Nigeria's construction industry: Barriers to effective communication

Ejohwomu, O A; Oshodi, O S and Lam, K C (2017) Nigeria's construction industry: Barriers to effective communication. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 24(4), pp. 652-667. ISSN 0969-9988

Abstract

This paper identifies and assesses the barriers to effective communication in the Nigerian construction industry using attribution theory paradigm suggesting that ineffective reporting systems and poor leadership are ranked as the most significant barriers to effective communication.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: communication; Nigeria; organizations; construction industry; attribution theory; barriers
Index terms: construction industry, paradigm, Nigeria, attribution theory
Subjects: Geography, education and knowledge transfer, industry analysis, behavioral psychology
Topics: Research Practice, Geographical Context
Descriptive scope: 2 PT

N.B. Descriptive scope is a count of how many of the five facets of empirical research are indicated by the words used in title, abstract and keywords. It is not intended as a judgement on the research; merely a count of the kind of word we would expect to indicate Phenomenon, Concepts, Theoretical framing, Empirical techniques, Analytical techniques. If all five are present, then a code of “5 PCTEA” will indicate this. If you feel the coding for this record is questionable, we welcome discussion around the terms we matched or the way we categorized them. The facet you would expect may not be coded, or a facet may be coded inappropriately. This can also bear on a larger question, of which facets should be treated as defining in construction management research. Please get in touch, and we will look at it. More details here