Antecedents of stakeholder management in public private partnership projects in Uganda
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/WJEMSD-03-2018-0034 |
| Pages | 169-181 |
| Date | 05 July 2019 |
| Published date | 05 July 2019 |
| Author | Rogers Mwesigwa,Vincent Bagire,Joseph Mpeera Ntayi,John C. Munene |
| Subject Matter | Strategy |
Antecedents of stakeholder
management in public private
partnership projects in Uganda
Rogers Mwesigwa and Vincent Bagire
Department of Business Administration,
Makerere University Business School, Kampala, Uganda
Joseph Mpeera Ntayi
Department of Procurement and Supply Chain Management,
Makerere University Business School, Kampala, Uganda, and
John C. Munene
Department of Human Resource Management,
Makerere University Business School, Kampala, Uganda
Abstract
Purpose –The purpose of this paper is to assess stakeholder management antecedents in public private
partnership (PPP) projects in Uganda.
Design/methodology/approach –This study is cross sectional and quantitative in nature. Data were
collected by means of a questionnaire survey from a sample of 94 PPP projects in Uganda. Stratified random
sampling was used in selecting projects for this study. Smart PLS–SEM was used for analysis.
Findings –Results from the study show that the key antecedents of stakeholder management include;
communication, engagement, commitment and trust. Communication was found to be the strongest
antecedent of stakeholder management. Results also show that trust and commitment are insignificantly
associated with stakeholder management in PPP projects.
Research limitations/implications –This paper is limited to the antecedents of stakeholder management
in PPP projects in Uganda. Further studies should be conducted in the public and private sectors where there
are also multiple stakeholders.
Practical implications –The paper has documented the antecedents of stakeholder management in PPP
projects in Uganda. The results will help project managers and policy makers appreciate the different
antecedents of stakeholder management and how they are important in managing interests and expectations
of different stakeholders.
Originality/value –This research focused on the key antecedents of stakeholder management in PPP
projects within the Ugandan context.
Keywords Uganda, Communication, Trust, Engagement, Commitment, Stakeholder management,
Public private partnership projects
Paper type Research paper
Introduction
The complexity of public private partnership (PPP) projects has generated a network of
stakeholders which make quite a lot of demands on a project depending on their interests in
the project (Rolstadås et al., 2014). These multiple stakeholders more often than not have
different interests and expectations which could be contradicting each other depending on
their attributes (Mitchell et al., 1997). Mismanaging their interests and concerns could have
devastating consequences on PPP projects (Chinyio and Olomolaiye, 2010) such as conflicts
and controversies during the implementation of a project (Jergeas et al.,2000).Managing
different stakeholders is a key factor in the success of any project (EL-Gohary et al., 2006;
Alinaitwe and Ayesiga, 2013; Huemann et al., 2016). Harris (2010) and Menoka et al. (2013)
noted that managingstakeholder interestshelps the stakeholders to work togetherto decrease
negative environmental impacts and increasing the economic sustainability of the project.
World Journal of
Entrepreneurship, Management
and Sustainable Development
Vol. 15 No. 2, 2019
pp. 169-181
© Emerald PublishingLimited
2042-5961
DOI10.1108/WJEMSD-03-2018-0034
Received 28 March 2018
Revised 20 December 2018
2 January 2019
Accepted 7 February 2019
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