Applying the self-determination theory (SDT) to explain the levels of motivation for adopting green building

Motivating Project Owners to Increase Their Commitment towards Improving the Delivery Performance of Green Building Projects

“…These studies identified success factors such as integration (Zhang, Platten and Shen, 2011), and constructor commitment , and investigated their influence on the delivery performance of green building projects. Relying on recent findings (Feige, et al, 2011;Olanipekun, Chan, Xia, & Adedokun, 2017b;Olanipekun, Xia, & Nguyen, 2017) and the SDT of motivation, the current study introduces the concept of motivation as a phenomenon for increasing owner commitment towards improving the delivery performance of green building projects. The outcomes from this study are presented through peer-reviewed journal publications, which address the research questions.…”

“…For instance, the analogy of Olanipekun, Chan, Xia, et al (2017b) reveals that the level of motivation of a developer that inculcates certain green features in building projects, because it will improve the flagship or the brand of the developer in the green building market place, is different from the level of motivation of the developer that performed the same action because of stringent government mandates or regulations. According to (Olanipekun, Chan, Xia, et al, 2017b), the level of motivation in the former reflects a happening of personal endorsement and a feeling of choice on the part of the developer, while the latter reflects a case of compliance with an external control. Thus the level of motivation in the former is more self-regulated, while the latter is controlled or externally regulated (Olanipekun, Chan, Xia, et al, 2017b).…”

“…As a result, many fields of knowledge and sectors such as education have applied the SDT of motivation to understand students' propensity to learn and assimilate (Ryan & Deci, 2000), while in sports the theory has been employed to determine why some athletes perform more than others (Vallerand, 2004). Although the use of SDT of motivation is limited in the green building context, Olanipekun, Chan, Xia, and Adedokun (2017a) employ the theory to identify and describe only, without empirical support, the levels of motivation for adopting green buildings in the building sector.…”

“…According to (Olanipekun, Chan, Xia, et al, 2017b), the level of motivation in the former reflects a happening of personal endorsement and a feeling of choice on the part of the developer, while the latter reflects a case of compliance with an external control. Thus the level of motivation in the former is more self-regulated, while the latter is controlled or externally regulated (Olanipekun, Chan, Xia, et al, 2017b).…”

“…According to Olanipekun, Chan, Xia, et al (2017b), it is possible for the motivation for the performance of an action to shift from a lesser, self-determined level e.g. integrated regulation, to a more selfdetermined level e.g.…”