Determinants of Local Contractors Continuity in Ruvuma Region.

Nyamzungu, Wahabu Yahaya (2023) Determinants of Local Contractors Continuity in Ruvuma Region. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The intention of this study was to investigate the determinants of local contractors’ continuity, focusing on the contracting companies operating in Ruvuma region. The study involved a total of four independent variables, namely, economic uncertainties, workforce skills, technological capabilities, and financial constraints, which were investigated so as determine how they individually and collectively related to the continuity of local contractors; the dependent variable of the study. The study adopted a quantitative approach and collected the data from a sample of 104 contractors out of 140 operating in Ruvuma region. Both stratified random sampling and purposive sampling techniques were applied in the course of sample selection. The data were collected using self-administered structured questionnaire, and analysed by the use of descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression with the help of SPSS data analysis software. After careful analysis of the data, the study found out that workforce skills and technological capabilities had a positive and statistically significant relationships with local contractors’ continuity, whereas economic uncertainties and financial constraints had a negative but statistically significant relationships with local contractors’ continuity. Based on the findings, it was recommended that both the local contractors, the government, the policy makers, the education institutions as well as the financial institutions should play their roles so properly in order to enhance continuity of local contractors in Ruvuma region, as Tanzania as a whole. Keywords: contractors’ continuity, economic uncertainties, workforce skills, technological capabilities, financial constraints.

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