INVESTIGATING THE INFLUENCE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP ON PERFORMANCE OF CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES IN LAGOS STATE: ARTISANS’ PERSPECTIVES USING QUANTITATIVE METHOD

Abstract

This study leveraged transformational leadership theory to examine how artisans in construction companies in Lagos State can perform better in terms of project quality and productivity with the right leadership. The study focuses on 4 selected construction companies that have been in operations over 20 years and headquartered in Lagos State. Primary and secondary data were employed in this study through questionnaire from the staff of the 4 selected construction companies in Lagos State, and secondary data that covered 5 years from the companies (2018-2022). Convenience and cross-sectional survey methods were considered to administer 50 copies of questionnaire to the staff of each selected construction company in Lagos State making a total of 200 copies out of which 182 copies representing 91% response rate were completely filled and returned. Simple regression was used to test the hypothesis and the result revealed that transformational leadership can significantly influence the performance of artisans in Lagos State with R=.747, t=15.258, p<0.05. Trend analysis was used to determine the productivity of companies through the projects they have completed for the periods of five years for government and non-government projects. The results revealed that while Formwork was doing relatively well with government projects, other three construction companies were better in non-government projects.  The study, therefore, suggests the need for managers in construction companies to consider artisans as one of the major internal stakeholders since their contributions go a long way to deliver quality projects and improved performance.