Impact of Structured Recruitment, Selection and Placement on Construction Workforce Performance in Nigeria

Abstract

The absence of a corporate policy on construction workforce employment and its attendance effects on the productivity of the workforce necessitated this research. The study demonstrates the extent to which structured recruitment of construction industry workforce relates to organizational performance. The research was by exploratory cross-sectional survey of 200 Project Management and Supervisory personnel of medium-large sized limited liability and publicly quoted construction firms operating in Abia, Anambra, Imo, Ebonyi and Enugu states, all in south-eastern Nigeria. From this study population, a sample size of 133 was selected by means of purposive judgmental sampling technique. Research design involved oral interview, structured questionnaire, and empirical support from previous related studies. The responses obtained were presented, analyzed and interpreted using t-test statistics for hypothesis testing. The results of the study showed a positive and significant relationship between structured recruitment of construction workforce with meeting productivity targets, timely accomplishment of group tasks, meeting quality/specification requirements and achievement of teamwork. From the study, it is recommended among others that workforce recruitment in group tasks should be based on predetermined criteria that reflect organizations goals