Research Article
Critical Factors Inhibiting Performance of Small- and Medium-Scale Contractors in Sub-Saharan Region: A Case for Malawi
Table 8
Mean score ranking of performance variables by contractors’ male and female respondents.
| | Performance variable | Male mean | Male ranking | Female mean | Female ranking | All players mean | All players ranking | | Mann-Whitney test significant statistic |
| | Quality of work | 3.97 | 1 | 3.86 | 1 | 3.79 | 1 | −0.288 | 0.773 | | Time control | 3.60 | 2 | 3.68 | 2 | 3.36 | 2 | −0.595 | 0.552 | | Tender responsiveness | 3.36 | 3 | 3.64 | 3 | 3.24 | 3 | −1.198 | 0.231 | | Tender estimation | 2.98 | 4 | 3.18 | 4 | 2.84 | 4 | −0.811 | 0.417 |
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: significant.
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