of the high ranking factors influencing engagement performance. Further analysis involving Levene‟s Homogeneity test indicates no significant difference in the population ranking opinion of these factors. This heterogeneous distribution demonstrates strong similarity across the population studied. These factors must therefore be smoothened in future construction engagement process to enhance successful project delivery. The study unveils inherent lacunas in construction project management which strongly correlates project performance.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Nigeria; Niger Delta; construction sector; construction industry; stakeholder; engagement; construction project; questionnaire method; questionnaire survey; respondent

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: International Letters of Natural Sciences
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: 15
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.101-114,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Ekung S.B.

• School Built Environment, University of Salford, Grater Manchester, M5 4WT, U.K.

autor

Okonkwo E.

• Department of Building, Faculty of Environmental Studies, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria

autor

Odesola I.

• Department of Quantity Surveying, Faculty of Environmental Studies, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria

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