Fig. 1
Factors related to project selection
| Success factors | Very important | Important | Neutral | Not important | No effect | No. of responses | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair pricing/Value | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 4.34 |
| Job Selection/competitive Pricing | 22 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 4.28 |
| Product Affordability/updated Products | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 4.23 |
| Variety of products | 19 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 4.19 |
| Client selection | 26 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 4.13 |
| Other income sources | 12 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 3.95 |
| Business | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 3.75 |
| Location of building Lots | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 3.63 |
ANOVA test (importance of project selection * contractor size)
| Sum of squares | Mean square | F | Sig. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project selection | 6.111 | 6.111 | 7.300 | 0.008 |
| Contractor size | 73.677 | 0.837 | ||
| Total | 79.789 |
Significance of project selection
| Frequency | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| No effect | 1 | 1.1 |
| Not important | 4 | 4.4 |
| Neutral | 15 | 16.5 |
| Important | 27 | 29.7 |
| Very important | 43 | 47.3 |
ANOVA test (importance of project selection * classification status)
| Sum of squares | Mean square | F | Sig. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project selection | 4.473 | 4.473 | 5.227 | 0.025 |
| Classification status | 75.316 | 0.856 | ||
| Total | 79.789 |
Demographics related to participants profile
| Frequency | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Organization’s background | |||
| Contracting | 36 | 78.3 | |
| Maintenance | 2 | 4.3 | |
| Contracting and maintenance | 7 | 15.2 | |
| Classification | |||
| Unclassified | 22 | 47.8 | |
| Fifth category (projects valuing AED10,000,000 or lesser) | 16 | 34.8 | |
| Under fifth category (projects with a value between AED 8,000,000 and AED30,000,000) | 7 | 15.2 | |
| Respondents profile | |||
| Financial | 2 | 4.3 | |
| Admin | 4 | 8.7 | |
| Engineer/Architect | 12 | 26.1 | |
| Project manager | 17 | 37.9 | |
| General manager | 10 | 21.7 | |
| Age of the organization | |||
| Less than 5 years | 13 | 28.3 | |
| 6–15 years | 26 | 56.5 | |
| More than 16 years | 6 | 13.0 | |
| Turnover | |||
| Less than 1,000,000 | 20 | 43.5 | |
| From 1,000,001 to 5,000,000 | 21 | 45.7 | |
| More than 5,000,000 | 4 | 8.7 | |
| New contracts | |||
| Less than three contractors | 26 | 56.5 | |
| 4–10 contractors | 19 | 41.3 | |