Abstract This Paper Takes A Colossal Look At The Function And Performance Of Trade Unionism In A Developing Nation With A Special Emphasis On West Africa As A Whole And Nigeria Ij;L Particular. It Began With A Broad Definition Of Trade Union In An Ordinary Sense And From A Legal Perspective. This Was Followed By A General Review Of The History Of Trade Unionism In Nigeria And West Africa From 1912 To 1938,1938 To 1976 And 1976 To Date. Some Of The Notable Unions During The Period Of 1912 To...
Maintenance is very important to preserve and enhance the life span of buildings. In many developing countries including Nigeria, very little seems to be done in carrying out planned maintenance of public buildings. In Nigeria, it has become quite distressful to see the way in which many public buildings are allowed to fall into a bad state of disrepair due to lack of maintenance. Many state governments claim that it is due to lack of funds, but what is the aim of expending huge sums of money...
ABSTRACT The deplorable state of buildings in tertiary institutions across the country due to non-strategic maintenance processes poses a threat to the delivery of qualitative tertiary education in Nigeria. Although building maintenance activities can be executed using insourcing or/and outsourcing practice(s), each of the sourcing practices has its merits and demerits. Policy makers in tertiary institutions are therefore saddled with the responsibility of deploying building maintenance prac...
ABSTRACT The research investigated the state of maintenance management of public hospital buildings in South-west, Nigeria, and in the process, identified factors militating against their effective contribution to health care delivery. A total of 552 questionnaires comprising 206 for maintenance staff and 346 for users of public hospital buildings were collected and used for study. The survey covered 46 public hospitals representing 40% of the total number of existing public hospitals in Sout...
ABSTRACT Following the growing consensus within and outside the building industry that corruption and other unethical practices are endemic in the building industry, coupled with scarce empirical academic research on professional ethics in the Nigerian building industry, there is need to examine the ethical behaviour and ideology of the professionals involved in the procurement chain. Consequently, the study sets out to unravel the ethical. behaviour of the Nigerian building industry professi...
ABSTRACT The aim of the research was to compare the motivational level and job performance rate of construction professionals in indigenous and expatriate construction companies in Nigeria. Some of the specific objectives of the study are: (1) to investigate the functional relationship between motivation and job performance of construction professionals in indigenous and expatriate construction companies in Nigeria. (2) to compare the motivational level of construction professionals in indige...
Abstract Clients' tastes, innovation and changes in the construction sector demand prompt and efficient means of executing project. In order to stay afloat, construction managers and CEOs need to look inwards. The values and practices prevalent in an organisation, that is the culture, has been researched into as as underlying factor of performance improvement. This study therefore, investigates the practices (cultural orientation) that are prevalent among construction managers and CEO in Nig...
ABSTRACT Construction organisational and project performance are known to depend on the competencies and performance of professionals. Studies have established that the task performance of construction professionals is low due to inadequate or deficient training. However, issues regarding the relationship between training practices of construction firms and task performance of construction professionals are yet to be adequately explored. The aim of the study is to examine the relationship be...
ABSTRACT Global concern over Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) emanates from its effects on health, general well-being and labour productivity because 60-90% of daytime is spent indoors. Evidence of Building Related Illnesses (BRI), Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) and absenteeism from work due to poor IEQ has made IEQ one of the indices of environmental sustainability. There is, however, paucity of research on IEQ and its relationship with workspace utilisation and maintenance practice in Niger...
Abstract The main purpose of this study was to determine the strategies for enhancing the acquisition of psychomotor skills by building construction graduates of technical colleges in Taraba State. Five research questions guided the study while the five null hypotheses formulated were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted a survey research design. The population for the study comprised 57 respondents which included 8 site supervisors and 49 building construction craftsmen. ...
ABSTRACT The research aims at identifying the factors that determine housing needs, demands and supply and to determine if differences exists in the housing needs of household applicants
ABSTRACT The building construction industry in Ghana is dominated by the use of conventional sandcrete blocks for wall construction. However, there is challenge of delivering products of maximum value to clients at an affordable cost and on time. Addressing this challenge will require adopting lean construction principles towards minimising waste and maximising value in the building construction process. This study aimed at making a case for the use of interlocking blocks as an alternative bu...
ABSTRACT The performance of contractors is essential to the success of construction projects. Enhancing the performance of construction firms will significantly contribute to the productivity of the construction industry. The aim of the study was to examine performance of building contractors on public projects in the Bolgatanga Municipality. The study adopted a descriptive survey approach involving the design and administration of survey questionnaires. The respondents’ for the study was ...
There appears to be a coordinated effort the world over to achieve digital switch over (DSO) from analogue based to digital technology. Ghana signed the Geneva agreement which set 17th June 2015 as the deadline for the DSO. This switch over will create new spectrum opportunities for many wireless technologies due to the abundance of radio spectrum the switch over provides. This paper focuses on the opportunity for using White Spaces (TV frequencies allocated to a broadcasting service but not ...
Abstract This paper presents the results of investigation conducted to evaluate the properties of concrete containing aluminum Roofing Sheet Waste as partial replacement of cement by weight. The properties investigated included the setting times of cement-ARSW paste, workability, density, compressive strength using 168 numbers of 150 x 150 x 150 mm cube specimens. The chemical compositions and pozzolanic properties were also investigated. The results showed that: (I.) the chemical composition...