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Papers by Associate Professor A.Q. Adeleke

Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 2020

Project risk assessment is an operative tool for development and controlling cost, time, and atta... more Project risk assessment is an operative tool for development and controlling cost, time, and attaining the technical performance of a construction project. Construction projects often face a lot of uncertainties, which place building and road construction projects at the risk of time overruns, cost as well as poor quality delivery. Therefore, project risk management is an essential part of the decision-making process in a construction company as it determines the success or failure of construction projects. This paper aims to determine the extent of construction risk management among the Malaysian construction companies and to rank the specific factors affecting contractors' risk attitudes among the Malaysian construction companies. Simple random under probability sampling techniques were used. A review of relevant literature and a questionnaire with a five-point Likert scale of (1) very low to (5) very high was adopted in gathering data regarding the extent of risk management and ranking of human factors affecting contractors' risk attitudes in the Malaysian construction companies. The sample size used for analysis is 146. This study also focused on the G7 contractors operating in the Malaysian construction industry. Findings revealed that construction risk management has not been highly implemented among the Malaysian construction companies and that the five leading factors affecting risk attitudes of contractors are as follows: work experience, physical health, educational background, professional competence, and emotional intelligence. The outcomes of this study can be used to inform decision-makers about strategies for risk management in handling contractors' risk attitudes, thus providing stakeholders with the necessary information for enhancing risk management performance in the construction industry.

International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE), 2020

Today's businesses are challenging what to call a new technological change. Technological adv... more Today's businesses are challenging what to call a new technological change. Technological advancements are going towards more enhanced internet-based method resolutions. This step is usually pointed to being Industry 4.0 and is supposed to hold the potential for new adaptable, independent products able to manage themselves. By modern technologies, nevertheless, there is additional demand for new skills and qualification demands on the workforce in the construction industry. Moreover, manufacturers or construction companies of today usually have obstacles with hiring newly qualified workers, particularly the younger one. Construction companies are looking to achieve Industry 4.0 would consequently have to maintain the development and education of existing workers while including attracting new workers. The paper objects are to explain what modifications that help achieve a sustainable of industry 4.0 in the construction industry, efficient and recognizing potential developments, ...

The European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences, 2019

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-No... more This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 Unported License, permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019

Social Science Research Network, 2020

This study validates technology orientation (TO) constructs in the Malaysian construction industr... more This study validates technology orientation (TO) constructs in the Malaysian construction industry context. Using a well-structured online-administered questionnaire, the data was collected from one hundred and eighty-five representatives of Grade 7 (G7) construction firms comprises of top or middle management level who are involved in the day-today running of the firm as well as taking strategic decisions about how the firms are been run like CEO, Executive Director, Managing Director, Construction Managers, and Project Managers). The data was analyzed using Smart-PLS 3 software. Results of this analysis revealed that all the technology orientation's dimensions namely, technology capability, top management capability, learning (commitment to learning), and unlearning (commitment to change) were highly applicable. Acceptable level of internal consistency, reliability, discriminant validity, and convergent validity for each of the constructs of the technology orientation was established. Based on the outcome of the analysis, it is therefore recommended that the TO instrument are suitable for measuring all the constructs of TO to study how Malaysian construction firms can combine their capabilities to build the assets of the organization and allow them to be utilized in a wellorganized and efficient way.

KnE Social Sciences, 2019

Working environment and safety behavior are the primary concern in construction projects which in... more Working environment and safety behavior are the primary concern in construction projects which in the long run are part of the yardstick in measuring project management performance. Construction safety and performance should be thoroughly investigated empirically by illustrating the current state of accident and performance in construction industries. Entrenched in the Malaysian construction industry experience, three dimensions of the project management performance (resolve cost, schedule, and quality) can buffer the contractor’s and project manager’s performance in building projects. Following organizational control theory, this research investigated the effects project management performance (resolve cost, schedule, and quality) on construction projects among G-7 contractors operating in Kuantan Malaysia construction industries through a personally administered questionnaire. Structural equation modeling (SEM) opined that schedule and quality have positive and significant influen...

Applied System Innovation, 2020

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is seen as a way to enhance knowledge collection i... more Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is seen as a way to enhance knowledge collection in the construction sector. Although the theoretical benefits of ICT implementation have been clarified, realizing such benefits is insufficient. This paper attempted a systematic analysis of the literature using ATLAS.ti 9 software to save, identify, and analyze this study’s data. A total of 102 articles were actively reviewed, including 82 Scopus journals and 20 conference papers published from 2003 to 2020. In this article, from a construction industry point of view, the ICT adoption process is considered as an interaction between technology, task, and an individual from a construction industry perspective. While ICT is acknowledged as a source of aggressive gain by both practitioners and scholars, ICT’s sole presence would definitely not guarantee achievement in the industry’s ICT approval. Companies cannot grasp the full benefits of ICT, except that users are able to adopt the techno...

International Society for Everant Publisher, May 1, 2019

Risks always lead to the failure of the contractor to complete projects on time. This situation i... more Risks always lead to the failure of the contractor to complete projects on time. This situation is caused by many factors. The contractor's failure to plan, manipulate, perform, monitor, control and take into account all factors and risks involved may not guarantee the success of a project. In order to improve performance in Malaysia construction industry, the introduction of OSH Act 1994 have made all industry in Malaysia to identifying hazards, conducting a risk assessment and controlling those risk and at the same time implementing an integrated system to ensure consistency and better performance of projects in Malaysia industry. A total number of ninety-five (95) risk factors that are dampening and affecting contractor productivity in Malaysia construction industry were revealed by the ranking of the contractor risk attitude factors through SPSS. In the same vein, the risk factors were further classified into six (6) subclasses depending on their nature and likelihood of occurrence. Such as (Technical risk, Logistical risk, Management risk, Social-political risk, financial risk, and Environmental risk). In order to achieve the proper response rate for this study, in total 250 questionnaires were distributed to the construction industry in Kuantan Malaysia randomly. Of the 250 questionnaires distributed, 234 questionnaires were received with an equal percentage of 93.6%. Conversely, 7 questionnaires were found to be unusable due to missing data or provided the same responses to all the questions. Thus overall, 90.8% of the total questionnaires were usable concluding with an effective sample of 227. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 21.0 for MS Window was used to analyse the collected data. The demographic profile of the companies and respondents were analysed with descriptive statistics. This study also focused on the G7 contractors operating in Malaysia construction industry that specialise in building, bridge and road construction project.

Journal of Business Management and Economic Research, 2020

In Malaysia, construction companies have played a great role in the growth of the country's econo... more In Malaysia, construction companies have played a great role in the growth of the country's economy over the years. The poor motivation for the implementation of the construction on-site waste reduction, insufficient waste management skills, the shortage of appropriately designed and decently handled landfill system, lack of teamwork, unequal workload and task distribution among the divisions are the result of poor organizational structure among construction firms. Lack of frequent staff training, management performance, and human resource management practices and the problems of waste management regulations have also resulted in improper enforcement of waste management policy and planning framework for waste management. To address the aforementioned issue, this paper aims to 1) investigate the significant relationship between specialization and construction waste management (waste reduction) in Kota Bharu construction industry, 2) investigate the significant relationship between standardization and construction waste management (waste reduction) in Kota Bharu construction industry. 95 construction companies that are registered under the CIDB Malaysia among Kota Bharu, Malaysia construction companies were surveyed. PLS-SEM technique was used in this research to assess both the measurement and structural models. The results showed that specialization played a significant positive role in construction waste management (waste reduction) among construction companies operating in Kelantan, Malaysia.

Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 2020

Purpose The main parties in construction projects are the engineers, clients, architects, contrac... more Purpose The main parties in construction projects are the engineers, clients, architects, contractors, material suppliers, and consultants such as the project managers. They play the most important roles in implementing construction projects, and their activities have a significant impact on their risk attitudes during the execution of projects. Because each participant has their particular interests, by proprietary information, each participant is driven to achieve maximum benefit, which can result in improper behaviour concerning each other. The risk in this situation is that there would be a moral hazard and adverse selection based on information asymmetry among principal construction participants especially contractors; this outcome is called risk attitudes. Behaviour is affected by various risk factors and the successful implementation of construction projects depends on effective management of the key risk factors part of which is a personal factor. The purpose of this paper i...

Global Business Review, 2017

Significant number of empirical research works have reported contravening results regarding the e... more Significant number of empirical research works have reported contravening results regarding the effects of organizational internal factors on construction risk management. This prompted the introduction of a moderator variable. This research tested the moderating role of rules and regulations on the relationships between organizational internal factors and construction risk management. Drawing on discouragement and organizational control theory, this research studied the effects of organizational internal factors and rules and regulations on construction risk management among 238 employees operating in Abuja and Lagos State construction companies in Nigeria. Self-administered questionnaires were used to gather the data. Using the partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) for analysis, a significant positive relationship between organizational internal factors and construction risk management was acknowledged. This study also discovered a significant positive rela...

Benchmarking: An International Journal, 2018

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide valid and reliable constructs for lean manufactur... more Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide valid and reliable constructs for lean manufacturing (LM) for assessing its implementation level in order to target areas of improvement. Design/methodology/approach Based on an extensive review on LM literature and content validity assessment from practitioners and academicians, nine LM constructs were identified. Measurement items for each construct were developed to become a complete questionnaire. The questionnaire booklets were distributed to large and discrete manufacturing companies in Indonesia. Out of 1,000 survey questionnaires sent, 236 usable responses were returned giving response rate of 23.60 percent. Subsequently, an empirical assessment on the constructs was done by using structural equation modeling approach. Findings The study identified the valid and reliable LM constructs, consisting of nine LM constructs and 64 measurement items. The study found that all the constructs are complementary and mutually supportive wit...

Journal of Construction Business and Management, 2019

The Malaysian construction industry often acts as a vehicle that motivates' the development o... more The Malaysian construction industry often acts as a vehicle that motivates' the development of the nation's economy. The industry is commonly referred to as a catalyst for development. However, poor performance in terms of productivity and quality systems has been the main issues of discussion from most of the government reports. In order to improve performance in the Malaysian construction industry, the introduction of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) in 1994 has made all industries in Malaysia to identify hazards, conduct risk assessment and control those risk and at the same time implement an integrated system to ensure consistency and better performance of projects in Malaysian industries. Therefore, in this paper, the ranking of specific factors affecting contractors' risk attitudes in the Malaysian construction industry was assessed. A review of relevant literature was undertaken to identify the factors influencing contractors' risk attitudes. The ...

International Journal of Construction Management, 2019

This study investigated the individual factors affecting contractors' risk attitudes and further ... more This study investigated the individual factors affecting contractors' risk attitudes and further determined its relationship with government policy. The theory of planned behaviour was used to develop the theoretical framework that investigated G-7 contractors operating in Malaysian construction industry. A review of relevant literature and questionnaire was adopted in order to identify the factors affecting contractors' risk attitudes (individual factors). A total of 119 personal structured questionnaires were considered for the analysis with the response rate of 94%. In addition, a structural equation modelling approach was employed to examine the direct and the moderating relationship as drawn by the hypotheses. In addition, with quantitative research design following positivist research paradigm, the methodology was designed to focus on the research questions and the objectives. The questionnaire was designed by using closed interval measurement scale with proper care taken in designing the survey instruments. SPSS 20.0 and SmartPLS 3 for structural equation modelling were utilized in confirming the hypotheses developed for the study. The results of this study through structural equation modelling opined that government policy and individual factor have a positive and significant influence on contractor's risk attitudes.

International Journal of Construction Management, 2019

While the identification of the drivers of social sustainability construction firms has remained ... more While the identification of the drivers of social sustainability construction firms has remained one of the popular topics in the literature, many questions about these drivers remain unanswered, especially in the context of the developing countries. This study empirically determines some organizational internal drivers influencing the social sustainability performance in construction firms. To achieve this, we developed a conceptual model and tested on a sample of registered and active large construction firms from the Malaysian Construction Industry Development Board, using partial least-squares structural equation modelling for analysis. The study reveals that organizational internal drivers could trigger social sustainability performance. However, our analysis shows that organizational capabilitiescomplex tangible and intangible resources that are controlled by a firm through certain organizational practices and which enable it to implement value-creating strategies-partially mediates the relationship between these drivers and social sustainability. While few limitations of this study include the fact that the data used are the subjective opinions of the top officials who responded to the survey, our findings reveal that construction firms with efficient resource capabilities tend to adopt more sustainability in project delivery. This study contributes to the ongoing discussion on the important factors for social sustainability in construction.

The Journal of Social Sciences Research, 2018

Performance Management System (PMS) is considered as one of the vital aspects of Human Resource M... more Performance Management System (PMS) is considered as one of the vital aspects of Human Resource Management. PMS is the focus of study in this paper. The effectiveness of Performance Management System of a manufacturing company in Malaysia has been studied. And for this study, factor analysis is conducted. Different factors attributing to effectiveness of Performance Management System have been extracted and the study highlighted that Reward and Development, Continuous Communication and Departmental Development, Standard and Goal Setting, Developing HR Systems, Policy and Tool for Performance Management, Performance Measurement, Performance Linkage to Payment Decisions, Fairness for Employee Appraisal, Implementation and Employee Control, and Performance Review and Employee Recognition are the factors responsible for PMS Effectiveness. It has been suggested for taking developmental measures to enhance the existing Performance Management System contributing more for the benefits of or...

The Journal of Social Sciences Research, 2018

The purpose of stressing the importance of risk management among construction companies is to red... more The purpose of stressing the importance of risk management among construction companies is to reduce the effects of risk on projects and make the construction activities more profitable, completed to quality standards, time and budget. This significant deliberation has stimulated various research interests by construction companies, specifically viewing the risk in construction activities that affect project performance; (time overrun, cost overrun and low quality) as the significant risks attached to the projects from the global point of view. Using Partial Least Squares- Structural Equation Modeling approach, this study validates construction risk management (CRM) as a construct from the perspectives of 238 local, national and multi-national construction companies in Nigeria. A cross-sectional survey was conducted where data was gathered from companies through a structured questionnaire. Findings from this study disclosed that effective communication, team competency and skills wi...

Safety and Health at Work, 2017

Background: Substantial empirical research has shown conflicting results regarding the influence ... more Background: Substantial empirical research has shown conflicting results regarding the influence of organizational external factors on construction risk management, suggesting the necessity to introduce a moderator into the study. The present research confirmed whether rules and regulations matter on the relationships between organizational external factors and construction risk management. Methods: Based on discouragement and organizational control theory, this research examined the effects of organizational external factors and rules and regulations on construction risk management among 238 employees operating in construction companies in Abuja and Lagos, Nigeria. A personally administered questionnaire was used to acquire the data. The data were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling. Results: A significant positive relationship between organizational external factors and construction risk management was asserted. This study also found a significant positive relationship between rules and regulations and construction risk management. As anticipated, rules and regulations were found to moderate the relationship between organizational external factors and construction risk management, with a significant positive result. Similarly, a significant interaction effect was also found between rules and regulations and organizational external factors. Implications of the research from a Nigerian point of view have also been discussed. Conclusion: Political, economy, and technology factors helped the construction companies to reduce the chance of risk occurrence during the construction activities. Rules and regulations also helped to lessen the rate of accidents involving construction workers as well as the duration of the projects. Similarly, the influence of the organizational external factors with rules and regulations on construction risk management has proven that most of the construction companies that implement the aforementioned factors have the chance to deliver their projects within the stipulated time, cost, and qualities, which can be used as a yardstick to measure a good project.

Certain organizational internal and external factors have been found to influence effective const... more Certain organizational internal and external factors have been found to influence effective construction risk management within the construction company which has contributed to massive risk occurrence on the projects. Yet, the influence of the organizational factors such as effective communication, team competency with skills, active leadership, political factor, organizational culture, technology factor and economic factor on effective construction risk management among the construction companies operating in Abuja and Lagos state Nigeria have not received considerable attention. More so, a moderating variable is proposed. This paper proposes rules and regulations as the potential moderator on the relationship between organisational internal factors, external factors and effective construction risk management.

IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2018

Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 2020

Project risk assessment is an operative tool for development and controlling cost, time, and atta... more Project risk assessment is an operative tool for development and controlling cost, time, and attaining the technical performance of a construction project. Construction projects often face a lot of uncertainties, which place building and road construction projects at the risk of time overruns, cost as well as poor quality delivery. Therefore, project risk management is an essential part of the decision-making process in a construction company as it determines the success or failure of construction projects. This paper aims to determine the extent of construction risk management among the Malaysian construction companies and to rank the specific factors affecting contractors' risk attitudes among the Malaysian construction companies. Simple random under probability sampling techniques were used. A review of relevant literature and a questionnaire with a five-point Likert scale of (1) very low to (5) very high was adopted in gathering data regarding the extent of risk management and ranking of human factors affecting contractors' risk attitudes in the Malaysian construction companies. The sample size used for analysis is 146. This study also focused on the G7 contractors operating in the Malaysian construction industry. Findings revealed that construction risk management has not been highly implemented among the Malaysian construction companies and that the five leading factors affecting risk attitudes of contractors are as follows: work experience, physical health, educational background, professional competence, and emotional intelligence. The outcomes of this study can be used to inform decision-makers about strategies for risk management in handling contractors' risk attitudes, thus providing stakeholders with the necessary information for enhancing risk management performance in the construction industry.

International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE), 2020

Today's businesses are challenging what to call a new technological change. Technological adv... more Today's businesses are challenging what to call a new technological change. Technological advancements are going towards more enhanced internet-based method resolutions. This step is usually pointed to being Industry 4.0 and is supposed to hold the potential for new adaptable, independent products able to manage themselves. By modern technologies, nevertheless, there is additional demand for new skills and qualification demands on the workforce in the construction industry. Moreover, manufacturers or construction companies of today usually have obstacles with hiring newly qualified workers, particularly the younger one. Construction companies are looking to achieve Industry 4.0 would consequently have to maintain the development and education of existing workers while including attracting new workers. The paper objects are to explain what modifications that help achieve a sustainable of industry 4.0 in the construction industry, efficient and recognizing potential developments, ...

The European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences, 2019

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-No... more This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 Unported License, permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019

Social Science Research Network, 2020

This study validates technology orientation (TO) constructs in the Malaysian construction industr... more This study validates technology orientation (TO) constructs in the Malaysian construction industry context. Using a well-structured online-administered questionnaire, the data was collected from one hundred and eighty-five representatives of Grade 7 (G7) construction firms comprises of top or middle management level who are involved in the day-today running of the firm as well as taking strategic decisions about how the firms are been run like CEO, Executive Director, Managing Director, Construction Managers, and Project Managers). The data was analyzed using Smart-PLS 3 software. Results of this analysis revealed that all the technology orientation's dimensions namely, technology capability, top management capability, learning (commitment to learning), and unlearning (commitment to change) were highly applicable. Acceptable level of internal consistency, reliability, discriminant validity, and convergent validity for each of the constructs of the technology orientation was established. Based on the outcome of the analysis, it is therefore recommended that the TO instrument are suitable for measuring all the constructs of TO to study how Malaysian construction firms can combine their capabilities to build the assets of the organization and allow them to be utilized in a wellorganized and efficient way.

KnE Social Sciences, 2019

Working environment and safety behavior are the primary concern in construction projects which in... more Working environment and safety behavior are the primary concern in construction projects which in the long run are part of the yardstick in measuring project management performance. Construction safety and performance should be thoroughly investigated empirically by illustrating the current state of accident and performance in construction industries. Entrenched in the Malaysian construction industry experience, three dimensions of the project management performance (resolve cost, schedule, and quality) can buffer the contractor’s and project manager’s performance in building projects. Following organizational control theory, this research investigated the effects project management performance (resolve cost, schedule, and quality) on construction projects among G-7 contractors operating in Kuantan Malaysia construction industries through a personally administered questionnaire. Structural equation modeling (SEM) opined that schedule and quality have positive and significant influen...

Applied System Innovation, 2020

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is seen as a way to enhance knowledge collection i... more Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is seen as a way to enhance knowledge collection in the construction sector. Although the theoretical benefits of ICT implementation have been clarified, realizing such benefits is insufficient. This paper attempted a systematic analysis of the literature using ATLAS.ti 9 software to save, identify, and analyze this study’s data. A total of 102 articles were actively reviewed, including 82 Scopus journals and 20 conference papers published from 2003 to 2020. In this article, from a construction industry point of view, the ICT adoption process is considered as an interaction between technology, task, and an individual from a construction industry perspective. While ICT is acknowledged as a source of aggressive gain by both practitioners and scholars, ICT’s sole presence would definitely not guarantee achievement in the industry’s ICT approval. Companies cannot grasp the full benefits of ICT, except that users are able to adopt the techno...

International Society for Everant Publisher, May 1, 2019

Risks always lead to the failure of the contractor to complete projects on time. This situation i... more Risks always lead to the failure of the contractor to complete projects on time. This situation is caused by many factors. The contractor's failure to plan, manipulate, perform, monitor, control and take into account all factors and risks involved may not guarantee the success of a project. In order to improve performance in Malaysia construction industry, the introduction of OSH Act 1994 have made all industry in Malaysia to identifying hazards, conducting a risk assessment and controlling those risk and at the same time implementing an integrated system to ensure consistency and better performance of projects in Malaysia industry. A total number of ninety-five (95) risk factors that are dampening and affecting contractor productivity in Malaysia construction industry were revealed by the ranking of the contractor risk attitude factors through SPSS. In the same vein, the risk factors were further classified into six (6) subclasses depending on their nature and likelihood of occurrence. Such as (Technical risk, Logistical risk, Management risk, Social-political risk, financial risk, and Environmental risk). In order to achieve the proper response rate for this study, in total 250 questionnaires were distributed to the construction industry in Kuantan Malaysia randomly. Of the 250 questionnaires distributed, 234 questionnaires were received with an equal percentage of 93.6%. Conversely, 7 questionnaires were found to be unusable due to missing data or provided the same responses to all the questions. Thus overall, 90.8% of the total questionnaires were usable concluding with an effective sample of 227. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 21.0 for MS Window was used to analyse the collected data. The demographic profile of the companies and respondents were analysed with descriptive statistics. This study also focused on the G7 contractors operating in Malaysia construction industry that specialise in building, bridge and road construction project.

Journal of Business Management and Economic Research, 2020

In Malaysia, construction companies have played a great role in the growth of the country's econo... more In Malaysia, construction companies have played a great role in the growth of the country's economy over the years. The poor motivation for the implementation of the construction on-site waste reduction, insufficient waste management skills, the shortage of appropriately designed and decently handled landfill system, lack of teamwork, unequal workload and task distribution among the divisions are the result of poor organizational structure among construction firms. Lack of frequent staff training, management performance, and human resource management practices and the problems of waste management regulations have also resulted in improper enforcement of waste management policy and planning framework for waste management. To address the aforementioned issue, this paper aims to 1) investigate the significant relationship between specialization and construction waste management (waste reduction) in Kota Bharu construction industry, 2) investigate the significant relationship between standardization and construction waste management (waste reduction) in Kota Bharu construction industry. 95 construction companies that are registered under the CIDB Malaysia among Kota Bharu, Malaysia construction companies were surveyed. PLS-SEM technique was used in this research to assess both the measurement and structural models. The results showed that specialization played a significant positive role in construction waste management (waste reduction) among construction companies operating in Kelantan, Malaysia.

Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 2020

Purpose The main parties in construction projects are the engineers, clients, architects, contrac... more Purpose The main parties in construction projects are the engineers, clients, architects, contractors, material suppliers, and consultants such as the project managers. They play the most important roles in implementing construction projects, and their activities have a significant impact on their risk attitudes during the execution of projects. Because each participant has their particular interests, by proprietary information, each participant is driven to achieve maximum benefit, which can result in improper behaviour concerning each other. The risk in this situation is that there would be a moral hazard and adverse selection based on information asymmetry among principal construction participants especially contractors; this outcome is called risk attitudes. Behaviour is affected by various risk factors and the successful implementation of construction projects depends on effective management of the key risk factors part of which is a personal factor. The purpose of this paper i...

Global Business Review, 2017

Significant number of empirical research works have reported contravening results regarding the e... more Significant number of empirical research works have reported contravening results regarding the effects of organizational internal factors on construction risk management. This prompted the introduction of a moderator variable. This research tested the moderating role of rules and regulations on the relationships between organizational internal factors and construction risk management. Drawing on discouragement and organizational control theory, this research studied the effects of organizational internal factors and rules and regulations on construction risk management among 238 employees operating in Abuja and Lagos State construction companies in Nigeria. Self-administered questionnaires were used to gather the data. Using the partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) for analysis, a significant positive relationship between organizational internal factors and construction risk management was acknowledged. This study also discovered a significant positive rela...

Benchmarking: An International Journal, 2018

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide valid and reliable constructs for lean manufactur... more Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide valid and reliable constructs for lean manufacturing (LM) for assessing its implementation level in order to target areas of improvement. Design/methodology/approach Based on an extensive review on LM literature and content validity assessment from practitioners and academicians, nine LM constructs were identified. Measurement items for each construct were developed to become a complete questionnaire. The questionnaire booklets were distributed to large and discrete manufacturing companies in Indonesia. Out of 1,000 survey questionnaires sent, 236 usable responses were returned giving response rate of 23.60 percent. Subsequently, an empirical assessment on the constructs was done by using structural equation modeling approach. Findings The study identified the valid and reliable LM constructs, consisting of nine LM constructs and 64 measurement items. The study found that all the constructs are complementary and mutually supportive wit...

Journal of Construction Business and Management, 2019

The Malaysian construction industry often acts as a vehicle that motivates' the development o... more The Malaysian construction industry often acts as a vehicle that motivates' the development of the nation's economy. The industry is commonly referred to as a catalyst for development. However, poor performance in terms of productivity and quality systems has been the main issues of discussion from most of the government reports. In order to improve performance in the Malaysian construction industry, the introduction of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) in 1994 has made all industries in Malaysia to identify hazards, conduct risk assessment and control those risk and at the same time implement an integrated system to ensure consistency and better performance of projects in Malaysian industries. Therefore, in this paper, the ranking of specific factors affecting contractors' risk attitudes in the Malaysian construction industry was assessed. A review of relevant literature was undertaken to identify the factors influencing contractors' risk attitudes. The ...

International Journal of Construction Management, 2019

This study investigated the individual factors affecting contractors' risk attitudes and further ... more This study investigated the individual factors affecting contractors' risk attitudes and further determined its relationship with government policy. The theory of planned behaviour was used to develop the theoretical framework that investigated G-7 contractors operating in Malaysian construction industry. A review of relevant literature and questionnaire was adopted in order to identify the factors affecting contractors' risk attitudes (individual factors). A total of 119 personal structured questionnaires were considered for the analysis with the response rate of 94%. In addition, a structural equation modelling approach was employed to examine the direct and the moderating relationship as drawn by the hypotheses. In addition, with quantitative research design following positivist research paradigm, the methodology was designed to focus on the research questions and the objectives. The questionnaire was designed by using closed interval measurement scale with proper care taken in designing the survey instruments. SPSS 20.0 and SmartPLS 3 for structural equation modelling were utilized in confirming the hypotheses developed for the study. The results of this study through structural equation modelling opined that government policy and individual factor have a positive and significant influence on contractor's risk attitudes.

International Journal of Construction Management, 2019

While the identification of the drivers of social sustainability construction firms has remained ... more While the identification of the drivers of social sustainability construction firms has remained one of the popular topics in the literature, many questions about these drivers remain unanswered, especially in the context of the developing countries. This study empirically determines some organizational internal drivers influencing the social sustainability performance in construction firms. To achieve this, we developed a conceptual model and tested on a sample of registered and active large construction firms from the Malaysian Construction Industry Development Board, using partial least-squares structural equation modelling for analysis. The study reveals that organizational internal drivers could trigger social sustainability performance. However, our analysis shows that organizational capabilitiescomplex tangible and intangible resources that are controlled by a firm through certain organizational practices and which enable it to implement value-creating strategies-partially mediates the relationship between these drivers and social sustainability. While few limitations of this study include the fact that the data used are the subjective opinions of the top officials who responded to the survey, our findings reveal that construction firms with efficient resource capabilities tend to adopt more sustainability in project delivery. This study contributes to the ongoing discussion on the important factors for social sustainability in construction.

The Journal of Social Sciences Research, 2018

Performance Management System (PMS) is considered as one of the vital aspects of Human Resource M... more Performance Management System (PMS) is considered as one of the vital aspects of Human Resource Management. PMS is the focus of study in this paper. The effectiveness of Performance Management System of a manufacturing company in Malaysia has been studied. And for this study, factor analysis is conducted. Different factors attributing to effectiveness of Performance Management System have been extracted and the study highlighted that Reward and Development, Continuous Communication and Departmental Development, Standard and Goal Setting, Developing HR Systems, Policy and Tool for Performance Management, Performance Measurement, Performance Linkage to Payment Decisions, Fairness for Employee Appraisal, Implementation and Employee Control, and Performance Review and Employee Recognition are the factors responsible for PMS Effectiveness. It has been suggested for taking developmental measures to enhance the existing Performance Management System contributing more for the benefits of or...

The Journal of Social Sciences Research, 2018

The purpose of stressing the importance of risk management among construction companies is to red... more The purpose of stressing the importance of risk management among construction companies is to reduce the effects of risk on projects and make the construction activities more profitable, completed to quality standards, time and budget. This significant deliberation has stimulated various research interests by construction companies, specifically viewing the risk in construction activities that affect project performance; (time overrun, cost overrun and low quality) as the significant risks attached to the projects from the global point of view. Using Partial Least Squares- Structural Equation Modeling approach, this study validates construction risk management (CRM) as a construct from the perspectives of 238 local, national and multi-national construction companies in Nigeria. A cross-sectional survey was conducted where data was gathered from companies through a structured questionnaire. Findings from this study disclosed that effective communication, team competency and skills wi...

Safety and Health at Work, 2017

Background: Substantial empirical research has shown conflicting results regarding the influence ... more Background: Substantial empirical research has shown conflicting results regarding the influence of organizational external factors on construction risk management, suggesting the necessity to introduce a moderator into the study. The present research confirmed whether rules and regulations matter on the relationships between organizational external factors and construction risk management. Methods: Based on discouragement and organizational control theory, this research examined the effects of organizational external factors and rules and regulations on construction risk management among 238 employees operating in construction companies in Abuja and Lagos, Nigeria. A personally administered questionnaire was used to acquire the data. The data were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling. Results: A significant positive relationship between organizational external factors and construction risk management was asserted. This study also found a significant positive relationship between rules and regulations and construction risk management. As anticipated, rules and regulations were found to moderate the relationship between organizational external factors and construction risk management, with a significant positive result. Similarly, a significant interaction effect was also found between rules and regulations and organizational external factors. Implications of the research from a Nigerian point of view have also been discussed. Conclusion: Political, economy, and technology factors helped the construction companies to reduce the chance of risk occurrence during the construction activities. Rules and regulations also helped to lessen the rate of accidents involving construction workers as well as the duration of the projects. Similarly, the influence of the organizational external factors with rules and regulations on construction risk management has proven that most of the construction companies that implement the aforementioned factors have the chance to deliver their projects within the stipulated time, cost, and qualities, which can be used as a yardstick to measure a good project.

Certain organizational internal and external factors have been found to influence effective const... more Certain organizational internal and external factors have been found to influence effective construction risk management within the construction company which has contributed to massive risk occurrence on the projects. Yet, the influence of the organizational factors such as effective communication, team competency with skills, active leadership, political factor, organizational culture, technology factor and economic factor on effective construction risk management among the construction companies operating in Abuja and Lagos state Nigeria have not received considerable attention. More so, a moderating variable is proposed. This paper proposes rules and regulations as the potential moderator on the relationship between organisational internal factors, external factors and effective construction risk management.

IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2018