An Examination of the Structure of Sustainable Facilities Planning Scale for User Satisfaction in Nigerian Universities

<p>Universities are under increasing pressure to demonstrate that continuous performance improvement is being delivered for user satisfaction, but the importance of facilities planning as a student-staff focused tool needs to be emphasised. This research sought answers to questions relating to...

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Main Authors: Abayomi Ibiyemi, Yasmin Mohd Adnan, Md Nasir Daud, Martins Adenipekun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UTS ePRESS 2014-09-01
Series:Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building
Online Access:https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/4157
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spelling doaj-93492bea7ba24c0488568d5866d3665b2020-11-24T22:51:22ZengUTS ePRESSAustralasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building1835-63541837-91332014-09-01143587310.5130/ajceb.v14i3.41572702An Examination of the Structure of Sustainable Facilities Planning Scale for User Satisfaction in Nigerian UniversitiesAbayomi Ibiyemi0Yasmin Mohd Adnan1Md Nasir Daud2Martins Adenipekun3University of MalayaUniversity of MalayaUniversity of MalayaLagos State Polytechnic, Nigeria<p>Universities are under increasing pressure to demonstrate that continuous performance improvement is being delivered for user satisfaction, but the importance of facilities planning as a student-staff focused tool needs to be emphasised. This research sought answers to questions relating to the underlying structure of sustainable facilities planning and user satisfaction, and the number of factors that make up the facilities planning scale. Three universities from the south-western part of Nigeria were selected randomly using ownership structure to define the cases: University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso and Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji Arakeji, each representing the Federal, State, and Private ownership. A questionnaire survey was used on a random sample of 651 staff and students from the three universities. Six hundred questionnaires were retrieved (response rate of 92.2%). An exploratory factor analysis was used to understand the responses and the interrelationships. The results showed a two-factor solution of ‘locational advantages and user needs’ and ‘adequacy of facilities/functional connection and four core determinants for acceptance. It is concluded that universities should factor student-staff focus points into their facilities planning schemes to optimise their service deliveries. The study contributes to the discussion on factor structure of sustainable facilities planning scale with a focus on students and staff of universities.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Keywords: </strong>Facilities planning, universities, data structure, factors, Nigeria.</p>https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/4157
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Martins Adenipekun
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Md Nasir Daud
Martins Adenipekun
An Examination of the Structure of Sustainable Facilities Planning Scale for User Satisfaction in Nigerian Universities
Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building
author_facet Abayomi Ibiyemi
Yasmin Mohd Adnan
Md Nasir Daud
Martins Adenipekun
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title An Examination of the Structure of Sustainable Facilities Planning Scale for User Satisfaction in Nigerian Universities
title_short An Examination of the Structure of Sustainable Facilities Planning Scale for User Satisfaction in Nigerian Universities
title_full An Examination of the Structure of Sustainable Facilities Planning Scale for User Satisfaction in Nigerian Universities
title_fullStr An Examination of the Structure of Sustainable Facilities Planning Scale for User Satisfaction in Nigerian Universities
title_full_unstemmed An Examination of the Structure of Sustainable Facilities Planning Scale for User Satisfaction in Nigerian Universities
title_sort examination of the structure of sustainable facilities planning scale for user satisfaction in nigerian universities
publisher UTS ePRESS
series Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building
issn 1835-6354
1837-9133
publishDate 2014-09-01
description <p>Universities are under increasing pressure to demonstrate that continuous performance improvement is being delivered for user satisfaction, but the importance of facilities planning as a student-staff focused tool needs to be emphasised. This research sought answers to questions relating to the underlying structure of sustainable facilities planning and user satisfaction, and the number of factors that make up the facilities planning scale. Three universities from the south-western part of Nigeria were selected randomly using ownership structure to define the cases: University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso and Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji Arakeji, each representing the Federal, State, and Private ownership. A questionnaire survey was used on a random sample of 651 staff and students from the three universities. Six hundred questionnaires were retrieved (response rate of 92.2%). An exploratory factor analysis was used to understand the responses and the interrelationships. The results showed a two-factor solution of ‘locational advantages and user needs’ and ‘adequacy of facilities/functional connection and four core determinants for acceptance. It is concluded that universities should factor student-staff focus points into their facilities planning schemes to optimise their service deliveries. The study contributes to the discussion on factor structure of sustainable facilities planning scale with a focus on students and staff of universities.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Keywords: </strong>Facilities planning, universities, data structure, factors, Nigeria.</p>
url https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/4157
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