WORKERS MOTIVATION ON NIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION SITES
WORKERS MOTIVATION ON NIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION SITES
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1981-09
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ARABA, ADEBOLANLE OLUBUNMI
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The size, complexity and processes of construction projects nowadays have brought with them new problems for construction managers. The need therefore*arises to review factors affecting workers' motivation and productivity on construction sites. Motivation is an important concept about people and whenever anybody confronts a problem at work dealing with people, he or she is making use of human relations. It is of direct relevance^here-fore, to examine some important concepts about human relations. The study also explains the organization structure with reference to roles and status of individuals and goes further to elaborate on leadership and supervision concepts with reference to motivating workers. -$*■ ^Xsm^ The third chapter deals with the existing motivational theories as part of the literature review of this study. The findings and results of interview with management, foremen tradesmen and labourers are reported in the fourth chapter. . The general analysis of this chapter revealed that motivation in the construction industry today does not agree with the scientific school of thought which says that workers are idle, lazy and are motivated solely by money. On the contrary, it was found out that work men are highly motivated by the job and its working conditions. Among the factors influencing the productivity of these work men are (a) Inability to perform to schedules.
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A THESIS PRESENTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA BY ADEBOLANLE OLUBUNMI ARABA SEPTEMBER, 1981.
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WORKERS,, MOTIVATION,, NIGERIAN,, CONSTRUCTION