Linking Governance to Performance of Government-funded Projects in Kenya
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Date
2020
Authors
Tangus, Carolyne C
Sang, Paul
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International Journal Corner
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to identify project governance practices that affect the performance of government funded
projects, especially in developing economies such as Kenya. Research has shown that successful project implementation
plays a major role in building a country’s economy. Despite this fact, failure in such projects is persistently being
witnessed. To understand this, extant literature was conducted on project governance and performance of projects.
Various studies seem to agree that project governance is a major project success factor that ensures project success
criteria is met. While this has been renowned, there is no set of agreed upon project governance practices that suits all
types of projects and consequently these practices will be determined by the specific project context. This then formed the
basis of the study. Four governance practices are identified as contractual governance, business model governance,
project risk governance and monitoring and control that if implemented well in projects may increase chances of project
success. Future studies should however be geared towards developing a comprehensive list of project governance
practices.
Description
A research article published in The International Journal of Business & Management
Keywords
Governance, Project governance, Performance, Government funded projects, Contractual governance, Risk governance, Business model governance and monitoring and control
Citation
The International Journal of Business & Management. Vol 8 Iss 11