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Stakeholder Identification on The Project Performance of Donor Funded Projects in Nakuru County
Subject area: Science,Engineering and Technology · Area of research: Project Management
Abstract
Stakeholder management on project performance is vital in addressing challenges related to project success or/and failure; because it lets in the stakeholders to identify, budget and scope for the project over time and hence develop appropriate mechanisms to address the challenges that come with it. This study adds to existing knowledge and fills a gap in identifying the effects of stakeholder management on particularly the donor funded projects? performance in Nakuru County. The main objective of this study was to examine the effect of stakeholder identification on the project performance of donor funded projects in Nakuru County. The study was guided by the stakeholder theory. The study adopted a survey design. The study population comprised of 50 donor funded projects in Nakuru County. The unit of observation included the project managers, the project officers and/or the project directors including project coordinators, quality control officers, government officials and beneficiary representatives in the Education, Environment and Agricultural sectors. The Yamene (1967) formula was used to establish the sample size for the study. Proportionate sampling was used distribute the sample size into each stratum with random sampling used to identify the respondents in each respective sample size. A survey questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents. The quantitative data collected was analysed descriptively in terms of means and standard deviations and through ordinal regression and spearman Rho correlations. The study found out that stakeholder identification was a significant predictor to donor sponsored projects in Nakuru county.
Keywords
Stakeholder Management on Project Performance, Donor Funded Projects? performance in Nakuru County.
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How to cite this paper
@article{1705747,
author = {Elly Wanyama Wanjala, Dr. Duncan Nyaberi},
title = {Stakeholder Identification on The Project Performance of Donor Funded Projects in Nakuru County},
journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
year = {2024},
volume = {7},
number = {11},
pages = {26-32},
issn = {2456-8880},
url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1705747.pdf},
abstract = {Stakeholder management on project performance is vital in addressing challenges related to project success or/and failure; because it lets in the stakeholders to identify, budget and scope for the project over time and hence develop appropriate mechanisms to address the challenges that come with it. This study adds to existing knowledge and fills a gap in identifying the effects of stakeholder management on particularly the donor funded projects? performance in Nakuru County. The main objective of this study was to examine the effect of stakeholder identification on the project performance of donor funded projects in Nakuru County. The study was guided by the stakeholder theory. The study adopted a survey design. The study population comprised of 50 donor funded projects in Nakuru County. The unit of observation included the project managers, the project officers and/or the project directors including project coordinators, quality control officers, government officials and beneficiary representatives in the Education, Environment and Agricultural sectors. The Yamene (1967) formula was used to establish the sample size for the study. Proportionate sampling was used distribute the sample size into each stratum with random sampling used to identify the respondents in each respective sample size. A survey questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents. The quantitative data collected was analysed descriptively in terms of means and standard deviations and through ordinal regression and spearman Rho correlations. The study found out that stakeholder identification was a significant predictor to donor sponsored projects in Nakuru county.},
keywords = {Stakeholder Management on Project Performance, Donor Funded Projects? performance in Nakuru County.},
month = {May},
}