Construction industry is one of the important service sectors in Small and Medium Enterprises (SME). Construction\nindustries are not ââ?¬Å?footlooseââ?¬Â hence all progress that is made in improving the sustainability and performance of\nthe construction industry benefit the region and countries they operate in. The aim of this study is to investigate the\nentrepreneurial skills of construction professionals in the built environment of the development of the service sector\nin Nigeria. This was achieved by establishing innovativeness of construction professionals, determining willingness\ntake risk by construction professionals and the roles of human resource management of construction professionals\nactually contribute to the development of the service sector in Nigeria. In this study construction professionals were\nrestricted to only those in the built environment, consist of Architects, Builders, Estate valuers, Land Surveyors, Quantity\nSurveyors and Town Planners. The questionnaire was designed based on open-ended format of the item used. A total\nof 304 questionnaires were sent out to registered professionals in the built environment in Abuja and Lagos towns were\nconstruction of the built environment is visible. 204 questionnaires representing 67% of the sample were returned and\ndeemed useable. The data were analyzed using percentage, graph and linear regression for descriptive and inferential\nanalyses, respectively. Study established that majority (83.8%) of the respondents agreed that entrepreneurial skills of\nconstruction professionals was statistically significant in explaining the development of the service sector in Nigeria. The\nstudy concluded that entrepreneurial skills of construction professionals contribute to the development of the service\nsector in Nigeria. The study recommends capacity building as this is paramount to development of the service sector in\nNigeria through training, workshop etc.
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