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Development of a conceptual model for effective quality management practices in construction organisations: the case of Nigeria

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posted on 2021-06-14, 15:41 authored by Odiba Odiba, Peter DemianPeter Demian, Kirti RuikarKirti Ruikar
Effective quality management practices are critical to successful project delivery. However, the quality challenges in developing countries such as Nigeria which is the focus of this research have been a concern to construction practitioners and other interested parties such as clients, and regulatory bodies. Some scholars suggest that part of these challenges can be attributed to ineffective quality management systems; thus, leading to consequences such as building collapse, poor organisational/industry reputation, poor/lack of traceability, poor documentation process, and lack of planned audit. On this note, this research aims to develop a contextual model that is intended to improve the culture of quality that can facilitate effective quality management practices in construction organisations in Nigeria.
A mixed (quantitative and qualitative) methodological approach was deployed based on a pragmatic research philosophy paradigm. A questionnaire (quantitative) survey was adopted to gather data, and results from the data analysis and reviewed literature were discussed, and the findings supported the development of a conceptual quality management model in construction as the outcome of this research.
The designed model comprises eight integrated components. The model is a quality system that can be used by construction organisations: to identify some typical barriers hindering effective QMSs implementation; to assist them to develop cultural values that can drive effective QMSs implementation; to undertake effective QMSs practices as they relate to construction; and to recognise the potential results and longer-term benefits obtainable from implementing effective QMSs. The model was evaluated and validated by professional construction practitioners and academic experts for its usefulness and applicability. Future study should focus on the practical validation of the model.

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School

  • Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

Published in

Journal of Construction Business and Management

Volume

5

Issue

1

Pages

1-16

Publisher

University of Cape Town Libraries

Version

  • VoR (Version of Record)

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© The Authors

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This is an Open Access Article. It is published by the University of Cape Town Libraries under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

Acceptance date

2021-04-20

Publication date

2021-06-07

Copyright date

2021

ISSN

2521-0165

Language

  • en

Depositor

Dr Peter Demian. Deposit date: 17 May 2021

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