ASSESSMENT OF MOTIVATION OF NON-CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS IN CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES IN ABUJA, NIGERIA
ASSESSMENT OF MOTIVATION OF NON-CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS IN CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES IN ABUJA, NIGERIA
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2017-02
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MOHAMMED, SHEHU AHMED
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Construction companies experience low performance of non-construction professionals and lack of self-actualisation as a result of inadequate motivation. This study assessed motivation of non-construction professionals in construction companies in Abuja with a view to improving their performance and self-actualisation in the study area. To achieve this, the study focused on the factors that influence the motivation of non-construction professionals, their current level of motivation, effectiveness of motivational techniques on non-construction professionals and their professional satisfaction and self-actualisation within the industry. The quantitative research approach was adopted using structured questionnaire, the population size is 38 and 348 for management and non-construction professionals respectively. Stratified sampling technique was used to select a sample of 186 non-construction professionals. Relative Importance Index (RII) was used for the various ranking on motivation. The study found that the level of motivation of non-construction professionals in relation to physiological and belongingness needs is high, while their level of motivation in relation to security, esteem, and self-actualisation needs is low. The ranking of motivational techniques revealed the first five factors as outlined in order of their effectiveness on non-construction professionals: Good remuneration (0.93), professional training courses (0.92), job design (0.91), bonus (0.89) and promotion opportunities (0.88). The study concluded that majority of non-construction professionals were not satisfied with the level of motivation in relation to the provision of security, esteem, and self-actualisation needs by their companies and were primarily motivated by monetary rewards as well as opportunities for self-actualisation. The study recommended that the construction industry should perhaps base their motivation strategies around these preferred motivators.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER DEGREE IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING, FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,
ZARIA, NIGERIA
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ASSESSMENT,, MOTIVATION,, NON-CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS,, CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES,, ABUJA,, NIGERIA