INSTITUTIONAL PRACTICES AND PROJECT PERFORMANCE IN MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN NAIROBI COUNTY, KENYA

Dammian N. Kivuva, Dr. Paul K. Sang

Abstract


This research study sought to analyses the institutional practices and project performance in manufacturing sector in Nairobi9County, Kenya. The9study was guided9by the following specific9objectives; to analyse the effects of9stakeholder involvement on project performance in manufacturing sector in Nairobi9County, Kenya; 9to assess9the role of technology on project performance in manufacturing sector in Nairobi9County, Kenya; to9investigate the influence9of monitoring and9evaluation on9project performance in manufacturing sector in Nairobi9County, Kenya9and to find out the influence of resources availability on project performance in manufacturing sector in Nairobi County, Kenya. The study9employed descriptive9survey research9design. The target9population comprised of registered manufacturing firms in Nairobi County with ongoing projects. There are 144 registered manufacturing firms in Nairobi. Out of the 144 project managers a sample of 105 was drawn. Stratified random9sampling was9used to proportionately select a sample of 105 from the target9population. Primary data1was collected using a1structured and1semi-structured questionnaire, which1contained both1open and closed1ended questions. The researcher1 used SPSS1software version 231to analyze the1data. Quantitative1data was analyzed1using descriptive statistics. The study concluded that stakeholder involvement, technology use, monitoring9and evaluation and resource availability had a positive significant impact on project performance in manufacturing sector in Nairobi County, Kenya. The researcher recommends that manufacturing companies should ensure quality stakeholder participation and embrace information technology as these factors were9found to play a9positive significant role9in fostering positive project9 delivery outcomes. Also Manufacturing companies should subject project implementation process under strict monitoring and evaluation process while ensuring adequate financial, human capacity and time resource before implementation process commences.

Keywords: Stakeholder Involvement, Technology, Monitoring9and Evaluation, Resources Availability, Project9performance


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