The research methodology for the development of a kaizen costing framework suitable for indigenous construction firms in Lagos, Nigeria

Omotayo, T; Kulatunga, U

Abstract

The need for a cost management paradigm shift in the construction industry is imperative because of the prevailing challenges of managing construction cost during construction. Small and medium scale construction firms in
Nigeria are faced with the challenges of competition from foreign firm, cost overrun, project delays and unsatisfied clients. This challenge may be handled with kaizen principles and kaizen costing. This paper utilized literatures related to research methodology in the built environment to create a research framework for the study. This focused on the research philosophical stands, approaches and strategy related to the built environment. The research onion model was adopted for the framework development and the sample size of two hundred and fifty
(250) respondents was selected based on theoretical sampling for quantitative data collection using questionnaires. Twenty (20) interviews would be conducted within the sample size for the questionnaire. This will involve Likert scale format questionnaires and semi-structured interviews.

Citation

Omotayo, T., & Kulatunga, U. (2015, April). The research methodology for the development of a kaizen costing framework suitable for indigenous construction firms in Lagos, Nigeria. Presented at Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) Doctoral workshop, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland

• Presentation Conference Type: Other
• Conference Name: Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) Doctoral workshop
• Conference Location: Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland
• Start Date: Apr 10, 2015
• Acceptance Date: Mar 19, 2023
• Publication Date: Apr 10, 2015
• Deposit Date: Jun 30, 2015
• Publisher URL: http://www.arcom.ac.uk/-docs/workshops/2015-04_Dublin-Proceedings.pdf
• Related Public URLs: http://www.arcom.ac.uk/index.php
• Additional Information: Event Type : Conference