Social Science and Humanities Journal SSHJ - VOL-03, ISSUE-06, 2019 Page no. 1281-1298 Page 1281 http://sshj.in/index.php/sshj/ Factors Affecting Contractor’s Risk Attitude from Malaysia Construction Industry Perspective Taofeeq D.M 1 , A.Q. Adeleke 2 , A.K Hassan 3 1,2,3 Faculty of Industrial Management, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia Abstract: - Risks always lead to the failure of the contractor to complete projects on time. This situation is caused by many factors. The contractor’s failure to plan, manipulate, perform, monitor, control and take into account all factors and risks involved may not guarantee the success of a project. In order to improve performance in Malaysia construction industry, the introduction of OSH Act 1994 have made all industry in Malaysia to identifying hazards, conducting a risk assessment and controlling those risk and at the same time implementing an integrated system to ensure consistency and better performance of projects in Malaysia industry. A total number of ninety-five (95) risk factors that are dampening and affecting contractor productivity in Malaysia construction industry were revealed by the ranking of the contractor risk attitude factors through SPSS. In the same vein, the risk factors were further classified into six (6) sub- classes depending on their nature and likelihood of occurrence. Such as (Technical risk, Logistical risk, Management risk, Social-political risk, financial risk, and Environmental risk). In order to achieve the proper response rate for this study, in total 250 questionnaires were distributed to the construction industry in Kuantan Malaysia randomly. Of the 250 questionnaires distributed, 234 questionnaires were received with an equal percentage of 93.6%. Conversely, 7 questionnaires were found to be unusable due to missing data or provided the same responses to all the questions. Thus overall, 90.8% of the total questionnaires were usable concluding with an effective sample of 227. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 21.0 for MS Window was used to analyse the collected data. The demographic profile of the companies and respondents were analysed with descriptive statistics. This study also focused on the G7 contractors operating in Malaysia construction industry that specialise in building, bridge and road construction project. Keywords: - Contractor’s Risk Attitude, Risk Management, Risk Attitude, Risk, Malaysia, SPSS. 1.0 Introduction Construction industry have become one of the main industry that has meaningfully contributed to the country with rapid growth in Malaysia industry. According to the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), this industry has attained RM110 billion value of projects in the year 2013. Those projects include infrastructure, transportation and oil and gas sectors. Implementation of the project on schedule is a problematic task to attain in the undefined, complex, multiparty, and dynamic environment of construction projects (Kim, & Reinschmidt, 2011) Because of this, the industry is always open to arguments. It is common for the applicant chasing claim for work or services for imperfect work delayed completion and changes of scope (Adeleke, et al). The CIDB Malaysia, which is an organization established with the main function of developing, improving and expanding the Malaysian construction industry, has identified individual and other sustainability-related issues as one of the top issues of the construction industry (CIDB Malaysia). The CIDB Malaysia has organised several workshops, dialogues and discussions to methodically address and prioritise environmental needs in the construction sector (CIDB Malaysia). Other institutions in Malaysia such as National Institution of Valuation, Malaysia (INSPEN), Malaysian Science and Technology Information