An Assessment of Factors Affecting Productivity of Key Building Trades in Southwestern Nigeria

Abstract

Building construction projects suffers various problems and complex factors such as cost, timing, quality, safety and other salient factors which are like incipient delay to the successful completion of building projects. The aim of this research is to identify factors affecting skilled labour performance and analyse the main factors affecting the productivity of artisans in building construction projects in southwestern Nigeria. Literature on factors as recommended by experts were considered and categorized into five groups with each group containing at least four subgroups. These factors were evaluated and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) based on the primary data collected via structured questionnaire. The method of analysis used are chi-square test, ANOVA test, co-efficient of determination test, hypothesis testing were all carried out to ascertain the effect of these factors on professionals and artisans in achieving the expectation of embarking on such building construction project. It was concluded that a detailed schedule of human, material and logistic must be planned and supplied in order to reduce time taken, cost, effect of weather, inadequate supervision, adverse effect of concerned authority ,alcoholism, insufficient material, unnecessary delay and waste of both human and material resources. In addition, it is recommended to develop human resources in the building construction industry through proper and continuous training programme. All these will successfully create an enabling environment and action towards completing building projects based on approved specification. Keywords: Building Construction, Skilled Labour, Questionnaire, ANOVA Test, Human Resources. DOI: 10.7176/RHSS/12-3-02 Publication date: February 28 th 2022