Workflow Management System and Organizational Productivity of Construction Companies in Rivers State, Nigeria

Authors: Williams, Precious Oluchi and Dr. (Mrs.) C. Obara

Abstract:
The study investigated the relationship between workflow management system and organizational productivity of construction companies in Rivers State. The cross sectional survey design was adopted in the assessment of the study variables in the study. The study population comprised of the 22 twenty-two Construction companies in Rivers State. The research selected three managerial staff members from each of the firms under study making it total of 66 sixty-six study elements. Data were generated from the respondents by the use of a well-structured questionnaire. Pearson’s product moment correlation, partial correlation and multiple regressions were used to test the hypotheses with the aid of statistical packages for social science (SPSS) version 23.0. Based on the findings, the study concluded that Workflow Management System: Process Modelling, Workflow Scheduler and Workflow Resource Allocator have a positive significant relationship with productivity of construction companies in Rivers State. The study therefore recommended amongst others, that Managers of construction companies should provide the listed elements mentioned in this study to reciprocate the expectation of managers as they are key to productivity through workflow management system.

Keywords: Workflow Management System: Process Modelling, Workflow Scheduler and Workflow Resource Allocator, Task Accomplishment, Profitability and Quality Service Delivery

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