TITLE:
Impact of COVID-19 on the Construction Industry Performance: A Case of Contractors in Kenya
AUTHORS:
David Kipchirchir Lagat, Mugwima Njuguna, Maureen Mutanu, Angeline Mwende, Allan Magak, Stephen Nyakondo
KEYWORDS:
COVID-19, Contractors, Supply Chain, Workforce, Finance, Performance, Construction Industry
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Industrial and Business Management,
Vol.13 No.7,
July
17,
2023
ABSTRACT: COVID-19 created an unprecedented crisis for the construction industry in
Kenya, with some activities getting halted, postponed, or delayed. This study
adopted a cross-sectional survey design employed on a sample of 245 contractors
identified through stratified random sampling. An interview schedule was used
to collect data; thereafter, exploratory factor analysis was done to identify
underlying components that could explain the pattern of correlations between
the 23 impacts of COVID-19 identified in the literature. The study noted the
highest impact on the supply chain (59.40), followed by finance (52.42) and
workforce (39.58), and recommends the institutionalization of detailed business
continuity plans in line with these three major factors as a priority to
cushion industry players from similar occurrences.