An investigation into the relationship between motivation and unsafe behaviour on construction sites.
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Date
2019-11
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KNUST
Abstract
The Construction industry plays an important role in the attainment of socio-economic policies
and seen as a major driver of development especially in developing economies. Construction
workers bring their belief, value and vision to the compliance to safety management systems and
ultimately to the performance of work. The raise of industrialization globally brought along
concerns of occupational hazards and diseases due to new complexities of construction as well as
large employment of human resources in the industry. Some researchers have associated this
problem with poor motivational levels. The aim of this study was to establish empirically the
relationship between motivation and unsafe behaviour of the construction worker by fulfilling
the following objectives; determine critical motivation factors, determine frequently occurring
unsafe behaviour and determine impact of motivation on unsafe behaviour. Using a
questionnaire survey approach, Ghanaian local (D1/K1 and D2/K2) contractors were selected
using purposive and convenience sampling techniques. Fifty responses were retrieved, SPSS
v.23 was used to process and analyse the first two objectives in frequency tables, mean score,
standard deviation and percentages. The study employed partial least square structural equation
modelling (PLS-SEM) to estimate the relationship between motivation and unsafe behaviour on
construction sites. The study discovered that, construction operatives consider personal and skill
development, good interpersonal relationships and provision of personal protective equipment as
critical motivational factors than financial incentives. Again, the study revealed a significant
negative relationship between motivational factors and unsafe behaviour on construction sites. It
was recommended that identified motivational factors should be improved to achieve ultimate
site safety.
Description
A thesis presented to the Department of Construction Technology and Management, Kwame
Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi in partial fulfilment of the
requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Construction Management.
Keywords
Unsafe behaviour, Motivation, Operatives