IMPACT OF CURRENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

Abstract

Studies on productivity in the construction industry in Nigeria have been developed in recent time. However, the aspect of productivity in relation to labour and management practices have been undermined given rise to scanty literature on this aspect of studies on most importantly, the inability of management of construction companies to sufficiently induce high productivity in workers. This study investigated the impact of current management practice on labour productivity in the construction industry Abuja, Nigeria. Considering various management practices and the impact variables namely: management incentives, leadership style of operation, welfare scheme, workers training and work environment among other variables. A questionnaire was designed using google form and 110 workers of 18 member companies of Abuja construction industry in Nigeria were identified and accepted at random to have filled the form which only 67 duly completed the form and were then used for the analysis of this paper. Frequency analysis as well as chi square test were performed as statistical analysis on the responses at 5% level of significance with the aim of establishing link relationship between management practice and impact variables in Abuja construction industry. From chi square test, the results shows that management incentive (P= 0.036), workers training (P= 0.001), leadership style of operation are significant (P=0.01). Labour productivity can be more enhance if management of Abuja, Nigeria construction industry will sustain management incentive and the leadership style of operation and improve on workers training.