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Baroudi, B and Metcalfe, M (2011) A human perspective of contractor prequalification. Construction Economics and Building, 11(02), 60-70.
Coggins, J (2011) From disparity to harmonisation of construction industry payment legislation in Australia: a proposal for a dual process of adjudication based upon size of progress payment claim. Construction Economics and Building, 11(02), 34-59.
Gajendran, T, Brewer, G, Runeson, G and Dainty, A (2011) Investigating informality in construction: philosophy, paradigm and practice. Construction Economics and Building, 11(02), 84-98.
Kaewsri, N and Tonghong, T (2011) An investigation of women engineers in non-traditional occupations in the Thai construction industry. Construction Economics and Building, 11(02), 1-21.
Onukwube, H and Iyagba, R (2011) Construction professionals job performance and characteristics: a comparison of indigenous and expatriate construction companies in Nigeria. Construction Economics and Building, 11(02), 71-83.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Construction companies; construction professionals; job characteristics; job performance; Nigeria
- ISBN/ISSN: 1837-9133
- URL: https://doi.org/10.5130/AJCEB.v11i2.1817
- Abstract:
Job performance is considered one of the most important constructs in human resources management because it helps to explain the value and utility that each employee adds to the organisation. The professionals in the Nigerian construction companies are not exception to the perceived low job performance rate within the industry. Extant literature points to the fact that job characteristics of employees can account for variance in their job performance rate.This study compares the job performance rate and job characteristics of construction professionals in indigenous and expatriate construction companies with a view to establish a relationship between job performance and job characteristics of construction professionals. A total of 762 questionnaires were collected and used for the study. Eighty one (81) construction companies, 50 (62%) indigenous and 31 (38%) expatriate were selected using stratified random sampling technique. Data collected were analysed using mean item score, spearman rank correlation, linear regression analysis where appropriate. Findings of the study revealed that the relationship between job characteristics and job performance of construction professionals in construction companies in Nigeria is positive but low and the correlation coefficient is higher in expatriate construction companies. Based on the above finding, the study recommends that construction companies in Nigeria should endeavour and improve on their current core job dimensions (task significance, skill variety, task identity, autonomy and feedback) inherent in various jobs designed within their respective organizations as this will constitute as one of the variants that will improve the job performance rate of construction professionals.
Ramachandra, T and Rotimi, J (2011) The nature of payment problems in the New Zealand construction industry. Construction Economics and Building, 11(02), 22-33.
Runeson, G (2011) The demise of the journal ranking: a victory for common sense. Construction Economics and Building, 11(02), 99-100.