ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE AND INNOVATION IN NIGERIAN QUANTITY SURVEYING FIRMS
ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE AND INNOVATION IN NIGERIAN QUANTITY SURVEYING FIRMS
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2017-01
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HARUNA, ADEHI FRIDAY
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Quantity Surveying firms in contemporary times have evolved into structurally standard organisations where there is the understanding of organisational culture as an essential management philosophy that drives innovation. This study sought to analyse specifically, the relationship between organisational culture and innovation in quantity surveying firms. Using a quantitative research approach, this research examined the relationship between organisational culture and innovation in Quantity Surveying firms. Eighty one (81) quantity surveyors from Twenty Seven (27) firms completed the questionnaires used for this research. Mean score was used to identify the organisational culture and innovation types dominant in quantity surveying firms. Spearman's rank correlation was used to evaluate the relationship between organisational culture and innovation types. The study revealed that quantity surveying firms exhibited multiple types of innovation with "service innovation" being most dominant. The study further revealed that quantity surveying firms exhibited multiple types of organisational culture with "supportiveness culture" being most dominant. "Social responsibility culture", "emphasis on rewards culture", "stability culture" and "competitive culture" have the highest number of relationships with innovation types in quantity surveying firms. "Supportiveness culture", "innovation culture" and "performance orientation culture" have the least association with innovation types. The study concluded that organisational culture has a significant relationship with innovation in quantity surveying firms. The findings from this study implied that there were need for the management of quantity surveying firms to embrace organisational culture as a strategy for improving innovation practice and vice versa.
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A DESSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN QUANTITY SURVEYING
DEPARTMENT OF QUANTITY SURVEYING,
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,
ZARIA
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ANALYSIS,, RELATIONSHIP,, ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE,, INNOVATION,, NIGERIAN QUANTITY SURVEYING FIRMS