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Aka, A, Isah, A D, Eze, C J and Timileyin, O (2020) Application of lean manufacturing tools and techniques for waste reduction in Nigerian bricks production process. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(03), 658–79.

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Gambo, M J (2022) Effect of institutional context and finance context of housing finance on home ownership among low-income earners in Bauchi. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 27(03), 415-36.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: accessibility; affordability; effectiveness; finance context; institutional context; performance
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  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/JFMPC-07-2021-0045
  • Abstract:
    Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effects of housing finance institutional and financial context on beneficiaries’ context to low income earners in Bauchi Local Government Area, Bauchi, Nigeria Design/methodology/approach: This paper adopted a quantitative research approach. Self-administered structured questionnaires were used to collect information from 357 primary school teachers in Bauchi Local Government Area, Bauchi, Nigeria. Partial least squares-structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data collected using SmartPLS 2 software Findings: This study revealed that effectiveness of financial institutions and their performance has significant positive causal effect on low income earners housing ownership context, which shows that performance and effectiveness of the housing finance institutions is vital to housing ownership for the low income earners in the study area. Thus, performance of housing finance institutions and their effectiveness has direct effects on low income earners housing ownership through finance affordability Practical implications: The prime consumer of these research findings are the financial institutions, this will make them bulk up in terms of their performance and effectiveness toward housing finance accessibility and affordability to the low income earners such as the primary school teachers in the study area. Originality/value: This paper used the technology organization environment theory, which is a multi-perspective theory to evaluate the concepts of institutional, finance and beneficiaries context with respect to housing finance in Bauchi by conceptualizing institutional context as effectiveness and performance, finance context as affordability and accessibility and beneficiaries context as ownership. © 2021, Emerald Publishing Limited.

Golizadeh, H, Hosseini, M R, Martek, I, Edwards, D, Gheisari, M, Banihashemi, S and Zhang, J (2020) Scientometric analysis of research on “remotely piloted aircraft”. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(03), 634–57.

Gravina da Rocha, C, El Ghoz, H B and Jr Guadanhim, S (2020) A model for implementing product modularity in buildings design. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(03), 680–99.

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Hui, E C-M and Fung, H H-K (2009) Real estate development as real options. Construction Management and Economics, 27(03), 221–7.

Jia, Y A, Rowlinson, S, Kvan, T, Lingard, H C and Yip, B (2009) Burnout among Hong Kong Chinese architecture students: the paradoxical effect of Confucian conformity values. Construction Management and Economics, 27(03), 287–98.

Leiringer, R, Green, S D and Raja, J Z (2009) Living up to the value agenda: the empirical realities of through-life value creation in construction. Construction Management and Economics, 27(03), 271–85.

Liao, L, Teo Ai Lin, E and Low, S P (2020) Assessing building information modeling implementation readiness in building projects in Singapore. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(03), 700–24.

Liu, Q, Ye, G and Feng, Y (2020) Workers' safety behaviors in the off-site manufacturing plant. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(03), 765-84.

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Ping Ho, S, Lin, Y-H, Wu, H-L and Chu, W (2009) Empirical test of a model for organizational governance structure choices in construction joint ventures. Construction Management and Economics, 27(03), 315–24.

Pulket, T and Arditi, D (2009) Construction litigation prediction system using ant colony optimization. Construction Management and Economics, 27(03), 241–51.

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Vahdatmanesh, M, Firouzi, A and Rotimi, J O B (2022) Real options analysis of revenue risk sharing in post-disaster housing reconstruction. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 27(03), 281-305.

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Zarghami, S A and Gunawan, I (2020) A fuzzy-based vulnerability assessment model for infrastructure networks incorporating reliability and centrality. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(03), 725–44.