Publication Date: 2023/12/11
Abstract: Building construction in Banggai Islands Regency often has problems including delays in project completion, mismatches in quality, cost, and time. One of the causes of problems that often occur is the poor performance of builders due to lack of work motivation and lack of responsibility for work. The purpose of this research is to find out what are the dominant motivational factors that affect the performance of builders, to find out how motivational factors affect the performance of builders, and to find out the handling strategy in improving the performance of builders on building construction projects in Banggai Islands Regency. The research respondents were 30 people including project managers, contractor field supervisors, inspectors, foremen, and head builders. Data collection techniques through questionnaire surveys, interviews, and documentation. Data analysis used descriptive statistics, relative rank index, and multiple linear regression. From the results of the analysis, the dominant motivational factors that affect the performance of builders are the provision of wages in accordance with the difficulty of the work, the accuracy of wage payments, the existence of health benefits and health insurance coverage of construction work safety, good working relationships between fellow workers, and good material supply arrangements. These motivational factors have a significant and very strong influence on the performance of builders. Then the handling strategy that can be taken to improve the performance of builders is to build good communication with builders on the project, conduct briefings before the builders start work, ensure equipment and materials in accordance with the needs of builders, and make timely payment of wages in order to increase the trust of builders.
Keywords: Construction Project, Building, Motivational Factors, Craftsman Performance.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10353034
PDF: https://ijirst.demo4.arinfotech.co/assets/upload/files/IJISRT23NOV2418.pdf
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