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Research Article DOI: 10.68128/jocrebe.2017.hegb4ktb

INFLUENCE OF PROPERTY CHARACTERISTICS ON EVENT CENTRES’ RETURNS IN AKURE, NIGERIA

Nnaemeka B. Ezeokoli*

Purpose: The importance of event centres to the functionality of a city has given birth to the study of the physical and functional qualities of event spaces, and their suitability for the proposed functions that are supposed to take place in them. This study thus aims at examining the effect of property characteristics on the returns from event centres in Akure, Ondo State.  Design/methodology/ap...

Sep, 2017 pp. 124-137 13 views 2 downloads
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Research Article DOI: 10.68128/jocrebe.2018.y2upu7vn

INFLUENCE OF TRANSACTIONAL CONTRACTS ON COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS’ ENGAGEMENT DURING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

Ekanem Felix Effiong*, Samuel Bassey Ekung

 Purpose: Transactional contract is procedural, rigid and inhibits cooperative dealings based on definitive risk allocation. Parties are concerned about self-interest only, thereby exposing non-contractual parties such as the community stakeholders to combative engagement. This study assessed the scope of incentives within transactional-traditional procurement framework with a view to determine th...

Sep, 2018 pp. 125-140 12 views 4 downloads
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Research Article DOI: 10.68128/jocrebe.2020.teimvazr

EFFICIENCY OF INVENTORY MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES AND PERFORMANCE OF CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FIRMS IN SOUTH SOUTH, NIGERIA

Anthony Okwogume Ujene*, Monday Otali

Purpose: The study aims at providing insight into the extent to which some factors influence the effectiveness of inventory management, as well as the level to which the inventory management affect the performance of firms operating in the construction industry in south south, Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach: Data for the study were collected from 204 small and 46 medium construction industry...

Mar, 2020 pp. 128-144 10 views 1 downloads
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Research Article DOI: 10.68128/jocrebe.2019.kcnwq8jp

FACTORS AFFECTING COST PERFORMANCE OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN ABUJA, NIGERIA

Dorcas Omolola Adeagbo*

Purpose: Cost deviation from initial cost plan, has been prevalent in construction projects and the issue calls for serious concern. It is against this background that this study made attempt to investigate factors responsible for this phenomenon despite past research efforts. Design/methodology/approach: Purposive sampling method was used to collect data from primary source consisting of structur...

Mar, 2019 pp. 131-139 12 views
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Research Article DOI: 10.68128/jocrebe.2024.9gkowi5c

FACTORS INFLUENCING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LEAN CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES AMONG INDIGENOUS AND MULTINATIONAL CONSTRUCTION FIRMS IN NIGER DELTA REGION OF NIGERIA

Michael Olusegun Omonitan, Monday Otali*, Timothy O. Adewuyi

Purpose: There was need to assess the factors that determine the success or failure of lean construction adoption. Hence, this study assessed the factors influencing the adoption of Lean Construction Practices among construction firms in the Niger Delta, and also tested the hypothesis which states that there is no significant difference in the opinion of indigenous and multinational construction f...

Mar, 2024 pp. 132-146 10 views 2 downloads
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Research Article DOI: 10.68128/jocrebe.2019.tz6devxn

AN EVALUATION OF CLASSIFICATION PERFORMANCE OF ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK AND LOGISTIC REGRESSION AS LOAN SCORING MODELS

Amos Olaolu Adewusi*

Purpose: Application of credit risk evaluation techniques has continued to receive more research attention in the advanced economies than emerging economies. However, the findings on the classification performance of these techniques have been mixed. The current paper aims at assessing the classification performance of Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and Logistic Regression Model (LRM) in credit t...

Sep, 2019 pp. 136-152 11 views 1 downloads
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Research Article DOI: 10.68128/jocrebe.2017.kkc88q7t

CORPORATE STRATEGIES AND PERFORMANCE OF CONSTRUCTION FIRMS IN A RECESSED ECONOMY IN NIGER DELTA, NIGERIA

Timothy O. Adewuyi*, Monday Otali

Purpose: The study aimed at investigating the corporate strategies of construction firms in Niger Delta, Nigeria and its contribution to the performance of construction firms with a view to promoting the implementation of these strategies in a recessed economy. Design/methodology/approach: The data for this research were sourced from construction firms in Niger Delta, Nigeria through interviews an...

Mar, 2017 pp. 136-148 13 views 2 downloads
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Research Article DOI: 10.68128/jocrebe.2017.vl5ly91a

ACTION RESEARCH AS A PROACTIVE APPROACH FOR WASTE REDUCTION IN STRUCTURAL DESIGN PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION PROCESS

A. Aka*, Fidelis A. Emuze, E.T. Kaase, M. Marafa

 Purpose: Research in construction engineering and management requires practical research approaches. However, the literature indicates that limited attention is focused on this issue and the methods used by most researchers are mainly quantitative surveys or case studies. In order to bridge this gap, this paper investigates how a proactive research approach such as action research (AR) can be eff...

Sep, 2017 pp. 138-152 11 views 3 downloads
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Research Article DOI: 10.68128/jocrebe.2019.d4v9g02l

STUDIES TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING ARCHITECTURAL WAYFINDING

Unyime Uduak Umo*

Purpose: Wayfinding, a concept that has been in existence since antiquity has however, in recent times been ignored by architects and other key players in the industry resulting in the prevalence of situations in which buildings’ internal and external spaces are clogged and plagued with signs and directional signboards; thereby defeating the core intent and purpose of such spaces and facilities. T...

Mar, 2019 pp. 140-154 12 views 2 downloads
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Research Article DOI: 10.68128/jocrebe.2018.8odvq9bv

FACTORS INFLUENCING OUTSOURCING OF FUNCTIONS AS EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY BY TELECOMMUNICATIONS FIRMS IN NIGERIA

Adeyinka A. Oladokun*, Michael Gbolagade Oladokun, Timothy O. Adewuyi

Purpose: With the fierce competition in the global market, outsourcing is seen as one of the management strategies and major avenues for many firms to improve their competitiveness. Telecommunications firms have therefore used this model to achieve some critical telecommunications infrastructures. As such, this study identified, assessed and categorised into a smaller number of groups the factors ...

Sep, 2018 pp. 141-156 11 views 3 downloads