Effects of Motivation on Construction Workers' Performance in Nigeria

Abstract or Introduction

This paper is about the effects of motivation on construction worker's performance in Nigeria. The construction industry has been recognised as the locomotive for development of any economy. However, the continuing decline in the performance of the industry and the increasing challenges facing the industry militate against the industry as the engine of growth. Lack of workers motivation has been identified and this partly contributes to the steady decline in performance.

Against this backdrop, the research was tailored to develop ways of improving productivity through appropriate motivational strategies. The study adopted the use of quantitative approach. Data were collected through questionnaire survey from 102 construction workers randomly selected from the accessible population in Bauchi metropolis.

The questionnaire sought to elicit response from various workers in the construction industry. Subsequently, the collected data was subjected to descriptive statistical analysis with relative importance index to examine the degree of agreement and significance of the various motivational strategies to the construction site work.