Moderating Effect of Regulations on Organizational Factors and Construction Risk Management: A Proposed Framework

While certain organizational internal and external factors have been found to influence construction risk management among the construction companies. The influence of the organizational factors such as effective communication, team competency with skills, active leadership, political factor, organizational culture, technology factor and economic factor on construction risk management among the construction companies operating in Nigeria have not received considerable attention. This paper proposes regulations as the potential moderator on the relationship between organisational internal factors, external factors and construction risk management. Keywords: Organizational internal & external factors, Construction Risk management; Rules and Regulations JEL Classifications: G30, D80, L70

The Influence of Organizational External Factors on Construction Risk Management among Nigerian Construction Companies

Background: Substantial empirical research has shown conflicting results regarding the influence of organizational external factors on construction risk management, suggesting the necessity to introduce a moderator into the study. The present research confirmed whether rules and regulations matter on the relationships between organizational external factors and construction risk management. Methods: Based on discouragement and organizational control theory, this research examined the effects of organizational external factors and rules and regulations on construction risk management among 238 employees operating in construction companies in Abuja and Lagos, Nigeria. A personally administered questionnaire was used to acquire the data. The data were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling. Results: A significant positive relationship between organizational external factors and construction risk management was asserted. This study also found a significant positive relationship between rules and regulations and construction risk management. As anticipated, rules and regulations were found to moderate the relationship between organizational external factors and construction risk management, with a significant positive result. Similarly, a significant interaction effect was also found between rules and regulations and organizational external factors. Implications of the research from a Nigerian point of view have also been discussed. Conclusion: Political, economy, and technology factors helped the construction companies to reduce the chance of risk occurrence during the construction activities. Rules and regulations also helped to lessen the rate of accidents involving construction workers as well as the duration of the projects. Similarly, the influence of the organizational external factors with rules and regulations on construction risk management has proven that most of the construction companies that implement the aforementioned factors have the chance to deliver their projects within the stipulated time, cost, and qualities, which can be used as a yardstick to measure a good project

Assessing the Impact of Work Environment on Employee Engagement among Non-Academic Staff of the University

Aim of the Study - The objective of this study was to access the impact of work environment on employee engagement among the non-academic staffs of the university in Nigeria. Social exchange theory (SET) was utilized in developing the research framework.  Methodology - A total of 150 non-academics staff from l University, representing a response rate of 63.3% participated in this study. Data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire. The correlation and the hypothesis were tested using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS 2.0). The Cronbach’s Alpha value for the variables ranging from 0.724 to 0.804 indicates very good reliability of the research instrument.  Findings - The findings indicate a moderate relationship between the work environment and employee engagement, and the hypothesis is not supported.   Practical Implications - The study will provide direction to both the management and the university staff for them to proactively focus on providing a healthy and comfortable working environment that will boost engagement, which lead towards enhancing the performance of university staff, and also the university administrators in various ways

Correlation between team and co-worker relationship and employee engagement

The objective of this study was to examine the correlation between team and coworker relationship and employee engagement in Federal University of Technology, Nigeria. Social exchange theory (SET) was utilized in developing the research framework. A total of 150 non-academics staff from Federal University of Technology, representing a response rate of 63.3% participated in this study. Data were collected through self-administered questionnaire. one hypothesis was tested using SPSS 2.0. The findings indicated that the relationship between team and co-worker relationship and employee engagement is low (r = .252). Theoretical and practical implications of the study as well as suggestions for future research were discussed

Building sustainability in the construction industry through firm capabilities, technology and business innovativeness: empirical evidence from Malaysia

While the identification of the drivers of social sustainability in construction firms has remained one of the popular topics in the literature, many questions about these drivers remain unanswered, especially in the context of the developing countries. This study empirically determines some organizational internal drivers influencing the social sustainability performance in construction firms. To achieve this, we developed a conceptual model and tested on a sample of registered and active large construction firms from the Malaysian Construction Industry Development Board, using partial least-squares structural equation modelling for analysis. The study reveals that organizational internal drivers could trigger social sustainability performance. However, our analysis shows that organizational capabilities – complex tangible and intangible resources that are controlled by a firm through certain organizational practices and which enable it to implement value-creating strategies-partially mediates the relationship between these drivers and social sustainability. While few limitations of this study include the fact that the data used are the subjective opinions of the top officials who responded to the survey, our findings reveal that construction firms with efficient resource capabilities tend to adopt more sustainability in project delivery. This study contributes to the ongoing discussion on the important factors for social sustainability in construction

Organizational Internal Factors and Construction Risk Management among Nigerian Construction Companies

Significant number of empirical research works have reported contravening results regarding the effects of organizational internal factors on construction risk management. This prompted the introduction of a moderator variable. This research tested the moderating role of rules and regulations on the relationships between organizational internal factors and construction risk management. Drawing on discouragement and organizational control theory, this research studied the effects of organizational internal factors and rules and regulations on construction risk management among 238 employees operating in Abuja and Lagos State construction companies in Nigeria. Self-administered questionnaires were used to gather the data. Using the partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) for analysis, a significant positive relationship between organizational internal factors and construction risk management was acknowledged. This study also discovered a significant positive relationship between rules and regulations and construction risk management. As expected, rules and regulations was discovered to moderate the relationship between organizational internal factors and construction risk management, with a significant positive result. A significant interaction effect was also discovered between rules and regulations and organizational internal factors. The significance of this study on Nigerian construction industry was also highlighted

Analysis of some factors driving ecological sustainability in construction firms

Construction management scholars, institutional investors, and construction practitioners are strongly emphasizing firms’ needs to respond adequately to the harmful effects of construction on human societies and the environment. This study contributes to the ongoing discussion on the environmental dimension of the triple bottom line of sustainability within the construction industry by considering regulatory framework and a set of organizational capabilities (organizational culture, flexible design, quality orientation, product diversity, and customer loyalty) that have been highlighted to aid firms’ achievement of ecological sustainability. Using survey data of Malaysian large construction firms, structural equation modelling was used to confirm the mediating role of organizational capabilities in the regulatory framework and ecological sustainability relationship. The findings of this study established how proactive firm core competencies can strengthen construction businesses in developing nations to discover new avenues of performing environmentally sound construction businesses. It also demonstrated how a favourable regulation targeted at the unique configuration of large construction firms in Malaysian context could contribute to their environmental sustainability performance. The limitations and future research directions are also discussed

An Empirical Analysis of Organizational External Factors on Construction Risk Management

Over the past years, construction risk management in projects execution is always associated with uncertainties because certain risk factors such as poor labour productivity, shortage of equipment, delay, cost overrun, time overrun are attributed to project delivery. These risk factors have been generating many research interests among the construction stakeholders and the policymakers, necessitating this present study. In addressing this issue, this study utilized Partial Least Squares- Structural Equation Modeling method to validate construction risk management (CRM) as a construct from the viewpoints of multi-national, local and national construction companies in Nigeria. Through a cross-sectional survey, data were collected from the construction companies with the use of a structured questionnaire. It was discovered that technology, political and economic factor have a significant influence on construction risk management (CRM) among the Nigerian construction companies. A substantial degree of convergent validity, discriminant validity and internal consistency reliability were also affirmed for each of these research constructs. It was also discovered that the indicators of organisational external factors dimensions (technology, political and economic factor) are important in evaluating these constructs for further exploration of the construction companies to enhance risk management practice in all stages of the project activities

An empirical analysis of organizational external factors on construction risk management

Over the past years, construction risk management in projects execution is always associated with uncertainties because certain risk factors such as poor labour productivity, shortage of equipment, delay, cost overrun, time overrun are attributed to project delivery. These risk factors have been generating many research interests among the construction stakeholders and the policymakers, necessitating this present study. In addressing this issue, this study utilized Partial Least Squares- Structural Equation Modeling method to validate construction risk management (CRM) as a construct from the viewpoints of multi-national, local and national construction companies in Nigeria. Through a cross-sectional survey, data were collected from the construction companies with the use of a structured questionnaire. It was discovered that technology, political and economic factor have a significant influence on construction risk management (CRM) among the Nigerian construction companies. A substantial degree of convergent validity, discriminant validity and internal consistency reliability were also affirmed for each of these research constructs. It was also discovered that the indicators of organisational external factors dimensions (technology, political and economic factor) are important in evaluating these constructs for further exploration of the construction companies to enhance risk management practice in all stages of the project activities