Contractual governance, intellectual capital and performance of road construction projects in Kampala
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2021-03-21
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Makerere University Business School
Abstract
This study was intended to examine the relationship between contractual governance, intellectual
capital and the performance of road construction projects in Kampala. The research problem was
that despite heavy investment in road construction and maintenance projects by KCCA, majority
of road construction projects are not completed within the estimated time, cost quality and scope
resulting into high stakeholder dissatisfaction. The study was based on a cross sectional design
approach where 63 road construction projects in Kampala were targeted. A questionnaire was
used to collect primary data from respondents. Results show that contractual governance and
project performance are significantly related. There is a positive significant relationship between
intellectual capital and project performance in road projects in Kampala. Findings confirm a
positive and significant predictive potential of intellectual capital on project performance.
However, contractual governance is found not to be a significant predictor of performance in this
context. More to that, contractual governance and intellectual capital explain an overall of
10.7% of the variance in performance of road construction projects in Kampala. It was
recommended that KCCA should immediately look at which measures are in place in the current
road construction projects to ensure that contracts are followed as agreed. There is need to
review contracts vis a vis performance on a regular basis, preferable quarterly, instead of the
beginning and the end of a project where little corrective action can be done. There is also need
to train project managers on how to harness intellectual capital in order to boost the chances of
road project performance. Such training which should be undertaken at least once every three
months will not necessarily guarantee good performance but will boost the chances of a project
performing to (and beyond) expected levels. Regarding intellectual capital, projects need to focus
on building a multidimensional competitive or performance advantage by creating unique
competencies to develop unique relationships with stakeholders.
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a masters thesis
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Canogura, Tonny