| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of the study was to determine the factors that influenced implementation of projects
within developing economies and a specific case study was picked from existing Tiomin
Company in Msambweni constituency in Kwale County. The study was guided by five
objectives; to establish the government goodwill and effective leadership for project
implementation determine the community goodwill for sustainable project implementation,
assess the financial viability in project implementation in developing economies, know the
effectiveness of technical Expertise and finally, establish the company management behaviours
in sustainable company project implementation in developing economies. The literature
reviewed showed the extent of the factors in the overall determination of project implementation
in developing economies as stated in the conceptual framework. Prior literature has indicated that
Kenyan Companies possess different characteristics and thus strengths and/or weaknesses
compared to others in developing economies. As such, the collection of data on the profile,
government, community goodwill, technical expertise, financial viability and management
behaviours was paramount and significant. A quantitative, descriptive design was used to study
a sample of 180 respondents taken for the study. In the process of answering the basic questions,
a questionnaire that include profile, government, community goodwill, technical expertise,
financial viability and management behaviours, factors that influenced the project
implementation in developing economies. The study was carried out using a structured
questionnaire for respondents and a discussion guide for key informants all administered based
upon the theory of planned company behavior. This study sought to describe the characteristics
of certain companies, estimate the proportion of people who have certain characteristics and
make predictions. Stratified sampling method was used to compare company practices at the
same point in time. The design was chosen for this study due to its ability to ensure minimization
of bias and maximization of reliability of evidence collected. The research was also guided by a
null hypothesis; community goodwill influenced project implementation in developing
economies. Review of relevant literature revealed that mining industry as a whole has a poor
track record in management behaviours, government goodwill, designing and implementing
sustainable projects in the field indicating the need -for conducting research to establish factors
that influence project implementation in developing economies. The respondents for the study
were purposely and randomly selected. Direct observation was used to collect data on
completed and continuing project activities. The collected data was cleaned for possible errors
presented in tables, organized, coded and inputted into the computer for analysis using Statistical
Package for Social Sciences to generate tables, frequencies and percentages. The Null hypothesis
was subjected to a Chi-square test at 5% confidence level which established that there is a
significant relationship between community resilience and project implementation in developing
economies. | en_US |
