PROJECT COMMUNICATION AND PERFORMANCE OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN KENYA

Peter Patu Gichohi, Prof. Mike Iravo, Dr. Yusuf Muchelule

Abstract


This study sought to investigate the influence of project communication on the performance of road construction projects in Kenya and to find out the moderating effect of organizational culture on the relationship between project communication and the performance of road construction projects in Kenya. This study adopted a cross-sectional research design and used a positivist research paradigm. The unit of analysis was the road construction projects implemented by National Government Road agencies (KURA, KeRRA, and KeNHA) in Kenya, while the unit of observation was management employees involved in the implementation of these road construction projects. Therefore, the target population for the research was 695 respondents, comprising director generals, directors, project engineers, resident engineers, site engineers, and surveyors involved in the implementation of these projects. The overall sample size for this study was determined using a formula by Krejcie and Morgan, which obtained 248 respondents. This study employed stratified random sampling to select the study sample. Primary data was used and was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire. Samples of the questionnaire were pilot tested with 24 respondents to test for reliability and validity. The data was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25 software. The qualitative data collected was analyzed using thematic analysis and presented in prose form. Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and presented in tables and figures. The study also computed correlation and regression analyses to test the relationship between study variables and the research hypothesis. The study found that project communication has a positive and significant relationship with the performance of road construction projects in Kenya. In addition, organizational culture was found to have a significant positive moderating effect on the relationship between project communication and the performance of road construction projects in Kenya.

 

Key Words: Project communication, performance of road construction projects, organizational culture


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