Exploring religious influences on the performance of public construction projects in Ghana
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2021-05-10
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Abstract
The religiousness of Africans is evident in every aspect of life and its impact on their choices is
even undeniable. The introduction of project management practices and identification of factors
for measuring construction project performance in Ghana has enlightened many practitioners in
the field to encourage and improve upon public construction project performances, yet little has
been done to fully understand the influences one’s beliefs has on these performance factors in
Ghana. In this perspective, the following aims were set; to identify factors for measuring project
performance in public construction projects in Ghana, to identify religious elements in the
Ghanaian society, and to establish and identify the relationship between the factors of public
construction project performance measurement and religion (elements of the various religions) in
the Ghanaian society. To achieve the research aim and objectives, desk survey and closed-ended
questionnaire were designed and used to elicit needed information from practitioners in the
construction fields of public construction projects. A total of sixty (60) questionnaires were
administered to the three religious bodies relevant to the study. The analysis of the collected data
was done using descriptive statistics, mean score ranking, one-way Anova, Tukey Post Hoc
analysis, and regression analysis. Findings from the analysis revealed that most of the religious
bodies were aware of the presence of the seven factors identified for measuring construction
project performance and acknowledged their significance in achieving project success. The six (6)
elements of religion identified were all significant and there exist a statistical significance among
their individual means. Finally, the findings uncovered that there exists a significant relationship
between religion (elements of religion) in Ghana and the factors for measuring construction project
performance.
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A thesis submitted to the Department of Construction Technology and Management, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award Degree of Master of Science in Project Management.
Keywords
Performance factors, Religious elements, Construction Industry, Project performance