| Descriptive Statistics | ||||||
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| N | Min. | Max. | Mean | Std. Deviation | Rank |
| To solve socio-economic and development problem through collaborative research findings | 79 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 4.6456 | 0.53200 | 1st |
| Environmental considerations, e.g., land degradation, loss of habitats, air and water pollution | 79 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 4.2785 | 1.01194 | 2nd |
| Intermittent collapse of buildings | 79 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 4.2658 | 0.95688 | 3rd |
| Support for the local industries to produce quality materials locally to feed the construction industry | 79 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 4.2532 | 0.85438 | 4th |
| Need for Training of professionals and artisans | 79 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 4.2278 | 0.76710 | 5th |
| Proper contract documentations & administration of projects | 79 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 4.2278 | 0.78364 | 6th |
| Risk sharing, access to innovation and technology | 79 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 4.2025 | 1.01754 | 7th |
| Complexity in construction of modern buildings designs | 79 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 4.1772 | 0.81271 | 8th |
| For data and information sharing | 79 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 4.1646 | 0.79147 | 9th |
| A shared vision ,common goal and priorities | 79 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 4.1266 | 0.80650 | 10th |
| To break down barriers among institution and industry | 79 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 4.1139 | 0.73358 | 11th |
| The motivation to boost productivity as well as increase economic growth | 79 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 4.0886 | 0.85019 | 12th |
| Project planning & site management | 79 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 4.0759 | 1.05942 | 13th |
| Building trusting relationships among partners | 79 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 4.0759 | 0.79698 | 14th |
| Increase demands for customer information and satisfaction of construction products | 79 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 4.0633 | 0.89646 | 15th |
| Response to market demand, resource efficiency and client requirements | 79 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 3.9747 | 0.78405 | 16th |
| To set a definition of procedures for collaboration/work, clear | 79 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 3.8861 | 0.78426 | 17th |
| To solve complexity of some research problems | 79 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 3.8608 | 1.04678 | 18th |
| For commitment of adequate resources from partners | 79 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 3.7848 | 0.91527 | 19th |
| To come out with a good form of communication procedures | 79 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 3.7342 | 0.84290 | 20th |
| Publish a journal article, business issues and other expectations | 79 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 3.7089 | 1.07598 | 21st |
| Enhance the visibility and recognition of research partners | 79 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 3.6835 | 1.08065 | 22nd |
| Massive continual increase in housing deficit | 79 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 3.6835 | 1.08065 | 23rd |
| High cost of construction products | 79 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 3.6709 | 0.99642 | 24th |
| Pressure exerted on institution/industries by their stakeholder groups | 79 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 3.5949 | 0.96767 | 25th |
| High importation of construction materials | 79 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 3.4557 | 1.22785 | 26th |
| The desire to have dominion or power over other’s resources such as technology, raw materials, expertise etc. | 79 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 3.3038 | 1.10191 | 27th |
| To be seen by others as legitimate | 79 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 3.3038 | 1.14751 | 28th |
| To enable partners get the opportunity to use expensive equipment they cannot afford or get | 79 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 3.0380 | 1.17061 | 29th |