<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The need to address the problems facing the natural environment and social economic development cannot be overemphasised. The aim of the study was to assess the influence of firm size on the level of implementation of sustainability practices in Niger Delta, Nigeria. Survey design approach was used in the study. Data were obtained through interviews and one thousand one hundred and seventy-nine copies of structured questionnaire administered to representatives of the firms by researchers and research assistants. The methods of data analysis were simple percentage and Spearman’s rank correlation. The result showed that small firms accounted for 84.7 %, medium-sized firms accounted for 11.61 % and large construction firms accounted for 3.73 %. Thus, a majority of firms are small and medium-sized construction companies in Niger Delta. The study revealed that the firm size influenced the level of implementation of firm sustainability practices in the study area. It was concluded that the size of firms had a significant influence on the level of adoption of sustainability practices among the construction firms operating in Niger Delta. It was also concluded that small and medium-sized construction firms recorded poor capacity building and human capital development. The study recommended that small and medium-sized construction firms operating in Niger Delta should improve their level of capacity building and human capital development.</p></abstract>

The need to address the problems facing the natural environment and social economic development cannot be overemphasised. The aim of the study was to assess the influence of firm size on the level of implementation of sustainability practices in Niger Delta, Nigeria. Survey design approach was used in the study. Data were obtained through interviews and one thousand one hundred and seventy-nine copies of structured questionnaire administered to representatives of the firms by researchers and research assistants. The methods of data analysis were simple percentage and Spearman’s rank correlation. The result showed that small firms accounted for 84.7 %, medium-sized firms accounted for 11.61 % and large construction firms accounted for 3.73 %. Thus, a majority of firms are small and medium-sized construction companies in Niger Delta. The study revealed that the firm size influenced the level of implementation of firm sustainability practices in the study area. It was concluded that the size of firms had a significant influence on the level of adoption of sustainability practices among the construction firms operating in Niger Delta. It was also concluded that small and medium-sized construction firms recorded poor capacity building and human capital development. The study recommended that small and medium-sized construction firms operating in Niger Delta should improve their level of capacity building and human capital development.

Influence of Construction Firm Size on the Level of Adoption of Sustainability Practices in Niger Delta, Nigeria

Department of Building, Faculty of Environmental Studies

Department of Estate Management, Faculty of Environmental Studies

Baltic Journal of Real Estate Economics and Construction Management

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The need to address the problems facing the natural environment and social economic development cannot be overemphasised. The aim of the study was to assess...

Influence of Construction Firm Size on the Level of Adoption of Sustainability Practices in Niger Delta, Nigeria

Published Online: Sep 26, 2020

Page range: 102 - 118

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjreecm-2020-0008

Keywords
construction firm size, influence, level of adoption, Niger Delta, sustainability practices

© 2020 Monday Otali et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Influence of Construction Firm Size on the Level of Adoption of Sustainability Practices in Niger Delta, Nigeria

Published Online: Sep 26, 2020

Page range: 102 - 118

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjreecm-2020-0008

Keywordsconstruction firm size, influence, level of adoption, Niger Delta, sustainability practices

© 2020 Monday Otali et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
construction firm size, influence, level of adoption, Niger Delta, sustainability practices