Abstract
Contractors' perceptions of factors affecting construction labour productivity in South Africa
Highlights
The construction industry is a significant contributor to developed and developing economies
Site supervisors perceived industrial action resulting from political activities to have a moderate influence to near major / near major influence on construction labour productivity, as the factor achieved a mean score (MS) > 3.40 ≤ 4.20
The results show that industrial action resulting from political activities is a major concern for site supervisors
Summary
The construction industry is a significant contributor to developed and developing economies. Its economic significance is further underscored by the fact that construction activities impact on other industries such as manufacturing and banking (Dixit, Pandey, Mandal & Bansal 2017:742) This is because, to some extent, parts of the business investment of these industries are reliant on construction as their service delivery is largely dependent on physical infrastructure (Shah & Ahad 2017:10; Chia, Skitmore, Runeson & Bridge 2014:874). It has been widely reported that the global construction industry is confronted with the challenge of poor productivity (Shah & Ahad 2017:10; Akogbe, Feng & Zhou 2015:16), and usually criticised for its underperformance (Kazaz & Ulubeyli 2007:2132). This has negatively impacted on construction project performance, project stakeholders, and construction businesses. Addressing productivity problems in construction will offer strategic advantages to construction organisations, improve overall project performance, and help to identify the potential areas of improvement to achieve organisational goals (Sheikh, Ullah, Ayub & Thaheem 2017:274)
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