Relationship Between Cost Factors And Performance Of Small Scale Local Government Contractors In Nigeria
| dc.contributor.author | Gambo, Nuru | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-02-02T01:50:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-02-02T01:50:52Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The persistence of poor performance of small scale local government contractors posed a challenge to the sustainable development of construction industry in developing countries like Nigeria. Poor performance of small scale contractors were mostly as a result of the effects of cost factors that affect performance of projects. This lead to project cost and time overruns substandard products and the abandonment of projects. This study is aimed at developing a model for the relationship between cost factors and performance of small scale local government contractors through introduction of client support as mediator. The study surveyed the performance of small scale local government contractors in the three geo-political zones of Nigeria. This research is quantitative in approach; the study had three constructs and nine dimensions. The constructs were cost factors, clients support and performance of contractors. The data for this study were collected by using well structured design questionnaire. A proportionate stratified random sampling method was used to select the respondents which comprised of major stakeholders (clients, contractors and consultants) in Nigerian construction industry. IBM SPSS version 21 was used to analyze the collected data. Descriptive statistics, Friedmans analysis, correlation analysis and three mediation approaches were used in this study. The study found that cost factors had a severe effect on the performance of small scale local government contractors in Nigeria. The study found that small scale local government contractors in Nigeria were average performers. The study also found that there were significant weak and negative relationship between cost factors and performance of the contractors. Lastly, the study found that there was a significant little mediation effect of client support on the cost factors that affects performance of small scale local government contractors in Nigeria.This study serves as a wake-up call on small scale local government contractors in Nigeria. It also provided criteria for self evaluation among small scale contractors and project clients for decisions making. The mediator introduced in the study mitigated the effects of cost factors, and practically this would be achieved through promulgation of law for the inclusion of client support for the contractors in the Standard Forms of Building Contract in Nigeria (SFBCN). | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3640 | |
| dc.subject | The relationship between cost factors and performance | en_US |
| dc.subject | of small scale local government contractors. | en_US |
| dc.title | Relationship Between Cost Factors And Performance Of Small Scale Local Government Contractors In Nigeria | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
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