EFFECT OF INCENTIVE SCHEME ON PRODUCTIVITY OF SITE WORKERS IN THE NIGERIA CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

OLAMOJU, A.M. and BAMIDELE, E.O. (2019) EFFECT OF INCENTIVE SCHEME ON PRODUCTIVITY OF SITE WORKERS IN THE NIGERIA CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. In: 7th National Conference, April, 2019, International Conference Centre, The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, Nigeria..

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Abstract

High productivity is regarded as a goal that long-term survival of firms in Nigeria labor Construction industry seek, firm are currently applying various non-financial and financial incentive schemes aimed at improving employees productivity. The most important is planning for an incentive scheme that will align the goals of the company with the workers. Total samples of fifty (50) questionnaires were drawn from the collections of construction firm in Lagos and Ogun State. Forty-two (42) questionnaires were completed and returned, representing 84% response rate. A questionnaire survey involving the impact of incentive scheme on productivity were used to determine the Effect of Incentive Scheme on Productivity of Site Workers in the Nigeria Construction Industry. The survey was complemented with onsite observation and oral interview of workers on various construction sites in order to determine the impact of incentive scheme on productivity. Statistical Package for Social Sciences was used to analyses data collected from the audience and it was obtained that if incentive scheme is in place, workers tend to increase their output and moral at work thereby resulting to increased productivity.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects: T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
T Technology > TH Building construction
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Geography
Depositing User: Mr Daniel Kumoye
Date Deposited: 28 Jun 2020 19:30
Last Modified: 28 Jun 2020 19:30
URI: http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/676

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