Cultural Attributes: A Key Antecedent of Resilience among Agricultural Innovation Platforms in Central and South Western Uganda
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Date
2021
Authors
Mugarura, Yosamu
Sang, Paul
Maingi, James
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Publisher
International Academic Journals
Abstract
The increasing quest for project success
has accelerated demand for collaboration
among project network actors to guarantee
their resilience. However, since most
project networks are temporally
endeavours, there is need for creating and
maintaining effective interactions that
guarantee success of future projects.
Sustaining interactions on these networks
is a complex governance question due to
the unique nature and interests of actors.
Among these challenges is the diverse
cultural orientations of various actors. This
study sought to investigate the effect of
cultural attributes on resilience of project
networks among agricultural innovation
platforms in Central and South western
Uganda. The study was anchored on the
systems theory and positivism research
philosophy adopting explanatory research
design. The target population comprised of
220 AIP actors drawn from farmer
representatives, traders/processor,
researchers, government agents, extension
agents, and NGOs in central and
Southwestern Uganda. A sample of 132
respondents was drawn from this
population using stratified sampling
technique. Primary data was collected via
semi-structured questionnaire. Collected
data was analysed using both descriptive
and inferential analysis. The fitness of the
model was measured using F-statistic
while the predictive power of the model
was measured using R2. The significance
of the variable coefficient was determined
at 0.05 significance level. Results showed
that largely, cultural attributes of norms,
values, and power distance should be
embraced. A positive correlation existed
between resilience of project networks and
cultural attributes, and cultural attributes
significantly predicted resilience of project
networks. The study recommends that AIP
leaders should promote the practice of
cultural attributes such as network norms,
values, and power distance as key
components of network governance. This
study contributes towards designing a
management approach that is able to
accommodate and take full advantage of
potentialities that come with dynamism
and complexity like cultural attributes
among project networks. Since the study
was restricted to Central and South
western Uganda, it is proposed that other
studies be conducted in the whole country
or indeed other countries to validate
generalizability of results
Description
An Article Published in International Academic Journal of Information Sciences and Project Management
Keywords
Cultural attributes, Norms, Values, Power distance, Resilience
Citation
Mugarura, Y., Sang, P. Maingi, J,. (2021). Cultural attributes: A key antecedent of resilience among agricultural innovation platforms in Central and South Western Uganda International Academic Journal of Information Sciences and Project Management, 3(6), 338- 351