PhD Final Thesis April 2013.pdf - Anglia Ruskin Research Online

Thesis Keith Gale 20139.17 Summary of quantitative study of questionnaire responsesThe opening paragraph of this chapter outlined a purpose and positioning of thequestionnaire as an opportunity to gain knowledge from views of experiencedpractitioners to assist with the primary research question, namely the effectiveness ofa framework agreement within the case study research.Responses to the questionnaire were thoroughly checked for bias, consistency andstatistical reliability followed by an assessment of sample size in order to determinerepresentation with the sociological group being studied. Three critical successfactors were chosen to question participant views – CSF1A (starting on time),CSF1B (finishing on time) and CSF3 (Defects). Participants favoured frameworkagreements in majority for each by 53%, 60% and 50% respectively.Alignment of the ten behaviours for successful performance was aligned withspecific questions from the questionnaire in Table 9.9 to prepare data for furtherexamination. Prior to conducting factor analysis three questions were subject tosimple statistical enquiry. All three questions (Q21, Q22 and Q25) received strongparticipants’ responses indicating a correlative group view. All three also indicated apreference to the framework procurement method.Summation of factor analysis results provides two components – with one factor ofsignificance. Component 1 includes incentives, decision making, relationships, trustand knowledge transfer with loadings exceeding .6. Component 2 providesempowerment with a factor loading exceeding .6. Examination of the originalquestions posed provides commonality between loaded factors. All five loadingswithin component 1 relate to duration – a continuance of passage of time – duringwhich the behaviours can be effective. Component 2 relates to authority – within thesociological group. Factor 1 can therefore be labelled duration and factor 2 authority.A measure of central tendency was used to check responses from the ten behaviourquestions. Three behaviours (relationships, trust and motivation) aligned with strongfactor loadings.Results from the questionnaire survey are further validated and explained by in-depthinterviews.227