STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT OF BUILDING PROJECT PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA

Abstract

The stumpy level of diversification of construction resources base on the variability in productivity experienced by many construction industries in Nigeria due to operational inefficiency have been identified as a vital issue that courses social and demographic changes in Nigeria. However, lack of reliable means of evaluating workmen efficiency in every work activity carried out necessitate the need for the study. This study therefore examine the strategies for improving labour productivity on building projects in performance in Nigeria. A well-structured questionnaire was randomly administered among 240 building construction professionals in Abuja. Data collected were analysed using statistical packages for social sciences (SPSS). However, mean item score techniques were used to examine the strategy for improving labour productivity on Building project performance and simple regression analysis was used to determine the level of relationship between labour productivity and performance. The result of the analysis indicates that the capital investment in technology, routine evaluation of performance, monetary and non-monetary incentives, team integration strategies, labour education and training with mean scores of 3.96, 3.80, 3.98, 3.58 and 3.25 respectively, had their contributory effects on labour productivity. It was however deduced that understanding the significance of time and cost performance has a major significant effect on the productivity of workmen in Nigeria with Fcal 11.744, 4.88 and P-value 0.003, 0.038 showing 0.599 and 0.434 degree of relationship. The study also signals the need for effective planning, diagnosing and evaluation of workmen performance as the strategic framework to reduce inefficiency and improve productivity.