Construction Labour Productivity as a Correlate of Project Performance: An Empirical Evidence for Wall Plastering Activity
Abstract: Construction labour
productivity has always been believed to be associated with project performance
but empirical evidence for this assertion is scarce in literature. This study
aims at determining the relationship between construction labour productivity and
project performance. Hence, the study evaluates: construction labour
productivity, time and cost overruns in wall plastering activity of selected
completed public building projects. A survey of 180 purposively sampled public
building projects was conducted. Data were collected through project inventory
sheet and analysed using ANOVA and Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The
results indicate that there is a strong negative correlation between
construction labour productivity and cost and time overruns. It also shows that
there is no variation in cost and time overruns among the states in the study
area. The study therefore, recommends that stakeholders in the construction
industry should emphasis the use of productivity improvement strategies on
building sites to enhance project performance.
Keywords: Construction;
labour; project performance; productivity; public building projects; Nigeria
Author: Odesola I.A
Journal Code: jptsipilgg150005
