Research Article
Critical Factors Inhibiting Performance of Small- and Medium-Scale Contractors in Sub-Saharan Region: A Case for Malawi
Table 6
Mean score ranking of performance variables by contractors in respective construction business areas.
| Performance variable | Building mean | Building ranking | Civil mean | Civil ranking | Building & civil mean | Building & civil ranking | All players mean | All players ranking | Kruskal-Wallis test significant |
| Quality of work | 3.68 | 2 | 4.08 | 1 | 3.90 | 1 | 3.79 | 1 | 0.073 | Time control | 3.73 | 1 | 3.67 | 2 | 3.52 | 2 | 3.36 | 2 | 0.392 | Tender responsiveness | 3.18 | 3 | 3.52 | 3 | 3.35 | 3 | 3.24 | 3 | 0.289 | Tender estimation | 3.09 | 4 | 3.08 | 4 | 2.91 | 4 | 2.84 | 4 | 0.596 |
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: significant.
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