Adigbo, F A (2020) Stakeholder engagement and construction project performance in Ghana. PhD thesis, Northcentral University, USA.
Abstract
Some Ghanaian government construction projects are completed beyond their contractual periods resulting in cost overruns, time overruns, litigation, arbitration, and project abandonment by the government. Based on the Stakeholder theory, the purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study using thematic analysis was to explore project managers' perceptions of stakeholder engagement (SE) in construction project performance in Ghana. Four central research questions were developed while 338 PMP certified project managers were contacted and 16 conveniently selected through purposive sampling. Data was collected primarily through interviews and analyzed with NVivo 12 based on the six-step approach to analyzing qualitative data. Transcription was manually done by the researcher. Stakeholder engagement practices such as stakeholder types, stakeholder engagement approaches, and level of stakeholder engagement enhanced project performance in the Ghanaian construction industry. The researcher recommended Ghanaian construction project managers continue with best SE practices including continuous SE, use of an appropriate SE approach or a combination of approaches, and encourage high stakeholder participation throughout the PLC. Future research recommended by the researcher based on research findings include exploring the extent of SE and project performance in the Ghanaian construction industry as well as using a quantitative methodology with a larger sample size aimed at generalizing research findings.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Thesis advisor: | Cotton, C and Allen, B |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction project; arbitration; government; litigation; participation; project manager; Ghana; project performance; sample size; thematic analysis; interview |
| Index terms: | construction project, methodology, thematic analysis, abandonment, interview, manager, stakeholder participation, construction industry, purposive sampling, arbitration, project performance, stakeholder engagement, sample size, cost overrun, Ghana, litigation, phenomenological study, time overrun, project manager |
| Subjects: | practitioner, research methods, Geography, production management, completion, research design and methodology, profession, data collection methods, dispute resolution, community and social dimensions, financial and cost management, project management theory and practice, methods and analysis, project controls, industry analysis |
| Topics: | Legal Issues, Geographical Context, Project Management, Time Control, Roles and Professions, Stakeholder Management, Research Practice, Cost Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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