Research Article
Critical Factors Inhibiting Performance of Small- and Medium-Scale Contractors in Sub-Saharan Region: A Case for Malawi
Table 7
Mean score ranking of performance variables by contractors operating in respective regions.
| | Performance variable | Centre mean | Centre ranking | North mean | North ranking | South mean | South ranking | All players mean | All players ranking | Kruskal-Wallis test significant |
| | Quality of work | 4.05 | 1 | 3.45 | 1 | 3.99 | 1 | 3.79 | 1 | 0.006 | | Time control | 3.67 | 2 | 3.28 | 2 | 3.60 | 2 | 3.36 | 2 | 0.262 | | Tender responsiveness | 3.50 | 3 | 2.83 | 3 | 3.47 | 3 | 3.24 | 3 | 0.006 | | Tender estimation | 3.16 | 4 | 2.17 | 4 | 3.03 | 4 | 2.84 | 4 | 0.000 |
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: significant.
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