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Afolabi, A, Oyeyipo, O, Ojelabi, R and Patience, T O (2019) Balancing the female identity in the construction industry. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 24(2), 83-104.
Amin, K F and Abanda, F H (2019) Building information modelling plan of work for managing construction projects in egypt. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 24(2), 23-61.
Elijah, O O and Oluwasuji, D J (2019) An evaluation of training needs of the nigerian construction professionals in adopting building information modelling. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 24(2), 63-81.
Marzuki, P, Oktavianus, A, Regina, A, Hasiholan, B and Meifrinaldi (2019) Interface problems in change order-challenged projects. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 24(2), 1-22.
Mazlan, E M, Osman, M H and Saud, M S (2019) The level of competency knowledge in safety training among construction personnel. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 24(2), 157-72.
Meikle, J (2019) A response to george ofori's special note. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 24(2), 207-8.
Ogbu, C P and Asuquo, C F (2019) Taxonomy of indigenous construction firms in south-south nigeria. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 24(2), 189-206.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: cluster analysis; contractor development; discriminant analysis; indigenous construction firms
- ISBN/ISSN: 1823-6499
- URL: https://doi.org/10.21315/jcdc2019.24.2.9
- Abstract:
Contractors are generally grouped as small, medium or large, or, indigenous or foreign. An unsupervised statistically derived grouping of indigenous contractors hardly exists. Such a grouping is critical to policy formation for indigenous construction firms (ICFs) development in Nigeria. The objectives of this study were: (1) to group ICFs based on their characteristics and (2) to identify the significant characteristics that discriminate among the groups of ICFs. The ICFs (n = 575) studied were obtained from sample frames retrieved from construction industry professional bodies, the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) and internet sources. The results of the study were based on the demographic data of 428 of the ICFs that returned acceptably filled copies of the study questionnaire. Using cluster analysis, 97.9% of the ICFs were correctly classified into three groups based on their characteristics. Discriminant analysis revealed that two functions (experience and marketing) discriminate among the three groups. The two functions are particularly distinguishable by high loadings in firm experience and firm registration with client bodies. This study demonstrates that ICFs can be classified using other parameters than those traditionally in use. Future ICF development programmes could be tailored along the lines of the three distinct groups discovered in this study. © Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2019.
Ozumba, A O, Ojiako, U, Shakantu, W, Marshall, A and Chipulu, M (2019) Process need areas and technology adoption in construction site management. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 24(2), 123-55.
Rasli, N B I, Ismail, M R, Ramli, N A, Shith, S, Nazir, A U M, Yusof, N F M and Zainordin, N S (2019) Compliance of indoor air contaminants within the main prayer halls of mosques in malacca with malaysia's indoor air quality standard. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 24(2), 105-21.
Utama, W P, Chan, A P C, Zahoor, H, Gao, R and Zulherman (2019) Preferred entry mode choices and transformation of indonesian contractors' strategy in international markets. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 24(2), 173-88.