An assessment of South African airlines’ growth in the era of Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies: the unexplored dimension

Aigbavboa, Clinton; Ebekozien, Andrew; Mkhize, Nompumelelo

doi:10.1108/jfm-07-2022-0076

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“…Around 12 sub-themes emerged from the 74 codes and were reassembled into three main themes. The study triangulated the collected data and aligned with Aigbavboa et al . (2023b).…”

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Mentorship as a tool for improving construction artisan's skills to achieve sustainable development Goal 8 via qualitative approach

Ebekozien,

Aigbavboa,

Samsurijan

et al. 2024

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PurposeThe paucity of artisans in some construction trades and the transitioning of the experience of the few for sustainability calls for concern. Mentorship programmes offer a promising mechanism to support construction artisans through those transitions. Mentorship may enhance artisan decent work and economic growth, like increased income for artisans. This is part of Sustainable Development Goal 8 (Goal 8). Hence, this study aims to investigate issues hindering construction artisan skills growth and suggest measures to improve construction artisan skills through mentorship mechanisms to achieve Goal 8.Design/methodology/approachThe study adopted a qualitative approach and collected data via oral interviews with knowledgeable participants. The participants were consultant experts in mentorship and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) matters, construction organisation management staffers and construction artisans in the Nigerian construction industry. The study covered Lagos and Abuja and achieved saturation at the 30th interviewee. Also, the research utilised a thematic method to analyse the collated data.FindingsEnhanced knowledge sharing accelerates junior artisans’ learning skills quickly, improving artisans’ performance, ensuring sustainability of the skills learned (knowledge retention), encouraging collaboration, building the next generation of leaders and transitioning of experience to mentees emerged as mentorship’s role in developing construction artisans’ skills. Findings show that mentorship mechanisms to develop construction artisan skills face encumbrances. The perceived 32 encumbrances were re-clustered into mentee, mentor and government-related encumbrances. Also, achieving Goal 8 regarding construction artisans may be threatened if these issues are not checked. Thus, the study recommended measures improving construction artisan skills through mentorship mechanisms to achieve Goal 8.Originality/valueIdentifying the major encumbrances facing construction artisan skills improvement through mentorship would be useful to advocate measures to improve construction artisan’s skills to achieve Goal 8.

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“…Around 12 sub-themes emerged from the 74 codes and were reassembled into three main themes. The study triangulated the collected data and aligned with Aigbavboa et al . (2023b).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Around 12 sub-themes emerged from the 74 codes and were reassembled into three main themes. The study triangulated the collected data and aligned with Aigbavboa et al (2023b). The fears of the findings' validity were reduced and made possible through data collection triangulation (Ebekozien, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

Mentorship as a tool for improving construction artisan's skills to achieve sustainable development Goal 8 via qualitative approach

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Aigbavboa,

Samsurijan

et al. 2024

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“…This aligned with Aigbavboa et al. (2023a, b). The researchers assigned labels to the analysed data and utilised open coding approach for the data transcript.…”

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Managing construction project risks in turbulent times: a stakeholders perspective

Ebekozien,

Aigbavboa,

Samsurijan

et al. 2024

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PurposeThe construction industry is unique but with uncertainties. This is because of the operating environment. This intricacy gives rise to several construction risks and is compounded in developing countries’ turbulent times. If not managed, these risks enhanced in turbulent times could negatively impact the Nigerian construction projects’ cost, time, quality, and performance. Hence, this study investigated the perceived encumbrances facing construction risk management techniques and identified measures to promote sustainable-based construction risk management in turbulent times.Design/methodology/approachThe researchers adopted a qualitative approach and achieved saturation with 28 participants. The participants were government policymakers, quantity surveyors in government ministries/agencies/departments, consultant engineers, consultant architects, consultant and contracting quantity surveyors, and construction contractors knowledgeable about construction risk management. The research employed a thematic analysis for the study’s data.FindingsFindings identified turbulent times related to the industry and major techniques for managing construction project risks in the Nigerian construction industry. It revealed lax adoption and implementation of practices. Also, the study identified major encumbrances facing construction risk and proffered initiatives that would promote sustainable-based construction risk management in turbulent times.Originality/valueThis study investigates encumbrances and suggests measures to promote construction project risk management in turbulent times in Nigeria. Also, the study contributes to the literature’s paucity, uncovering perceived encumbrances and evolving organisations’ management styles to imbed sustainable-based risk management practices by qualitative research design method.

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“…The research method adopted for this investigative paper was qualitative via phenomenology. Phenomenology is a qualitative research design that appropriately deals with the study context (Garcia and Gluesing, 2013; Ebekozien and Aigbavboa, 2021; Aigbavboa et al ., 2023a, b). Given the unexplored dimension of the research content, this approach is better accepted and strengthened by a similar study conducted by Emuze and Sorenson (2014) that adopted the same methodology.…”

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An appraisal of guidelines and practices for municipal infrastructure support agent to execute labour-intensive construction projects in South Africa

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Samsurijan

et al. 2023

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PurposeSeveral studies have shown that the mechanism of labour-intensive construction (LIC) projects can mitigate high unemployment and create skilled development, especially in developing nations. The guidelines and practices for implementation may have faced some encumbrances in some countries. Whether the current guidelines and practices for municipal infrastructure support agent (MISA) to execute LIC projects face hindrances in South Africa has yet to receive in-depth studies. Thus, this study attempts to proffer policy solutions to improve the proposed revised guidelines and practices for MISA in LIC project execution in South Africa.Design/methodology/approachThe study's objectives were accomplished via a combination of 16 virtual interviews of built environment professionals and government officials involved in LIC project execution in South Africa and supported by the analysed documents. A thematic approach was used to analyse the data and presented two main themes.FindingsFindings show lax enforcement of discretionary funds, lax institutional capacity and inadequate individual skills, among others, as the gaps in existing South Africa's LIC guidelines and practices. Also, policy solutions to address the gaps were proffered.Practical implicationsThe suggested feasible policies will improve the proposed revised guidelines and practices for MISA in LIC project execution in South Africa. This guide will promote the development of individual skills, institutional capacities and increase employment across South Africa.Originality/valueThis study promotes the use of LIC to create employment and contribute to proffering measures that will improve the proposed revised third edition of the guidelines and practices for MISA to execute LIC.

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An assessment of South African airlines’ growth in the era of Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies: the unexplored dimension

Cited by 10 publications

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Mentorship as a tool for improving construction artisan's skills to achieve sustainable development Goal 8 via qualitative approach

Mentorship as a tool for improving construction artisan's skills to achieve sustainable development Goal 8 via qualitative approach

Managing construction project risks in turbulent times: a stakeholders perspective

An appraisal of guidelines and practices for municipal infrastructure support agent to execute labour-intensive construction projects in South Africa

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