Contribution of motivational practices to performance in construction project delivery
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2021-06-15
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Abstract
Motivation has been identified as a useful performance enhancement tool. The construction
industry is labour intensive requiring quality human resources coupled with essential human
resource approaches. However, construction firms are unable to find appropriate and optimum
balance of motivation practices that can stimulate the needed performance of workmen leading
to maximum organizational performance. In view of this, the study explored key motivational
practices in the construction industry, the effectiveness of such practices and the impact of
motivational practices on performance in the construction industry. In this quantitative survey
research, purposive sampling technique was used to select one hundred and sixty eight
respondents from Greater Accra. Data was collected using questionnaire while descriptive and
regression was used to analyze the result. The result showed that in the construction industry,
good supervision, positive working environment, participation in decision making and job
security are the common motivational practices. On average, most of the respondents indicate
that the motivational practices in the construction industry are effective. The result also showed
that financial rewards, opportunity for career development, job characteristics and recognition
are the significant drivers of employee performance. Opportunity for career development and
job characteristics are the strongest drivers of performance. The study suggest that management
of construction companies should encourage their employees to take courses such as distance
learning, correspondence courses and study leave with pay. This will help improve their job,
higher performance and will also translate into their rewards.
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This thesis is submitted to the Department of Construction Technology and
Management, College of Art and Built Environment in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science.
Keywords
Motivation, construction and performance