Appraisal of reward packages in construction firms: A case of quantity surveying firms in Nigeria

Abstract

Purpose

A major requirement and practice in human resource management of an organisation is the award of appropriate reward packages to employees. This paper aims to examine the importance attached to reward packages by personnel of quantity surveying firms (QSFs) and the level of adoption of the packages with a view to develop important ones that can enhance quality of performance and reliability of the employees.

Design/methodology/approach

Questionnaires were administered on registered quantity surveyors employed in QSFs in the study area, which was Lagos State, Nigeria. Mean item score and chi-square were used to examine the significance of importance attached to available reward packages by employees, whereas factor analysis was used to highlight and group identified available reward packages.

Findings

Basic pay, that is salary and wages, is the most important and mostly used reward package, whereas the least are service recognition and profit sharing. Most of the reward packages were found to be important to the development of QSFs, and the variables were extracted and grouped into eight components.

Originality/value

As much as basic pay is a global and traditional reward system, managers and directors of QSFs should ensure that personnel with long-term commitment to the mission and vision of the company are duly recognised and rewarded accordingly. More so, profit from the proceed and benefits of the company should be shared in an appropriate manner, especially if employees are involved in securing jobs from clients.

Citation

Oke, A.E., Ibironke, O.T. and Bayegun, O.A. (2017), "Appraisal of reward packages in construction firms: A case of quantity surveying firms in Nigeria", Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, Vol. 15 No. 6, pp. 722-737. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-04-2017-0037