Enhancing water and sanitation project performance in a developing economy: Role of governance mechanisms and risk management practices
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Date
2023
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Cogent Business & Management
Abstract
This paper investigates the relationship between governance mechanisms,
risk management practices and performance of water and sanitation projects
in Uganda. A quantitative cross-sectional survey was conducted with a sample of 66
water and sanitation projects in South-western Uganda. Data were collected using
self-administered structured questionnaires and analyzed by using SmartPls
Structural Equation modeling. The results revealed positive and significant relationships
between the following pairs of variables: contractual governance and
project performance, relational governance and risk management practices, and
risk management practices and project performance. However, the hitherto
hypothesized positive and significant relationships between relational governance
and project performance, and contractual governance and risk management practices
were not supported. Furthermore, it was established that risk management
practices fully mediate in the relationship between relational governance and
project performance, whereas they do not mediate between contractual governance
and project performance. The fundamental contribution of this article to the
project management literature is the confirmation that risk management practices
act as mechanisms through which relational governance helps to maximize project
performance in the context of water and sanitation projects in a developing
country.
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Corporate Governance, Governance, Project Management, Risk Management for Events, Business, Planning
Citation
Tukamuhabwa, B. R., Mutebi, H., Akandwanaho, E., Kabagambe, L., & Tumukunde, I. (2023). Enhancing water and sanitation project performance in a developing economy: Role of governance mechanisms and risk management practices. Cogent Business & Management, 10(3), 2263994. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2023.2263994