ASSESSMENT OF MOTIVATION PRACTICES OF CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS IN AKWA IBOM STATE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

ABSTRACT This work is on the effect of motivation on Selected professional performance. It had the following objectives: To identity motivational tools and strategies of building industry to determine the factors that increase motivation of Professional in building industry to examine the effect of Professional motivation; and to determine the relationship between Professionals motivation and the growth of the construction industry. Professional’s does not have any effect on organizational performance; increase in motivational tool does not have any, significant effect on Professionals performance; there is no relationship between the professional’s’ motivation and building industry effectiveness. The work utilized survey method and question as the chief instrument for collecting data. The work made the following findings: The presence of absence of professional’s motivation goes a long way in positively or negatively affecting construction industry, and as such difficult or easy to achieve the construction industry objectives, amongst others. It concluded that: The ability of a construction industry to manipulate its strengths effectively, improve upon its weakness, confront its threats and convert it into price business opportunities make the construction industry to stand firm among its competing contemporaries, amongst others. And it finally recommended that: construction industry should motivate their professional’sit their morale should be boosted for higher performance in the construction industry.