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Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of virtual team in Nigerian construction industry

Open Access
|Mar 2017

Figures & Tables

External factors_

Internal factorsAwarenessSignificance
MeanMean
Decision making3.733.57
Client satisfaction3.583.54
Cohesion3.543.22
OpportunitiesTime-to-market3.513.42
Knowledge capture3.53.32
Productivity3.453.53
Resistance to changes3.393.23
Integration of talents3.363.39
Delivery time3.283.55
Effectiveness3.743.57
Performance3.73.51
Technical application3.573.44
Infidelity3.563.42
ThreatsOrganizational barrier3.553.4
Participants’ perception3.443.39
Accuracy3.253.08
Cultural differences3.182.98

SWOT Analysis Matrix (Whalley 2010)_

StrengthsWeaknesses
OpportunitiesHow do I use these strengths to take advantage of these opportunities?How do I overcome the weaknesses that prevent me from taking advantage of these opportunities?
ThreatsHow do I use my strengths to reduce the impact of threats?How do I address the weaknesses that will make these threats a reality?

Analysis of questionnaire_

CategoriesFrequency
ProfessionQuantity surveyor7
Architect5
Builder3
Civil engineer5
Contracting12
Consulting6
OrganizationGovernment2
1–5 years7
6–10 years5
11–15 years1
16–20 years2
21–30 years4
Year of experience31 years and above1
Very high7
High6
Level of knowledgeAverage3
Low3
Very low1

Internal factors_

Internal factorsAwarenessSignificance
MeanMean
StrengthsCommunication3.783.92
Decision making3.673.79
Operation flexibility3.643.69
Coordination3.633.67
Trust3.523.61
Leadership3.483.58
Managing creativity3.453.55
Operation forecast3.323.31
Special training3.713.71
Conflict3.483.48
WeaknessesClient's acceptances3.473.47
Employee schedule3.423.42
Decreased monitoring3.393.39
Work diversity3.353.35
Technophobia3.243.24
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/otmcj-2016-0003 | Journal eISSN: 1847-6228 | Journal ISSN: 1847-5450
Language: English
Page range: 1422 - 1428
Submitted on: Mar 22, 2016
Accepted on: Jun 17, 2016
Published on: Mar 14, 2017
Published by: University of Zagreb
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 times per year

© 2017 Tawakalitu Bisola Odubiyi, Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke, published by University of Zagreb
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