Barriers to South African CSR
| Code | Possible hindrances to implementation (abridged) | Rank | Overall mean | Construction health and safety professional | Civil/structural engineer | Electrical engineer | Mechanical engineer | Architect | Quantity surveyor | Construction manager | Project manager | Contractor | Construction material supplier | Land surveyor | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q32 | Management’s lack willingness and decision-making on CSR | 1st | 4.46 | 4.64 | 4.26 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.63 | 4.60 | 4.22 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 0.700 |
| Q33 | Absence of recognition for implementing CSR at tender adjudicating | 2nd | 4.25 | 4.64 | 3.96 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 4.86 | 3.80 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.064 |
| Q34 | Construction practitioners often refer to CSR as ‘soft issues | 3rd | 4.15 | 4.45 | 3.91 | 4.25 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 4.20 | 3.78 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 0.935 |
| Q35 | Is there a need for specific knowledge and abilities to carry out CSR initiatives | 4th | 3.99 | 4.27 | 3.52 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.13 | 4.20 | 3.89 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.50 | 0.985 |
| Q36 | Communication in the construction industry is generally poor, hence the lack of knowledge about CSR | 4th | 3.99 | 4.27 | 3.78 | 4.50 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 3.75 | 4.40 | 3.78 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.50 | 1.086 |
| Q37 | Is there a need for reward and punish for organisation, on their implementation of CSR | 6th | 3.95 | 4.00 | 3.70 | 4.25 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 3.71 | 4.00 | 4.22 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 1.195 |
| Q38 | Capitalism is so entrenched in the construction industry that anything related to social responsibility is interpreted as socialism | 7th | 3.87 | 4.27 | 3.70 | 4.50 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 3.75 | 3.80 | 3.56 | 3.00 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 1.064 |
| Q39 | Lack of resources such as time and finances are contributors to non-implementation of CSR? | 8th | 3.81 | 3.73 | 3.61 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.13 | 4.80 | 3.78 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.50 | 1.188 |
| Q40 | The economic landscape of SA tends to encourage resistance by corporates to play their part in the CSR | 9th | 3.79 | 3.82 | 3.57 | 4.33 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.78 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 1.067 |
| Q41 | The social make-up of SA suggests that only poor members of society will benefit from CSR | 11th | 3.47 | 3.64 | 3.48 | 2.75 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 3.25 | 3.80 | 3.22 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 1.139 |
| Q42 | It should be left to the contractor, consultant or supplier in the CI to decide how they want to participate in CSR | 12th | 3.12 | 3.82 | 3.35 | 3.25 | 2.00 | 4.50 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 2.67 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.50 | 1.441 |
| Code | Possible hindrances to implementation (abridged) | Rank | Overall mean | Construction health and safety professional | Civil/structural engineer | Electrical engineer | Mechanical engineer | Architect | Quantity surveyor | Construction manager | Project manager | Contractor | Construction material supplier | Land surveyor | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q32 | Management’s lack willingness and decision-making on CSR | 1st | 4.46 | 4.64 | 4.26 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.63 | 4.60 | 4.22 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 0.700 |
| Q33 | Absence of recognition for implementing CSR at tender adjudicating | 2nd | 4.25 | 4.64 | 3.96 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 4.86 | 3.80 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.064 |
| Q34 | Construction practitioners often refer to CSR as ‘soft issues | 3rd | 4.15 | 4.45 | 3.91 | 4.25 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 4.20 | 3.78 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 0.935 |
| Q35 | Is there a need for specific knowledge and abilities to carry out CSR initiatives | 4th | 3.99 | 4.27 | 3.52 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.13 | 4.20 | 3.89 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.50 | 0.985 |
| Q36 | Communication in the construction industry is generally poor, hence the lack of knowledge about CSR | 4th | 3.99 | 4.27 | 3.78 | 4.50 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 3.75 | 4.40 | 3.78 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.50 | 1.086 |
| Q37 | Is there a need for reward and punish for organisation, on their implementation of CSR | 6th | 3.95 | 4.00 | 3.70 | 4.25 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 3.71 | 4.00 | 4.22 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 1.195 |
| Q38 | Capitalism is so entrenched in the construction industry that anything related to social responsibility is interpreted as socialism | 7th | 3.87 | 4.27 | 3.70 | 4.50 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 3.75 | 3.80 | 3.56 | 3.00 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 1.064 |
| Q39 | Lack of resources such as time and finances are contributors to non-implementation of CSR? | 8th | 3.81 | 3.73 | 3.61 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.13 | 4.80 | 3.78 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.50 | 1.188 |
| Q40 | The economic landscape of SA tends to encourage resistance by corporates to play their part in the CSR | 9th | 3.79 | 3.82 | 3.57 | 4.33 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.78 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 1.067 |
| Q41 | The social make-up of SA suggests that only poor members of society will benefit from CSR | 11th | 3.47 | 3.64 | 3.48 | 2.75 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 3.25 | 3.80 | 3.22 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 1.139 |
| Q42 | It should be left to the contractor, consultant or supplier in the CI to decide how they want to participate in CSR | 12th | 3.12 | 3.82 | 3.35 | 3.25 | 2.00 | 4.50 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 2.67 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.50 | 1.441 |
Note(s): Reliability coefficient (Cronbach’s Alpha) = 0.796
Source(s): Authors' work