Browsing by Author "Moyo, T."

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    Psycho-social well-being programs required for construction workers in Zimbabwe
    (CRC Press, 2023) Mateza, W.; Moyo, T.
    Globally, psycho-social well-being is a significant challenge affecting construction workers. While the developed world has made great strides in solving this challenge, developing countries, including Zimbabwe, are lagging behind. This research, sought to determine the psycho-social well-being initiatives required for skilled construction workers in Zimbabwe. Quantitative data was collected using self-administered structured questionnaires for management personnel and interviewer-administered questionnaires for construction workers. Participants were sought from the Construction Industry Federation of Zimbabwe affiliated companies in higher categories. Relative importance index and T-test (two samples) were used for analysis. Both groups ranked counselling and team-building activities as the first and second-best initiatives. Health and safety regulations must address the absence of such initiatives. Further studies can investigate on the structuring and implementation of the initiatives. The study's main limitation was that participants needed to be drawn from all the construction company categories to ascertain the full extent of the challenge.
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    Strategies to respond to climate change effects in the Zimbabwean construction industry
    (CRC Press, 2023) James, M.; Moyo, T.
    The Zimbabwean construction industry is vulnerable to impacts of climate change, but lacks effective responses and policies to strengthen climate change resilience. The effects are characterized by destruction of infrastructure, construction workers’ health and safety concerns, among others, therefore, probing the study. Qualitative methods were incorporated to gather insights from purposively selected seven key informants. Face-to-face interview data, analyzed through thematic analysis revealed common themes including the need to; integrate construction-related policies, improve enforcement of existing regulations, provide adequate funding for climate change requirements, facilitate climate change literacy for construction professionals, and promulgate building by-laws that support construction activities. Findings encompassed the need to deal with climate change throughout the construction process. However, consensus on these issues needs to be made apparent. The major limitation was data collection from only key informants; nevertheless, this augers well with exploratory studies. Future studies should further interrogate identified strategies to establish appropriate interventions.