Determinants of the Performance of Chinese Funded Projects in Kenya; A Case of “One Belt One Road” Initiative Project

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dc.contributor.authorAnquan, Xia
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-04T08:30:35Z
dc.date.available2019-10-04T08:30:35Z
dc.date.issued2019-06
dc.descriptionA Research Project Submitted to the School of Business in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirement for the Award of the Degree of Executive Master of Business Administration, Kenyatta University, June, 2019en_US
dc.description.abstractProject performance management entails the achievement of enhanced results from the organization, teams and individuals within agreed upon goals, objectives and standards. Organizational decisions must balance between two opposing forces of differentiation and integration. There is increased number of projects that have failed despite advance increase in adoption of best practice. Several studies on performance have revealed that in Kenya, performance is mixed despite numerous initiatives. A few studies have tried to account for the mixed performance especially in the context of multi-factor approach in understanding the effect of management on performance of projects. The study sought to establish determinants of the performance of Chinese funded projects in Kenya, a case of “One Belt One Road” initiative projects. The study concentrated on stakeholder involvement, infrastructure, change in legislation and loans. The study was based on contingency theory and theory of project management which are deemed to be the most suitable to understanding performance of “One Belt One Road” initiative projects in Kenya. This study used a descriptive survey research design. This study focused on Standard Gauge Railway Project funded by the Chinese government as part of “One Belt One Road” initiative projects. The targeted population of 221 entailed SGR management staff which included project coordinator, project manager, government representative from Kenya and china, operating staff and community representative.A stratified sample of 30% was carried out to generate 66 respondents. The analysis of data was carried out by use of descriptive statistics and a multiple regression analysis conducted in order to establish the determinates of performanceof Chinese Funded Projects in Kenya taking a keen look at Standard Gauge Railway Project funded by the Chinese government.The study established that the selected determinants to a significant extent influenced the performance of Chinese funded projects in Kenya. The study concluded that the projects embraced stakeholder involvement to a significant extent despite of the challenges faced by not sufficiently including them, incorporating their feedback and expectations in the project. The study concluded that to a great extent project policy framework on technology, road network and continued investment in infrastructure has influenced project performance. The study concluded that the projects relied heavily on loans from the Chinese government, which were sufficiently access but repayment was ongoing and had a long period of time. The study recommends that the project management should improve stakeholder involvement, participation and consultation and also incorporate their feedback in the project implementation cycle to foster project performance. The projects should work on improving infrastructure to facilitate project delivery through use of modern technology and available road network to ensure the project is implemented in time. The study recommends that the projects should ensure that there is due diligence before a loan or credit is sourced, enhance accountability, transparency and integrity in use of resources and the loans granted.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/19759
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.titleDeterminants of the Performance of Chinese Funded Projects in Kenya; A Case of “One Belt One Road” Initiative Projecten_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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