Conflict Management in Building Construction Industries: Case Study of Adamawa State
1Sylvester Igwe Sylvester& 2Markus Kwaji
1Department of Technology Education, Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola,
2Department of Vocational and Technical Education, Benue State University Makurdi, Nigeria
Email: sylvester.sylvester01@yahoo.com; marcuskhore@gmail.com
Corresponding Author:Sylvester Igwe Sylvester
ABSTRACT
Theoretical and empirical studies have considered the importance of conflict management as a factor of change realization, motivation and improvement of work performance effectively and efficiently. This study investigated approaches to conflict management in building construction industries in Adamawa state. The population for this study was 500 people. 20%of the population was taken which gave a sample size of 100 respondents. They included contractors, site and project managers, engineers, consultants and labourers. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection and the data was analysed using means and standard deviation. The findings of the study revealed that, conflicts possess a high negative effect in building construction industries and solutions to these conflicts as to its effects and frequent occurrence in building construction industries, seem insufficient to critically handle these effects efficiently. The findings reveals that amongst others, effective management of available resources and proper inventory of residual, used and needed items on the site as well as adherence to design specification and instructions of site engineers and tolerance amongst workers should be basis of conformity to job engagement, and be employed as fundamentals for conflict management.
Keywords: Conflict Management, Construction, Adamawa
