Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the innovativeness of Construction Professionals in the built environment to the development of the service sector in Nigeria. This was achieved by establishing the organizational core values of construction professionals and the roles of team management of construction professionals’ contribution to the development of service sector in Nigeria. In this study, construction professionals were restricted to only those in the built environment, consists of Architects, Builders, Estate Values, Land Surveyors, Quantity Surveyors and Town Planners. The questionnaire was designed based on open-ended format of the items used. A total of 304 questionnaires were sent out to registered professionals in the built environment in Abuja and Lagos towns where construction of the built environment is visible. 204 questionnaires representing 67% of the sample were returned and deemed usable. The data was analyzed using percentage and linear regression for descriptive and inferential Statistics respectively. Study established that 100% of the respondents agreed that innovativeness of construction professionals was statistically significant in explaining the development of the service sector in Nigeria. The study concluded that innovativeness of construction professionals contributes to the development of the service sector in Nigeria. The study recommends capacity building as this is paramount to development of service sector in Nigeria through training, workshop etc.