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A Critical Study Of The Practice Characteristics Of Architectural Firms In Nigeria
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Very little is known about the architectural firms in Nigeria. The study thus explored the
characteristics of architectural firms in Nigeria empirically using the systems approach to the study of organizations. The study investigated the organizational profiles, cultures, strategies and structures of the architectural firms. The tasks and information technology characteristics of the architectural firms as well as the external influences on the firms were also investigated, culminating in the investigation of the types of architectural firms that existed in Nigeria.This study thus took an approach which was exploratory and descriptive. Therefore, the research was mainly inductive. The architectural practice was studied as a professional organization and the architectural firms were studied holistically, taking the systems approach. The sample size was derived from the list of architectural firms registered by Architects Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON, 2006). The purposive and random sampling methods were employed. The survey and qualitative methods were used, with the firm as the unit of analysis. The survey instrument was the structured questionnaire, while the qualitative instrument was the interview schedule. The ninety-two (92) questionnaires collected were analyzed using frequencies, cross tabulations, the chi-square test, principal component analysis, the coefficient of correlation (Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient), Multiple Analysis of Variance, (MANOVA), discriminant analysis, regression analysis and cluster analysis. The data from the interview were analyzed using content analysis.
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTIONThe five types of firms identified by the study included male-dominated firms, amorphousfirms,
conventional firms, stable/ traditional firms and versatile firms. The
most important causes of differences between the types of
architectural firms in Nigeria were level of specialization of
activities, and varieties of services offered, which accounted for more
than half of the differences between the firms.Most of the architectural firms sampled i ... Continue reading---
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTIONThe five types of firms identified by the study included male-dominated firms, amorphousfirms,
conventional firms, stable/ traditional firms and versatile firms. The
most important causes of differences between the types of
architectural firms in Nigeria were level of specialization of
activities, and varieties of services offered, which accounted for more
than half of the differences between the firms.Most of the architectural firms sampled i ... Continue reading---
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