Risk management, employee empowerment and service delivery.
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2022-08-15
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[Unpublished masters Dissertation]
Abstract
This study sought to examine the relationship between accountability mechanisms, stakeholder
participation and project sustainability among infrastructure projects in Uganda. It was guided by
specific objectives of; establishing the relationship between accountability mechanisms and
project sustainability, ascertaining the relationship between stakeholder participation and project
sustainability as well as examining the combined relationship between accountability
mechanisms, stakeholder participation and project sustainability among public infrastructure
projects in Uganda. Using a cross-sectional research design, quantitative data was analyzed with
SPSS version 25 to explore these connections. Out of 224 respondents, 200 completed the
questionnaires, yielding an 89.29% response rate. Correlation and regression analyses were
applied to identify relationships between variables.
The findings revealed a significant and positive relationship between; accountability mechanisms
and project sustainability, stakeholder participation and project sustainability and the combined
effect of both on project sustainability in Uganda's infrastructure projects. Accountability
mechanisms were found to have a stronger impact on project sustainability compared to
stakeholder participation.
The study recommends training employees to strengthen accountability mechanisms and
stakeholder participation, emphasizing the importance of consulting stakeholders and promoting
participatory decision-making among public entity managers to enhance project sustainability.
Regulatory efforts should also highlight accountability mechanisms and stakeholder participation
as crucial factors for project sustainability in infrastructure projects.
The findings contribute to theoretical and practical debates on project sustainability, aligning
with stakeholder theory by highlighting the positive relationships between accountability
mechanisms, stakeholder participation, and project sustainability. The study underscores the
importance of combining these factors to predict sustainability outcomes in infrastructure
projects.
In practice, construction firms should enhance accountability mechanisms and stakeholder
engagement during project implementation to bolster sustainability efforts. Future research
should extend these findings by exploring other predictors of project sustainability beyond
accountability mechanisms and stakeholder participation. Additionally, scholars are encouraged
to conduct comparable studies in different contexts to validate the findings.
This study presents a snapshot of infrastructure projects in Uganda; further research could delve
into longitudinal studies using secondary data to corroborate these results. Future investigations
might explore additional drivers of project sustainability beyond those examined here,
broadening our understanding of sustainable project management.
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This is a Masters Dissertation.
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Tebagerwa Eva, (2022) Risk management, employee empowerment and service delivery.