Abstract
Abstract The need to address the problems facing the natural environment and social economic development cannot be overemphasised. The aim of the study was to assess the influence of firm size on the level of implementation of sustainability practices in Niger Delta, Nigeria. Survey design approach was used in the study. Data were obtained through interviews and one thousand one hundred and seventy-nine copies of structured questionnaire administered to representatives of the firms by researchers and research assistants. The methods of data analysis were simple percentage and Spearman’s rank correlation. The result showed that small firms accounted for 84.7 %, medium-sized firms accounted for 11.61 % and large construction firms accounted for 3.73 %. Thus, a majority of firms are small and medium-sized construction companies in Niger Delta. The study revealed that the firm size influenced the level of implementation of firm sustainability practices in the study area. It was concluded that the size of firms had a significant influence on the level of adoption of sustainability practices among the construction firms operating in Niger Delta. It was also concluded that small and medium-sized construction firms recorded poor capacity building and human capital development. The study recommended that small and medium-sized construction firms operating in Niger Delta should improve their level of capacity building and human capital development.
Highlights
Applying sustainable practices that ensure good returns on investment in a healthy environment and better social performance cannot be overstated and exaggerated
The influence of size of construction firms on the degree of implementation of sustainable construction practices among construction firms operating in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria
The result shows that there is a significant correlation among the size of construction companies and the idealized impact of charismatic leadership, knowledge management practices, employee strategies, the level of application of high ethical standards in the Board of Directors, training of personnel, ability to motivate the employees through the use of wage/salary induced motivation and the extent the personnel can be encouraged to work as a team
Summary
Applying sustainable practices that ensure good returns on investment in a healthy environment and better social performance cannot be overstated and exaggerated. Kadafa (2012) considered Niger Delta to be one of the most severely damaged ecosystems as a result of oil exploration in the region. The concept of firm sustainability implies the ability of construction firms to strike a balance between economic, environmental and social.
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