All Outputs (27)

Lecturer's pedagogical attributes and teaching quality for construction and engineering education in UK universities: mediating effect of research informed teaching (2023)
Journal Article
Ikediashi, D., Moobela, C., Leitch, K., Dan-Jumbo, N., Dania, A., Akoh, S. R. R., & Esangbedo, P. (in press). Lecturer's pedagogical attributes and teaching quality for construction and engineering education in UK universities: mediating effect of researc

Purpose Researchers have opined that the quality of commitment to pedagogical approaches by lecturers is one of the most important factors in determining student academic success. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the mediating effect of resea... Read More about Lecturer's pedagogical attributes and teaching quality for construction and engineering education in UK universities: mediating effect of research informed teaching.

Influence of digitalisation adoption level on construction project delivery in Nigeria (2023)
Journal Article
Okpo, H., Ikediashi, D., & Dania, A. (2023). Influence of digitalisation adoption level on construction project delivery in Nigeria. Frontiers in Engineering and Built Environment, 3(4), 221-232. https://doi.org/10.1108/febe-01-2023-0008

Purpose The rate of project failure across the globe seems to reinforce poor performance as a norm. However, engagement with construction digitalisation (CD) represents a departure point for improving project performance. Amidst researchers' recent... Read More about Influence of digitalisation adoption level on construction project delivery in Nigeria.

Facilities management strategic roles and services quality performance in Nigeria's banking sector (2023)
Journal Article
Ikediashi, D. I. (online). Facilities management strategic roles and services quality performance in Nigeria's banking sector. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-06-2022-0313

Purpose-Facilities management (FM) as a strategic management tool has been an attractive research topic among scholars and practitioners alike for decades. The primary purpose of this paper is threefold: to assess the extent of use of FM roles (strat... Read More about Facilities management strategic roles and services quality performance in Nigeria's banking sector.

Assessing the factors of transactional leadership style for construction projects: a case of Nigerian construction industry (2023)
Journal Article
Olasunkanmi, F. O., Ikediashi, D. I., & Ajiero, I. R. (online). Assessing the factors of transactional leadership style for construction projects: a case of Nigerian construction industry. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, https://doi.org/10.

Purpose The role of construction industry in harnessing human and material resources of a nation cannot be overemphasised; hence, the emergence of the requirement of leadership. This study aims to assess the usage of factors of transactional leaders... Read More about Assessing the factors of transactional leadership style for construction projects: a case of Nigerian construction industry.

Factors Inhibiting Digital Transformation of Indigenous Construction Firms in Nigeria (2022)
Journal Article
Okpo, A. H., Ikediashi, D., & Ansa, O. A. (2022). Factors Inhibiting Digital Transformation of Indigenous Construction Firms in Nigeria. Covenant Journal of Research in the Built Environment, 10(2), 1-12

Despite the inherent benefits that digitalisation brings to businesses across sectors, indigenous construction firms in developing countries like Nigeria seem unprepared and reluctant to embrace the digital trend. Qualitative research technique was a... Read More about Factors Inhibiting Digital Transformation of Indigenous Construction Firms in Nigeria.

Barriers to BIM for facilities management adoption in Nigeria: a multivariate analysis (2022)
Journal Article
Ikediashi, D. I., Ansa, O. A., Ujene, A. O., & Akoh, S. R. (online). Barriers to BIM for facilities management adoption in Nigeria: a multivariate analysis. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, https://doi.org/10.1108/ijbpa-04-2022

Purpose Building information modelling (BIM) has been established in the literature as a successful platform that creates an intelligent virtual model for processing data from conceptual design through construction to operational stage of a facility... Read More about Barriers to BIM for facilities management adoption in Nigeria: a multivariate analysis.

Mitigating Climate Change Impacts in Buildings using Passive Design Strategies: Putting Costs to Contexts (2022)
Journal Article
Ekung, S., Ikediashi, I., & Emmanuel, U. (2022). Mitigating Climate Change Impacts in Buildings using Passive Design Strategies: Putting Costs to Contexts. Green Building & Construction Economics, 3(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.37256/gbce.3120221283

Across the global construction industry, climate change mitigation is achieved using design and construction practices that optimise energy efficiency. The scope of these practices varies with regional contexts. In Nigeria and other regions, their ad... Read More about Mitigating Climate Change Impacts in Buildings using Passive Design Strategies: Putting Costs to Contexts.

Exploring the effects of positive organizational behaviour (POB) models on occupational eustress amongst construction employees (2021)
Journal Article
Ogwueleka, A. C., & Ikediashi, D. I. (2021). Exploring the effects of positive organizational behaviour (POB) models on occupational eustress amongst construction employees. Journal of Construction Business and Management, 5(1), 38-46. https://doi.org/10.

The general perspective of organizational behaviour (OB) has been characterized more by negativity than positively. The introduction of a positive approach into OB is known as positive organizational behaviour (POB), which focuses on employees' posit... Read More about Exploring the effects of positive organizational behaviour (POB) models on occupational eustress amongst construction employees.

An assessment of risks associated with contractor’s cash flow projections in South-South, Nigeria (2020)
Journal Article
Ikediashi, D. I., & Okolie, K. C. (2022). An assessment of risks associated with contractor’s cash flow projections in South-South, Nigeria. International journal of construction management, 22(11), 2051-2058. https://doi.org/10.1080/15623599.2020.17647

Construction contracts have been widely acknowledged to be capital intensive, complicated, and risk prone. The purpose of the study is to assess risk factors affecting contractors’ cash flow for construction projects and examine their influence on co... Read More about An assessment of risks associated with contractor’s cash flow projections in South-South, Nigeria.

Post-occupancy evaluation of University of Uyo buildings (2020)
Journal Article
Ikediashi, D., Udo, G., & Ofoegbu, M. (2020). Post-occupancy evaluation of University of Uyo buildings. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 18(6), 1711-1730. https://doi.org/10.1108/jedt-11-2019-0303

Purpose This study aims to evaluate the performance of buildings in the University of Uyo using the post-occupancy evaluation (POE) technique. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative questionnaire survey is adopted in which 333 copies of a va... Read More about Post-occupancy evaluation of University of Uyo buildings.

Outsourcing as a strategy for facilities management provision in Nigerian universities (2018)
Journal Article
Ikediashi, D., & Aigbavboa, C. (2019). Outsourcing as a strategy for facilities management provision in Nigerian universities. International journal of construction management, 19(4), 281-290. https://doi.org/10.1080/15623599.2018.1435235

Outsourcing in universities is a form of privatization in which external providers are contracted to provide a traditional campus function or service but has however remained relatively unexplored. The purpose of this study is to explore its use as a... Read More about Outsourcing as a strategy for facilities management provision in Nigerian universities.

Facilities management outsourcing: theoretical trends and evidence from practice in Nigeria and United Kingdom (2016)
Journal Article
Ikediashi, D. I., & Odesola, I. A. (2016). Facilities management outsourcing: theoretical trends and evidence from practice in Nigeria and United Kingdom. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 20(2), 207-219. https://doi.org/10.3846/1648

Previous research has acknowledged facilities management (FM) as a discipline that optimises the delivery of facilities and its related services through use of high profile strategies that provide cost effective, high quality and integrated approach... Read More about Facilities management outsourcing: theoretical trends and evidence from practice in Nigeria and United Kingdom.

Assessing the use of ICT systems and their impact on construction project performance in the Nigerian construction industry (2016)
Journal Article
Ikediashi, D. I., & Ogwueleka, A. C. (2016). Assessing the use of ICT systems and their impact on construction project performance in the Nigerian construction industry. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 14(2), 252-276. https://doi.org/10.110

Purpose The use of information and communication technology (ICT) for business processes has witnessed exponential growth over the past two decades. This paper aims to explore the level of use of ICT infrastructure in the Nigerian construction indus... Read More about Assessing the use of ICT systems and their impact on construction project performance in the Nigerian construction industry.

Significant risk factors associated with facilities management (FM) outsourcing: A study on Nigeria’s public hospitals (2015)
Journal Article
Ikediashi, D. I., & Ogunlana, S. O. (2015). Significant risk factors associated with facilities management (FM) outsourcing: A study on Nigeria’s public hospitals. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 22(6), 771-796. https://doi.org/1

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to extend the body of knowledge on healthcare facilities management (FM) by investigating the risks associated with outsourcing of FM services in hospitals. Design/methodology/approach The paper relied on two... Read More about Significant risk factors associated with facilities management (FM) outsourcing: A study on Nigeria’s public hospitals.

Service quality and user satisfaction of outsourced facilities management (FM) services in Nigeria’s public hospitals (2015)
Journal Article
Ikediashi, D. I., Ogunlana, S. O., & Odesola, I. A. (2015). Service quality and user satisfaction of outsourced facilities management (FM) services in Nigeria’s public hospitals. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 5(4), 363-379. https://doi

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the concepts of satisfaction and service quality of outsourced facilities management (FM) services. Design/methodology/approach An empirical survey of 208 stakeholders in Nigeria’s hospitals was us... Read More about Service quality and user satisfaction of outsourced facilities management (FM) services in Nigeria’s public hospitals.

Significant factors influencing outsourcing decision for facilities management (FM) services: A study on Nigeria’s public hospitals (2015)
Journal Article
Ikediashi, D., & Okwuashi, O. (2015). Significant factors influencing outsourcing decision for facilities management (FM) services: A study on Nigeria’s public hospitals. Property Management, 33(1), 59-82. https://doi.org/10.1108/pm-04-2014-0018

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate and conceptualise significant factors influencing decision to outsource facilities management (FM) services in Nigeria’s public hospitals. Design/methodology/approach Data for this study were c... Read More about Significant factors influencing outsourcing decision for facilities management (FM) services: A study on Nigeria’s public hospitals.

Outsourcing of facilities management (FM) services in public hospitals: A study on Nigeria’s perspective (2015)
Journal Article
Ikediashi, D., & Ekanem, A. M. (2015). Outsourcing of facilities management (FM) services in public hospitals: A study on Nigeria’s perspective. Journal of Facilities Management, 13(1), 85-102. https://doi.org/10.1108/jfm-06-2014-0017

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to extend the body of knowledge on health care facilities management (FM) by investigating the extent to which public hospitals in Nigeria have fared in terms of outsourced FM services. Design/methodology/appr... Read More about Outsourcing of facilities management (FM) services in public hospitals: A study on Nigeria’s perspective.

Analysis of Project Failure Factors for Infrastructure Projects in Saudi Arabia: A Multivariate Approach (2014)
Journal Article
Ikediashi, D. I., Ogunlana, S. O., & Alotaibi, A. (2014). Analysis of Project Failure Factors for Infrastructure Projects in Saudi Arabia: A Multivariate Approach. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 19(1), 35-52

The rapidly changing face of the Saudi construction industry occasioned by the boost in oil revenue means that the best project management practices must be given priority to be able to confront the challenges associated with the management of infras... Read More about Analysis of Project Failure Factors for Infrastructure Projects in Saudi Arabia: A Multivariate Approach.

Modelling the impact of outsourcing decisions on facilities management service-level performance: a case of Nigeria’s public hospitals (2014)
Journal Article
Ikediashi, D., & Mbamali, I. (2014). Modelling the impact of outsourcing decisions on facilities management service-level performance: a case of Nigeria’s public hospitals. Construction Management and Economics, 32(11), 1130-1147. https://doi.org/10.108

The evolving trends within the facilities management (FM) domain over the past decades mean that it is becoming increasingly complex while the interrelationship between FM services provision and the decision to outsource has added more pressure to th... Read More about Modelling the impact of outsourcing decisions on facilities management service-level performance: a case of Nigeria’s public hospitals.

An investigation on policy direction and drivers for sustainable facilities management practice in Nigeria (2014)
Journal Article
Ikediashi, D. I., Ogunlana, S. O., & Ujene, A. O. (2014). An investigation on policy direction and drivers for sustainable facilities management practice in Nigeria. Journal of Facilities Management, 12(3), 303-322. https://doi.org/10.1108/jfm-02-2013-001

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the state of sustainable facilities management (FM) practice in Nigeria particularly, as it relates to the sustainability policy and key drivers for sustainable FM practice among corporate organisa... Read More about An investigation on policy direction and drivers for sustainable facilities management practice in Nigeria.