The effects of organizational management on completion of government road projects: a case of kenya national highway authority
| dc.contributor.author | Chibole, Patricia Aponga | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-06-19T12:03:07Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-06-19T12:03:07Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-11 | |
| dc.description | A research project submitted to the school of law, arts and social sciences in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of master of public policy and administration of Kenyatta University, November, 2023 Supervisor. Dr. Patrick Mbataru | |
| dc.description.abstract | Maintaining steady completion of road construction projects in the government of Kenya have been an issue of concern both to the government, stakeholders and contractors. Therefore, there have been numerous cases of delays and non-completion of projects which have contributed to irreparable loss to the government and to the economy as whole. Studies done on road construction tend to concentrate on the success of the projects, to add more knowledge, this study sought to address the problem of completion of government road construction projects. This study sought to fill this gap by analyzing the effects of organizational management in completion of government road construction projects in Kenya with special reference to the Kenya National Highway Authority. The study aimed to achieve the following specific objectives: to determine whether finance, contractor’s skills, directors’ skills and project team contributes to the rate in completion of government road construction projects in Kenya. The study was anchored on management by objective theory which is based on the thinking that various hierarchies within companies need to be integrated. This research adopted a descriptive approach on the effects of organizational management on completion of government road construction projects in Kenya. The target population composed of the management staff of the Kenya National Highway Authority. The target population was 240 management and technicians. The researcher used stratified random sampling procedure to select a sample size of 72 respondents. Simple random sampling technique was applied to come up with a sample size where primary data was gathered directly from respondents and for this study the researcher used a questionnaire. Quantitative data was collected using questionnaires and analyzed by the use of regression and correlation analysis and presented using tables, pie charts and bar graphs. From the results finance, contractor’s skills, directors’ skills and project team had positive significant on the completion of construction road projects. The study concluded that project’s budget is crucial and it has an influence in all areas in both projects planning as well as implementation. Further identifying situations where project labor resources are being used on multiple projects to ensure smooth flow of the project and its success. In every project there is need to develop a cost management plan that describes how cost variances will be managed on the project to make it successful. The study recommends that prior to the start of road construction, all aspects of the project process be written down or recorded to guarantee timely budgets and right procedures are followed, and that there is a need to secure timely funding. Construction companies understand the requirements of project team members in order to address them. The government should formulate policies to support team efforts in road construction projects. In this way overall project performance and effectiveness can be enhanced | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Kenyatta University | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/30235 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Kenyatta University | |
| dc.title | The effects of organizational management on completion of government road projects: a case of kenya national highway authority | |
| dc.type | Thesis |