scholarly journals EFFECTS OF ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING ON PROJECT PERFORMANCE OF CONSTRUCTION FIRMS IN RWANDA, A CASE OF HYGEBAT LTD

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 2595-2605
Author(s):  
Batamuliza Mable Kagarama
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Knowledge Acquisition ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
Project Performance ◽  
Knowledge Transformation ◽  
Construction Firms ◽  
Knowledge Exploitation ◽  
The Relationship

Organizational learning is an important function for enhancing project performance because it enables firm’s personnel to acquire and utilize skills and competences through knowledge acquisition, knowledge transformation and knowledge exploitation. This study sought to examine the effects of organizational learning on the project performance in construction firms in Rwanda using the case of Hygebat Ltd. The objectives of the study were to identify the effects of knowledge acquisition analysis, knowledge transformation and knowledge exploitation on the performance of Hygebat Ltd’s construction projects. The researcher used a correlation research design to measure the significance of the relationship between organizational learning and project performance. Data was collected from 54 respondents (5project managers and 49 project staffs) using the close-ended questionnaire and personal interview guide. Respondents were selected by use of stratified and simple random sampling techniques. The validity of research instruments was determined using the content validity index while reliability was verified through the pilot-testing method. Data was analyzed through descriptive (frequency and percentage distribution tables) and inferential statistics (multiple linear regression analysis) and qualitative (use of content analysis). Findings show that all the predictor variables under organizational learning have positive but not statically significant effect on the performance of construction projects in Hygebat Ltd. This is confirmed by the regression coefficients which show that β1=.130(13%), β2=.072(7.2%) and β3=.042 (4.2%) of the positive performance outcomes of Hygebat Ltd’s construction projects are explained by KA, KT and KE respectively. However, the probability values (sig.) of p=.244>0.05 for KA, p=.401>0.05 for KT and p=.682>0.05 for KE show that the effect that organizational learning has on project performance is not statistically significant. Therefore, the research accepts all the null hypotheses (H01, H02 and H03) in explaining the relationship between organizational learning and performance of construction projects in Hygebat Ltd. It is hoped that the study will enable engineers to improve learning and capacity development so that they improve their skills competences and project performance. Other academicians will find the study valuable in benchmarking their studies on the same subject.      

scholarly journals Impact of Construction Productivity Attributes Over Construction Project Performance in Indian Construction Projects

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saurav Dixit ◽  
Kinshuk Saurabh
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Project Performance ◽  
Construction Productivity ◽  
Complex Projects ◽  
High Degree ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Creative Construction ◽  
Similar Kind

Performance of a construction project could be influenced by a number of attributes, especially large and complex projects lay additional focus on the success / failure attributes, because of the intensive amount of money invested, a high degree of uncertainty, the complexity of personnel’s required, a multiplicity of goals and problems in coordination between different stakeholders encountered. In this research paper, the author intended to define and examine the relationship and impact of construction productivity (CP) over construction project performance (CPP). The author tests the proposition that there is a positive relationship/impact between both of them. And to test the effect of factors is affecting CP on CPP and to propose a conceptual model on the basis of the analysis. To validate the mathematical validity of factor analysis, Spearman correlation analysis has been performed on the factors. And to check the reliability of all the factors using reliability analysis, and finally test the hypothesis that construction productivity is having a positive impact on project performance using one sample t-test. The findings of the study concluded that there is a positive impact of construction productivity on project performance in Indian construction projects. This paper attempts to identify the relationship between CP and CPP and recommends the framework for the industry to grow sustainably and deliver projects successfully. This study is conducted using a structured questionnaire survey in India and to validate the results of the study similar kind of study is required to be conducted in the other regions of the country to have more reliable findings."This paper is the revised version of the paper that has been published in the proceedings of the Creative Construction Conference 2018: Dixit, S., Mandal, S. N., Thanikal, J. V, & Saurabh, K. (2018). Construction Productivity and Construction Project Performance in Indian Construction Projects, m(July), 379–386. https://doi.org/10.3311/CCC2018-050".

Research on the Relationship between the Characteristics of the Trustee and Trust in Construction Projects

2012 ◽  
Vol 468-471 ◽  
pp. 1435-1438
Author(s):  
Wei Ping Jiang ◽  
Qian Zhang ◽  
Yun Le ◽  
Jian Fang
Keyword(s):  
Transaction Cost ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Project Performance ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Promise Keeping

There is in lack of trust in construction projects. It is criticized by many scholars. Trust has the function of decreasing transaction cost and improving project performance. The characteristics of the trustee have important function on occurrence of trust. More specifically, the trustee’s reputation, competence and promise keeping contribute to occurrence of trust.

CONTRACTS EVALUATION THROUGH CLASSIFIED REWORK ROOT CAUSES IN THE CONSTRUCTION STAGE OF PROJECTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramin Asadi ◽  
Suzanne Wilkinson ◽  
James Olabode Bamidele Rotimi
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Project Performance ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Rational Approach ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Construction Stage ◽  
Financial Factors ◽  
Resource Material ◽  
The Relationship

Rework occurs across the life cycle of projects and has significant impacts on construction project performance. A rational approach to managing rework is by identifying the main sources of rework; then mitigation measures can be implemented to enhance performance on projects. Rework has been widely studied within the construction industry, but the link between rework and contract conditions remain unexplored. This study identifies and classifies the root causes of rework at the construction stage of projects. It then examines the relationship between the conditions of contracts with the identified root causes. A comprehensive list of rework root causes was determined through the review of literature, which was categorized into five classified factors. The classified factors include process, human resource, material/equipment, technical, and other related environmental and financial factors. The next step comprises a questionnaire survey designed to determine relationships between rework and contracts. The result of the study is presented descriptively for ease of understanding. The results show that rework could be managed more efficiently through contracting processes, which ultimately benefits construction projects’ performance.

scholarly journals Psychological Contract of Buyer-Supplier Relationships in Construction Projects: An Analysis Based on Game Theory

Complexity ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Qi Luo ◽  
Kun Lu
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Contract ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Evolutionary Game ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Repeated Game ◽  
Psychological Contracts ◽  
Project Performance ◽  
The Other ◽  
Supplier Relationships ◽  
The Relationship

Expect for formal contracts, there are informally unwritten psychological contracts (PC) in the relationship between buyer and supplier for construction projects. The PC can affect the construction project performance and even cause project failure, but its process and formation are complex and not comprehensive in existing researches. This paper analyzes the PC between buyer and supplier by using evolutionary game and repeated game to tackle this gap. The results show the following: (1) the goodwill and interest have an important impact on PC fulfillment. (2) The PC is vulnerable; for example, once either one fails to perform PC, the other will also destroy PC, and then the construction project will enter a vicious circle. (3) In the process of repeated game, the effect of goodwill will gradually disappear, and the interest will play a major role. (4) If the project performance is only linked to one participant, it will lead to breach from another player. Some measures may help both sides to complete PC, such as making both sides profitable, increasing the emphasis on business reputation, and improving the relevance of construction projects performance.

Childcare demands and employee performance

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 36-50
Author(s):  
John Ofori Damoah ◽  
Alex Ntsiful
Keyword(s):  
Working Mothers ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – This study aims to investigate the effect of childcare demands on the work performance of mothers. It examines the moderating influence of team support on the relationship between childcare demands and employee performance. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected from 217 working mothers in various companies in Ghana. Hierarchical linear regression analysis was used to estimate the research model. Findings – The results indicate that childcare demands negatively relate to performance of working mothers at workplace. Further, team support moderates the negative relationship between childcare demands and employee performance such that the relationship is positive and significant. Research limitations/implications – The study adopted a cross-sectional data collection method that prevented casual inferences among the variables. Longitudinal research design will be more beneficial in future research endeavours. Further research should test the influence of personality characteristics of individuals in the moderating influence of team support on the relationship between childcare demands and employee performance. Practical implications – The study suggests that when team support is well taken care of in organisations, managers can turn the negative effect of childcare demands on employee performance into improved performance outcomes. Originality/value – To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first in Sub-Saharan Africa to examine the moderating influence of team support on the childcare demands – employee performance linkage.

Effects of team diversity on project performance in construction projects

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 408-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guangdong Wu ◽  
Xianbo Zhao ◽  
Jian Zuo ◽  
George Zillante
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Project Performance ◽  
Project Teams ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Team Diversity ◽  
Different Types ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is fourfold: first, to investigate the effect of team diversity on different types of conflicts; second, to determine if team diversity is significantly correlated with project performance; third, to investigate the mediating effect of project conflicts on the relationship between team diversity and project performance and fourth, to examine the relationship between different types of conflicts and project performance in construction projects. Design/methodology/approach A theoretical model was developed and a questionnaire survey was conducted with 246 professionals. The structural equation modeling technique was applied to analyze the data. Findings The results showed that: team diversity was positively associated with project performance; the introduction of conflicts significantly weakened the effect of diversity on performance; conflicts have both constructive and destructive effects on project performance; and team diversity affected project performance through the mediating effects of task conflict and relationship conflict, thus adding both positive and negative effects on performance. Research limitations/implications There are other factors which may affect conflicts and project performance such as communication, trust and contract. Future research could be conducted to determine the role of these variables in determining the effects of team diversity on performance. Practical implications It is necessary to reduce the relationship conflict whereas maintaining a “healthy” level of task conflict. In light of this, the conclusions of this study highlight practical implications as follows: project teams should attach importance to diverse partner selection and select cooperative partners whose value orientations are similar; when implementing a construction project, the structure of diverse project teams should keep relatively stable, avoiding too many teams entering or exiting the project in a short period; project teams should make greater efforts to deal with destructive conflicts via relational governance such as trust and communication. Originality/value This study contributes to the literature in three areas. First, this study investigated the dynamic mechanism between team diversity, conflicts and performance in construction projects. Second, this study contributes to the body of knowledge on validating the mediating effects of conflicts on the relationship between team diversity and performance. Third, this study validated the positive and negative effects of team diversity on performance with different types of conflicts as mediation variables in construction projects.

The effect of the client–contractor relationship on project performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 541-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milind Jagtap ◽  
Sachin Kamble
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Project Performance ◽  
Relationship Commitment ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Construction Firms ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is first to examine the effect of client-led and contractor-led supply chain initiatives on project performance in the Indian construction industry and second to assess how the client-led supply chain initiatives complement the contractor-led supply chain initiatives. Design/methodology/approach In this study, the effects of the client-led supply chain initiatives (reward power and competence trust of the construction clients) and the contractor-led supply chain initiatives (contractor integration and calculative commitment of the contractor) on project performance in construction projects are examined. The data were collected from 346 construction professionals working in Indian construction projects using purposive sampling. The proposed hypotheses were tested using structural equation modeling. Findings The contractor-led supply chain initiatives, in the form of contractor integration and the calculative relationship commitment of a contractor, were found to be strong mediators, indirectly affecting the project performance. On the other hand, the client-led supply chain initiatives, in the form of the reward power of the client and the competence trust of the client, directly influence the project performance. Research limitations/implications This study reports the inevitable bias on the part of participants, who responded to the survey either in the capacity of client or contractor, although they might have executed projects in both capacities. Future studies could benefit from the use of objective data instead of behavioral data. Practical implications This study helps construction firms understand how to demarcate the client and contractor roles in the construction supply chain to improve the project performance. Originality/value The originality of this study lies in its investigation of the influence of client-led supply chain initiatives and contractor-led supply chain initiatives on project performance.

The Structural of Effective Materials Management Factors Model: A PLS-SEM Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zairra Mat Jusoh ◽  
◽  
Narimah Kasim ◽  
Mansir Dodo ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Project Performance ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Materials Management ◽  
Management Effectiveness ◽  
Transportation Management ◽  
Construction Firms

Effective materials management has a significant role in the success of any construction projects. Understanding the factors related to the management effectiveness may assist the decision-makers of construction firms to allocate resources in the best possible manner in managing materials when implementing construction projects. However, limited studies have explored and investigated the associated factors of effective materials management related to project performance, especially in the Malaysian construction industry context. Thus, this research paper aims to investigate the influential factors of effective materials management and their effects on project performance. A partial least square-structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) approach was employed to analyse 202 pieces of data collected from a questionnaire survey. The results indicate that the effective materials management has a positive significant impact on project performance. The top three groups of factors that contribute to this management effectiveness are transportation, management, and purchasing; meanwhile, the most implied factors of the effective materials management are waste, cost and time of project performance. To increase project performance, more resources should be allocated to improve the transportation, management and purchasing components of materials management.

Market orientation, learning orientation and business performance

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 623-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Abdulai Mahmoud ◽  
Charles Blankson ◽  
Nana Owusu-Frimpong ◽  
Sonny Nwankwo ◽  
Tran P. Trang
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Market Orientation ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Learning Orientation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between market orientation, learning orientation and innovation; and second, assesses the role of innovation, market orientation and learning orientation on firms’ business performance using a developing country (i.e. the Ghanaian banking domain) as a study context. Design/methodology/approach – Following a nation-wide survey among senior managers of 28 banks in Ghana, five research propositions were tested using multiple linear regression analysis. Findings – Results demonstrate that market orientation has significant association with innovation while learning orientation has significant impact on innovation. Moreover, innovation mediates the relationship between market orientation and business performance. Research limitations/implications – This study adopt the cross-sectional research design and as such acknowledge the same limitations as other cross-sectional studies. Practical implications – The research will help bank executives especially in Ghana and other developing countries to appreciate these marketing variables. Social implications – Banks innovation efforts, concurrently with the development of market orientation culture and improvement in organizational learning processes must benefit bank customers and stakeholders as a whole. Originality/value – The research will help banks in Ghana and other developing countries to appreciate that their innovation efforts should concurrently be in sync with the development of market orientation culture and improvement in organizational learning processes.

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