Relationship between Types of Organization with the Quality of Soft-scape Construction Work in Malaysia

Authors

  • Jasasikin Ab Sani
  • Nur Athirah Ahmad Sharip
  • Noriah Othman
  • Mohd Ramzi Mohd Hussain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v2i5.685

Abstract

This paper intends to focus on the relationship between types of organisations with the issues of quality of soft-scape construction work. The types of organizations are consultant, contractor, developer, government agency, and educational institution. This research will be using the mix method approach. Chi-square analysis was also performed to find the significant level of relationship between the respondents. Respondents of the survey are among Landscape Architects listed in ILAM directory. The study managed to conduct the questionnaire on 225 persons. This paper was identified the significant difference of the respondents from different type of organisations with the issues of soft-scape construction quality.

Keywords: Quality Standard; Soft-scape Construction; Organization.

ISSN: 2398-4287© 2017. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

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2017-03-18

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Ab Sani, J., Ahmad Sharip, N. A., Othman, N., & Mohd Hussain, M. R. (2017). Relationship between Types of Organization with the Quality of Soft-scape Construction Work in Malaysia. Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, 2(5), 85–93. https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v2i5.685

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