Factors affecting construction practices

5

4

3

2

1

W i X i

f

Mean ( X ¯ )

Remark

Inadequate/dearth of technical or managerial expertise

40

60

20

20

20

560

160

3.50

Agree

Project finance/capital supply constraints

80

40

40

0

0

680

160

4.25

Agree

Corruption issues

120

0

40

0

0

720

160

4.50

Agree

Fragmented nature of the industry

60

40

60

20

0

680

180

3.78

Agree

Incapable of packaging or attracting loans

40

60

60

0

0

620

160

3.88

Agree

Disconnection of policy formulation and policy implementation

80

20

60

0

0

660

160

4.13

Agree

Low profit margins

0

0

100

20

40

380

160

2.38

Disagree

High operating costs/constant rising of project costs

0

80

60

20

0

540

160

3.38

Agree

Scope creep

20

20

80

40

0

500

160

3.13

Agree

Inadequate funding

40

60

60

0

0

620

160

3.88

Agree

Poor project planning & quality control

0

40

80

20

20

460

160

2.88

Disagree

Lack of skilled labour

0

60

20

20

60

400

160

2.50

Disagree

Abandoned projects

20

40

80

20

0

540

160

3.38

Agree

Safety on site

40

20

60

40

0

540

160

3.38

Agree

Inflation in prices of construction resources

60

80

20

0

0

680

160

4.25

Agree

Slow pace of technological development/difficulty in adopting and adapting to new technologies

60

40

60

0

0

640

160

4.00

Agree

Economic recession

40

80

20

20

0

620

160

3.88

Agree

Inadequate collaboration between the players

40

60

60

0

0

620

160

3.88

Agree

Cluster mean

3.61

Agree