Performance in the Construction Industry— A Conceptual and Theoretical Analysis

Hove, George; Banjo, Adewale

doi:10.4236/ojbm.2015.32017

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“…As a result of varying perceptions on performance, the concept varies amongst organisations and thus leads to disagreements about whether an organisation is performing or not. In this study, where the focus under consideration is on ECs, performance is regarded as a measurement or indicator that reveals the overall business goals, that is, what the business wants to achieve or the goals it has set (Hove & Banjo 2015). This definition incorporates both quantitative and qualitative capacity of ECs, including meeting schedule and functional requirements of the project, meeting client satisfaction, building quality and meeting health and safety standards.…”

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Perceptions of small business executives on determinants of performance in the construction industry in Gauteng, South Africa

Hove

Banjo

2018

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Orientation: The South African (SA) government expects emerging contractors (ECs) to become the main players in economic transformation and growth, job creation and income generation. However, ECs fail to live up to the expectations as some are characterised by low performance levels and are at risk of business closure.Research purpose: The purpose of this research was to examine the perceptions of small business executives (SBEs) on determinants of ECs’ performance so that a performance model that could guide ECs in the construction industry is developed.Motivation for the study: Despite the significance of ECs to the SA economy, researchers have constantly omitted to identify and examine the role played by the perceptions of SBEs on the determinants of performance and this gap in the body of knowledge would be closed by this study.Research design, approach and method: A mixed approach was used to examine the perceptions of SBEs on determinants of performance by applying both qualitative and quantitative research approaches. Data were obtained from 433 urban based ECs registered with the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) in the construction industry in Gauteng Province. A structured questionnaire and an interview guide were administered as the data collection instruments. Content analysis, regression analysis and multiple linear regressions were performed.Main findings: The analysis of qualitative data demonstrated the perceptions of SBEs that financial factors, manpower, materials, machinery and equipment, project implementation, quality of work, legal and environmental factors and strategic planning were the determinants of ECs’ performance. Multiple linear regressions carried out based on the perceptions of SBEs identified strategic planning, project implementation and project performance as the most statistically significant factors in predicting the performance of ECs in Gauteng Province.Contribution and value add: Based on perceptual analysis of the ECs and multivariate results, a performance prediction model was developed. Furthermore, a new set of significant determinants of performance as perceived by SBEs in South Africa’s (Gauteng Province) construction industry was established.

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Section: Operational Definition Of Performancementioning

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Perceptions of small business executives on determinants of performance in the construction industry in Gauteng, South Africa

Hove

Banjo

2018

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“…There is a stream of literature on organisational performance that suggests that the performance of the organisation is a measurement based on multivariate effective measures. Hove & Banjo (2015) suggest that organisational performance is a subset of organisational effectiveness. On the other hand, strategic planning efforts should guide the necessary activities to adapt to the organisational environment to achieve the desired performance.…”

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Factors Affecting Organisational Performance: A Case of a Human Settlement Department in South Africa

Mabai¹,

Hove²

2020

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Organisations today are concerned about factors that affect their performance, including the role of strategic planning within the organisation as this enables the organisation to effectively and efficiently manage its resources. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors affecting the performance of the department of human settlements in South Africa (herein the department). The quantitative research method was used, and the study was piloted using six selected respondents from the targeted population of 89 and these respondents were excluded from the study. A questionnaire was designed to collect primary data, and 72 questionnaires were distributed to the randomly selected respondents and 45 responses were obtained representing a 65% response rate. The study established that environmental factors, working environment, organisational culture, organisational assets, human resources management, organisational structure and leadership are the factors that affect performance in the department. It was also established that strategic planning acts as a platform to align departmental strategic documents with government planning documents such as NDP and PDP, facilitate the setting of specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time frame (SMART) objectives and targets, communicate departmental vision, values, goals and objectives effectively and clearly and provide feedback platform for planning outcomes and performance measurement. Based on the analysis undertaken, it was recommended that the department must strategically invest to improve the resources required to aid the employees to effectively execute their duties and that the department should ensure sufficient human resources to achieve the set strategic targets.

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“…These findings have been attested to of the interview participants by Merena (2018) in the exploratory study of funds management by emerging contractors. Mashatole (2014), Hove and Banjo (2015) as well as Dapaah and Musonda (2014) identified that the majority of the small contractors in CDP experienced challenges such as limited access to funding such as bank loans, lack of proper communication, shortage of supply of competent staff, inability to obtain regular supply of plant and material, lack of sufficient resources for project execution, and late payments by clients which leads to project delays. Table 7 shows the significance test results to assess if the sample was drawn from a normally distributed population that determines the choice of parametric/nonparametric test to do correlation analysis.…”

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Effectiveness of contractor development programme in KwaZulu-Natal

Hadebe

2019

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Performance in the Construction Industry— A Conceptual and Theoretical Analysis

Cited by 11 publications

References 19 publications

Perceptions of small business executives on determinants of performance in the construction industry in Gauteng, South Africa

Perceptions of small business executives on determinants of performance in the construction industry in Gauteng, South Africa

Factors Affecting Organisational Performance: A Case of a Human Settlement Department in South Africa

Effectiveness of contractor development programme in KwaZulu-Natal

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