Dataset on sustainable construction practices of foreign and indigenous construction firms

Abstract

This dataset conducted a comparative analysis of sustainable construction practices of foreign and indigenous construction firms in Lagos state, Nigeria using a structured questionnaire survey. The dataset contains the level of awareness and consistency of practice of sustainable development on construction projects between the foreign and indigenous construction firms and the impact of implementing sustainable development practices. Descriptive analysis such as frequencies, percentage and mean score were used to present the quantitative data in form of tables. Further analysis of the dataset highlight the practices of indigenous and foreign construction firms in sustainable development which can be beneficial to stakeholders in environmental protection and mitigating climate change issues.

Do firm characteristics affect environmental sustainability? A literature review‐based assessment

“…Understanding firm characteristics' impact on environmental sustainability was found to be the primary/sole focus in only a few studies: for example, Baylis, Connell, and Flynn (1998), Darnall, Henriques, and Sadorsky (2010), Elsayed (2006), Grant, Bergesen, and Jones (2002), Vijayvargy, Thakkar, and Agarwal (2017), and Zhu, Sarkis, Lai, and Geng (2008) with regard to firm size, Faith, Fagbenle, Amusan, and Adedeji (2018) with regard to firm ownership, and Younis and Sundarakani (2020) with regard to firm age. Most studies have explored this question as an auxiliary one.…”

“…However, the current understanding of them is fragmented and scattered across the literature. Most studies have examined specific aspects, that is, specific firm characteristics vis‐a‐vis specific environmental aspects, such as firm age and environmental reporting practices by Haladu and Beri (2016) and firm ownership and environmental commitment by Faith, Fagbenle, Amusan, and Adedeji (2018). There is also a conflict in the findings in many cases: for example, both greater (e.g., Vijayvargy, Thakkar, & Agarwal, 2017) and lower (e.g., King & Lenox, 2002) environmental performance benefits from environmental practices have been reported for large firms vis‐à‐vis small ones.…”

Foreign versus local firms: implications for environmental sustainability

“…Environmental commitment : This refers to a firm's voluntary, rational desire to embrace environmental practices that are consistent with the obligations and values of society in which it operates (Hsu et al , 2013). With regards to evidence on foreign and local firms' relative environmental commitment, we came across only one study; this study (Faith et al , 2018) which is set in Nigeria's construction sector reported the environmental commitment of foreign firms to be slightly greater than that of local firms.…”

“…Long-term economic (or organizational) performance benefits : The long-term economic (or organizational) benefits from environmental practices include increases in sales, sales prices, market share, profits, and return on investments (Vijayvargy et al , 2017; Faith et al , 2018).…”

“…We came across only two studies (Faith et al , 2018; Kuada and Hinson, 2012) that have investigated this, with both reporting organizational performance benefits (from environmental practices) to be relatively greater for foreign firms. While in Faith et al 's (2018) case, this was in terms of increase in sales and profit (for foreign firms), in Kuada and Hinson's (2012) case, it was in increase in earnings and improvement in company image terms.…”