%0 Journal Article
%T Strategies towards Business Continuity for Construction Industry in Kenya during and after COVID-19 Pandemic
%A David Kipchirchir Lagat
%A Mugwima Njuguna
%A Maureen Mutanu
%A Angeline Mwende
%A Allan Magak
%A Stephen Nyakondo
%J Current Urban Studies
%P 367-382
%@ 2328-4919
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/cus.2023.113020
%X The onset of the novel COVID-19 pandemic declared by the World Health
Organization (WHO) in 2019 has brought wide-ranging detrimental impacts on the
construction industry. The industry has experienced delays in the delivery of
materials, high cost of materials, suspension of activities, termination of
contracts, and workforce implications among others. This array of impacts
cannot be ignored by the construction industry stakeholders as they require
prompt countermeasures. These repercussions necessitated the aim of this study
which is to assess strategies for business continuity for the construction
industry during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. This study was guided by three
research questions: <span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">1</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">) What is the level of resilience of contractors¡¯ businesses during the
pandemic? </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">2</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">) What survival measures did contractors in Kenya consider to avert the
impacts of the pandemic? </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">3</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">) What recovery strategies can be adopted to enhance contractors¡¯
business in post COVID-19 environment and similar occurrences? A mixed-method
cross-sectional research design was employed to collect both quantitative and
qualitative information. An interview schedule that contained both open-ended
and close-ended questions was used to collect data from 245 contractors in
Kenya sampled using simple random sampling. Simple random sampling was used
because the contractors were considered knowledgeable about the topic under
study and therefore had an equal chance of selection to participate in the
study. Descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation, and frequencies
were used to interpret the findings from quantitative analysis, while
qualitative data analysis was conducted using word frequency query and text
search query. Further, the output was displayed using tables and charts. From
the findings, it was ascertained
%K COVID-19
%K Survival
%K Recovery
%K Resilience
%K Construction Industry
%K Contractors
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=126903