Stakeholder management practices of road construction works in Ghana. ‘A case study of bitumen surfacing of Dwamenase-Abompeadasawase-Anyinam Feeder Road with two other roads
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2021-06-15
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Abstract
Road construction works involves a sequence of complex operations. In Road
construction works, engaging stakeholders before the start of the project is essential.
Ghana’s road projects are no different from this scenario. The road project traverses in
various communities thereby affecting community people directly. It is therefore
essential for effective stakeholder management on Ghana’s road projects to maintain
an appropriate equilibrium between stakeholders’ interests. The research therefore
adopted the Bitumen Surfacing of Dwamenase-Abompe-Adasawase-Anyinam Feeder
Road(16.95km) and other two Road Project as Case Study to achieve its objectives
such as intensification of critical external stakeholder needs in road construction
works in Ghana, identification of stakeholder management practices in road
construction works and the extent to which those practices meet external stakeholder
expectations. The aim of the research is to analyze stakeholder management practices
in road construction works in Ghana. The researcher adopted the Quantitative
Research Method for the study. Sample size of one hundred and (150) responses was
obtained using a simple random sampling. Census approach was used for the analysis
of the responses from the internal stakeholders. The sampling research instrument
used for the responses from the internal stakeholders included the use of the Kendall’s
mean rank test to rank the needs of the external stakeholders from the responses,
relative importance index in determining the level of importance of the stakeholder
management practices on the road project to meet the stakeholder’s expectations. The
findings of the stakeholder need identification are; Build and maintain mutual trust
relationship and others. In meeting the external stakeholders’ expectations based on
stakeholder management practices on a road project in Ghana, it was found out in the
research that; Conflict should be resolved in a timely manner among stakeholders on
the road project. It is therefore concluded that the findings of this research should be
apply to Ghana’s road project to help the smooth implementation of road projects
within budget and on schedule. It is also recommended that Ghana’s Road Agencies
takes key interest and apply the stakeholder management practices in the findings of
this research on their Projects.
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A thesis submitted to the Department of Construction Technology and Management, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the Award Degree of Master Of Science in Project Management.
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Stakeholder Management Practices, External Stakeholder needs, External Stakeholder Expectations, Road Construction Works in Ghana