Influence of internal organizational factors and institutional pressures on construction firms’ performance
A significant number of empirical studies have reported contrasting results regarding the effects of certain internal organizational factors (Leadership Style - Team competency and Skills - Effective Communication) on construction performance. As a result, generalizations remain sketchy, and a bette...
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| author | Fehan, H. Aigbogun, Osaro |
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| description | A significant number of empirical studies have reported contrasting results regarding the effects of certain internal organizational factors (Leadership Style - Team competency and Skills - Effective Communication) on construction performance. As a result, generalizations remain sketchy, and a better understanding is needed. This study lends a voice to the literature’s debate by introducing the part played by institutional pressures. The aim is to evaluate the impact of internal organizational factors and institutional pressures on a Syrian construction firm’s performance outcomes, with institutional pressures playing a mediator’s role. Data were collected using a questionnaire instrument from a sample of 197 building experts working in large public construction companies in Syria and analysed using the partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). The results reveal that leadership style and effective communication have a significant and positive effect on construction firm performance outcomes. However, the effect of team competency and skill was not supported; nonetheless, providing institutional pressures as a mediator into the relationship made it significant, thus, providing a vital theoretical contribution worth considering in future research. Practically, this study is the first attempt at evaluating organizational factors and institutional pressures as a critical determinant of organizational performance that should interest management at organizational levels. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-894272022-10-31T06:30:39Z Influence of internal organizational factors and institutional pressures on construction firms’ performance Fehan, H. Aigbogun, Osaro A significant number of empirical studies have reported contrasting results regarding the effects of certain internal organizational factors (Leadership Style - Team competency and Skills - Effective Communication) on construction performance. As a result, generalizations remain sketchy, and a better understanding is needed. This study lends a voice to the literature’s debate by introducing the part played by institutional pressures. The aim is to evaluate the impact of internal organizational factors and institutional pressures on a Syrian construction firm’s performance outcomes, with institutional pressures playing a mediator’s role. Data were collected using a questionnaire instrument from a sample of 197 building experts working in large public construction companies in Syria and analysed using the partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). The results reveal that leadership style and effective communication have a significant and positive effect on construction firm performance outcomes. However, the effect of team competency and skill was not supported; nonetheless, providing institutional pressures as a mediator into the relationship made it significant, thus, providing a vital theoretical contribution worth considering in future research. Practically, this study is the first attempt at evaluating organizational factors and institutional pressures as a critical determinant of organizational performance that should interest management at organizational levels. 2021 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89427 10.5130/AJCEB.v21i2.7593 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Fehan, H. Aigbogun, Osaro Influence of internal organizational factors and institutional pressures on construction firms’ performance |
| title | Influence of internal organizational factors and institutional pressures on construction firms’ performance |
| title_full | Influence of internal organizational factors and institutional pressures on construction firms’ performance |
| title_fullStr | Influence of internal organizational factors and institutional pressures on construction firms’ performance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of internal organizational factors and institutional pressures on construction firms’ performance |
| title_short | Influence of internal organizational factors and institutional pressures on construction firms’ performance |
| title_sort | influence of internal organizational factors and institutional pressures on construction firms’ performance |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89427 |