Vol 6 Issue 4 October 2018-December 2018

Abstract: Media, Entertainment and Development Communication can be the catalyst in the paradigm shift in India’s approach to its developmental agenda as an emerging economy among developing nations. The Media, Entertainment and Development Communication have become the stimulating factor to activate India’s human and natural resources to demystify the old concept of “Top-Down” approach to development. Development communication is founded on a paradigm. This paradigm puts the modern media of social communication at the service of development. Development is making use of a country's human and material resources in order to increase the production of goods and services to enhance the general progress and welfare of its people. The core essence of development communication is for behavioural change. To Everett Rogers, “Development communication refers to the uses to which communication are put in order to further development.” The development communicator must device innovative approaches in explaining development process to the ordinary person in a manner that would influence change. Development communication is a skill. Its purpose or objective is to help at developing social awareness, we-feeling and responsibility towards one’s fellow beings, one’s community and country. “It bothers on social consciousness. Hence, the term, “conscientisation,” the sensitizing of the conscience.” One of the most important roles of the Media in development communication is the provision of information, enabling platform for effective discourse on national issues, explaining of ideas, skills for a transformed life and a catalyst for consensus building for national cohesion. India has taken advantage of the media and exploited it potentials for its development agenda since its early inception in the 1940s. Development journalism became the underpinning of the media. It is the central focus of the media and constitutes the whole communication process. It means change in attitudes on the part of the government and the media: both electronic and print. As a developing nation, India has no choice, in considering development issues as major policy decisions that directly or indirectly affect the life of its people. When development communication became the vehicle for transformation in the 1940s in India, different languages were used for radio broadcast to make the ordinary person part of the process of development.  In Entertainment, It is said that music transcends borders, cultures, languages and continents. One does not need to understand the lyrics to appreciate the beauty of music. It is just an expression of a feeling. This feeling cannot be measured. In the same vein, films offer a deeper appreciation as compared to music. Films use both visual and audio; the interplay of both verbal and non-verbal communications. The influence of Cinema on India’s culture, education, leisure and propaganda became the channel for transformation. In a 1963 report for the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) looking at Indian Cinema and Culture, the author, Baldoon Dhingra, quoted a speech by Prime Minister Nehru who stated, “…the influence in India of films is greater than newspapers and books combined.” Sadly, it is becoming more theoretical and practical use.

Keywords: development, communication, media, entertainment.

Title: Media, Entertainment and Development Communication: Perspective of a Developing Nation

Author: DR. SONAL PANDYA, Wisdom Peter Awuku

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Abstract: To succeed in marketplace, companies need to manage change more precisely in order to realize the full value of their transformation efforts. The study therefore examined the influence of strategic leaders’ innovation skills on change management in the county government of Nakuru, Kenya. Theories underpinning this study were Upper Echelon Leadership Theory. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The target population of the study was 134 middle level management employees working in 10 ministries. Based on the small population, the study adopted a census survey. Data was collected through the use of questionnaires constructed on a 5 point likert scale. Questionnaires were tested for validity and reliability. To analyze the collected data, Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics which included frequency, percentages, mean and standard deviation and inferential statistics which included regression and correlation analysis and data was presented in tables with relevant discussions. The study will inform the management of the county on the strategic leadership practices that would provide positive results as far as change management is concerned. The study face a major limitation given that some of the respondents were afraid of responding to the questionnaire fearing for its confidentiality. However the researcher assured them that the information they provide would be treated confidentially. The study established that leader’s innovation skills had a 0.701 and had a positive significant relationship with change management in the county government of Nakuru. The study concluded that leaders’ innovation skills had a significant influence on change management in the county government of Nakuru. It was recommended that county leadership should enhance innovative skills to enable them lead in change management. Possession of innovative skills by the county government will prevent frequent restructuring in the county structures as the leaders will be innovative enough to ensure they operate optimally within the established structures.

Keywords: Change management, County government, Innovation Skills, Leaders’ Innovation, Strategic Leadership.

Title: INFLUENCE OF STRATEGIC LEADERS INNOVATION SKILLS ON CHANGE MANAGEMENT IN THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF NAKURU, KENYA

Author: Samuel Mwaura, Prof. Ronald Chepkilot, Dr. John Kipkorir Tanui

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Abstract: NUPENG and PENGASSAN are trade unions in Nigeria functioning to protect workers in the oil and gas sectors. Since the formation of these two labour unions, they have embarked on a number of industrial actions against the management of the oil and gas organizations and against the government to press their demand of interest. These industrial actions have earlier been established to have negative impacts. However, this study have utilised these oil and gas workers industrial actions to elucidate how the actions have resulted to positive development in Nigeria.  It is therefore the position of this paper that oil and gas workers’ industrial actions enhance development. The study solely relied on secondary sources of data that were carefully selected and logically utilised to explain the cases of development.

Keywords:  Industrial Action, Development, Oil and Gas Workers.

Title: OIL AND GAS WORKERS’ INDUSTRIAL ACTIONS AS PRECURSOR OF DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

Author: BADOM, MONBARI PORBARI, PROF. ANELE, KINIKANWO AZUNUNDA, BADEY, DINEBARI

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Abstract: The paper discusses the implementation of digital technology by academic libraries in the age of knowledge and information society, highlights the problems faced by the polytechnic libraries in Nigeria on the implementation of digital technology and how much has been achieved in overcoming them.  This paper is based on primary sources of analysed questionnaire and observation. The findings shows that while polytechnic libraries are already advanced in the implementation of digital technology, their sustenance is still faced with some challenges that are either common to all or peculiar to some. This paper concludes that some of the identified challenges have been surmounted.  It also offered some specific suggestions for sustaining the successes that have been recorded and also for overcoming the remaining challenges, such as creation of back-ups for electronic resources in form of ‘’ change media’’ which involves printing out digital materials and preserving the hard copy or storage in external hard disk, among others.

Keywords: Challenges, Digital Technology, polytechnic libraries. 

Title: OVERCOMING CHALLENGES TO DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY IN NIGERIAN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES: THE CASE OF TWO POLYTECHNIC LIBRARIES

Author: OLOWOFILA, M.O., OBAFUNMISO, C.K.

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Abstract: Welfare economics has evolved during the twentieth century and came, some say, to a fateful dead end, preventing any rigorous contribution to policy recommendations. They are of the view that no meaningful propositions can be made in welfare economics without introducing value judgments. The concept of social welfare is an attempt at providing a scientifically normative study of welfare economics. This trend is standardly explained by the controversy over the possibility and the relevance of interpersonal comparisons of utility. This analysis does not provide any hope to go beyond the bad news. Moreover, it fails to explain the possibility of a new welfare economics without comparisons. Against the interpersonal comparisons reading, I claim a reasonable assumption is that under the discussion on comparisons, lies a fundamental evolution in the properties of utility. This paper presents a historical overview of the evolution of welfare economics through the XXth century, and derives a challenging explanation, the “utility reading”. It shows the evolution of welfare economics is related to the characteristics of utility, notably its operational ability and its normative content. The paper concludes that the revival of welfare economics needs a specific notion of welfare, distinct from the utility concept used in microeconomics.

Keywords: Welfare economics, utility, Bergson, Criterion, function.

Title: A REVIEW OF BERGSON CRITERION AS A MEASURE OF SOCIAL WELFARE

Author: Idisi, P.O., Ogwu I.J., Idi J. O.

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Abstract: This paper examines sample translation of lines drawn from a short story which has 34 paragraphs writ-ten in Kapampangan and in Filipino. The qualitative design of the study used methods such as interview, survey questionnaire, and coding schemes. The participants are university students who were instructed to translate the short story from Filipino to English (and vice-versa). The study is premised on the theory of narrative in translation which posits that beyond translated texts is an embedded identity of the translator. Participants’ translation reveal techniques such as negative shift, literal translation, addition, omission, resisting faithful translation, paraphrase and others. The first question raised in this paper addresses participants’ translation techniques and the second question addresses the salient features of narrative present in the translational choices of the respondents. The third question investigates the nature and condition of the participants’ techniques used to back-translate. The paper ends with insights underpinning the mental processes in the production of translation and more importantly it sheds light to the dynamics of a translated text embedded with participants’ identity, social realities,  and shared experiences.

Keywords: KW: translation techniques, narrative theory, back-translation, narrative text, Bb. Phathupats.

Title: Translation techniques in English and back-translation: Second language learners’ mental processes

Author: Karina D. Pena

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Abstract: Enterprise Resource Planning System has greatly brought about a lot of achievements in the performance of most organizations that have integrated the system in their structures. Several factors have played key roles in these achievements. The study explored in depth the determinants of performance of ERP system in the procurement sector and especially which has facilitated greater achievements and success for Sidai Africa (Kenya) Limited. The specific objectives which guided the study were: to determine the influence of organizational factors as a determinant of performance of ERP systems’, to establish the influence of financial capabilities as a determinant of performance of ERP systems’, to establish the influence of personnel training as a determinant of performance of ERP systems’, and lastly to determine the influence of technological factors as a determinant of performance of ERP systems in Sidai Africa (Kenya) Limited. The study adopted descriptive research design and drew its target population from all the 84 employees of the Sidai. Data was collected using well-structured questionnaires from both top and middle level employees of Sidai Africa (Kenya) Limited.  Pilot test was conducted using questionnaires administered to 8 members of staff. This constituted 10% of the respondents of the sample size; purposive sampling was used to select top management and departmental heads while random sampling was used to select other employees. Data collected was analyzed by the use of descriptive statistics and inferential analysis using statistical package for social science (SPSS). Findings from the study established that top management support, financial capability, integration of technology and personnel as the main key components of ERP performance. These were found to have contributed to enhanced performance of the ERP system through improved efficiency, creation of better understanding and flexibility in the procurement processes and also aiding at reduction of errors along that might occur along the supply chain cycle and boost user support confidence on the use of ERP systems.

Keywords: Organizational Factor, Financial Capability, Personnel Training, Technology, Performance and Enterprise Resource Planning.

Title: DETERMINANTS OF PERFORMANCE OF ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEMS: A CASE STUDY OF SIDAI AFRICA (KENYA) LIMITED

Author: Duncan Ndung’u Kimani, Dr. Jane Omwenga

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Abstract: Public sector restructuring is a systematic intervention aimed at improving the structure operations, systems and procedures of public services to enable its transformation. The Kenyan government is in the process of restructuring the Provincial Administration as required by the new Constitution. Restructuring refers to changes in work organization and implies a deliberate and planned change which includes reorganizing the legal, ownership, operational or other structures of an institution for the purpose of making it better organized for its present needs. So far, it has been renamed National Administration and all officers serving in the former system absorbed into the new cadre. The expectation is that the restructured system of Administration would align the system to the new constitutional dispensation and improve the service delivery to the public. However, limited information is available on the impact of this restructuring on service delivery and public service performance. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of strategic restructuring on public service performance of the Ministry of Interior and Co-Ordination of National Government in Murang’a County, Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were: to establish the effect of administrative restructuring, workforce restructuring, operational process restructuring and institution culture adjustment on performance of the Ministry of Interior and Co-Ordination of National Government in Murang’a County, Kenya. The study was hinged on institutional theory, stakeholder’s theory and resource-based theory. The study used a descriptive research design to enable the researcher to depict and describe situations as accurately as possible the way they exist in the target population. The study target population comprised National Government Administrative Officers; County Commissioner, Deputy County Commissioner, Chiefs and Assistant Chiefs in Murang’a County. From each stratum the study used simple random sampling to select 191 respondents. A sample size of was arrived at by calculating the target population of 381 with a 95% confidence level and an error of 0.05 using the formula taken from Kothari formula. The study adopted a stratified random sampling technique using structured questionnaire consisting of closed ended questions. Data was collected through administration of questionnaires. Secondary data was collected from documented records of government and through internet searches. Data preparation was done on completed questionnaires by editing and then coding. The data was entered into the latest version of SPSS (Version 25.0) ready for analysis. Means and standard deviations were used to explore the existing relationships between variables. Regression to assess the relationship between the components of strategic restructuring as independent variables on performance was done. Findings were presented in figures and or tables. The study found that restructuring process affects performance of the Ministry of Interior and Co-Ordination of National Government where structured collaboration has improved the quality of services offered and restructuring has not facilitated allocation of resources to ensure efficiency of operations. The study concludes that Institution culture adjustment had the greatest effect on Performance of Interior and Co-Ordination of National Government Ministry in followed by Operational process restructuring, then Administrative restructuring while Workforce restructuring had the least effect on the Performance of Interior and Co-Ordination of National Government Ministry. The study recommends that there is need to have effective system upgrade in the Ministry of Interior and Co-Ordination of National Government to enhance organizational performance.

Keywords: administrative restructuring, workforce restructuring, operational process restructuring, institution culture adjustment.

Title: EFFECT OF STRATEGIC RESTRUCTURING ON PUBLIC SERVICE PERFORMANCE: A CASE STUDY OF MINISTRY OF INTERIOR MURANG’A COUNTY

Author: Anne Wanjiru Mwaura, Dr. James Gitari

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Abstract: This research study sought to examine the functionality of Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) in human resource management service delivery for small to medium mining enterprises in Mashonaland West province of Zimbabwe. The study was necessitated by the realisation of the significance of HRIS in improving human resource management service delivery following the persistence and continued use of undependable human resource manual systems that are adversely affecting strategic decisions and subsequently the performance of small to medium mining enterprises in the province. The study adopted a cross sectional survey approach which was descriptive and analytical in nature with questionnaires and interview guides used as the key research instruments. The population of the study comprised 116 human resource managers. Purposive sampling was used to draw a sample size of 82 respondents. Key findings of the study revealed that the staff in human resource departments of most small to medium mining enterprises in the province did not possess the required competencies to effectively use HRIS. From the findings, several challenges that affected the efficacy of HRIS were pointed out. These included inadequate funds, inadequate knowledge, and lack of corporation between human resource departments and other line functions. However, research findings further revealed that the quality of human resource management services offered had improved as result of the adoption of HRIS by the small to medium in the province. Due to the availability of the HRIS, staff and management expectations were beginning to be realised. It is recommended that adequate financial resources should be availed to strengthen HRIS for effective human resource management service delivery. It is also important to ensure support from top management in order to fully implement HRIS and enhance strategic human resource decision making. Organisations should identify the right staff and take them through HRIS training as a means of imparting knowledge and skills that are desirable for the effective use of HRIS. Finally, it is recommended that a comparative study on HRIS usage between large mining corporations and small to medium enterprises be undertaken to proffer measures for bridging the gap in HRIS. 

Keywords: Human resource information systems, human resource management service delivery, small to medium mining enterprises.

Title: Human Resource Information Systems for Small to Medium Mining Enterprises in Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe

Author: Gondo Kudzanayi, Gore Sekai Noreen, Sithole Kudakwashe

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Abstract: Over the years, Nairobi Securities Exchange has experienced significant variations in stock price movements which have greatly impacted on the stock exchange performance. This research paper intends to investigate the effect of macroeconomic indicators on Nairobi Securities Exchange Performance. To realise this, a few specific objectives were used to guide this study which were i) to determine the effect of inflation on NSE performance; ii) to examine the effect of interest rate NSE performance; iii) to assess the effect of money supply changes on NSE performance; and iv) to establish the effect of foreign exchange rate movements on NSE performance. The data analysed corresponded to time series secondary data collected in the period from October 1998 until October 2017.The study adopted a casual research design and targeted the NSE 20 share index from October 1998 to October 2017. The Auto-Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model was used to determine the effect of the macroeconomic indicators on NSE performance. The results from the ARDL Long Run Form and Bound test found that the macroeconomic indicators exhibited only a short run relationship with NSE performance with no indication of a long run relationship with NSE performance. These findings led to the conclusion that presence of short run shocks in the macroeconomic indicators, which affect movement in the individual series, did not converge over time. Hence there existed only a short run relationship with no significant long relationship between NSE performance and the macroeconomic indicators. In view of this, macroeconomic policy frameworks should be reviewed by policy makers with the expectation that, as the capital markets evolve, the depth created in the financial market will have a significant impact on the NSE performance in the long run. This will enable policy makers to measure the relevance of the policies they implement as well as enkindle the desire to come up with other financial products and strategies that would increase the depth and vibrancy of the financial markets.

Keywords: Macroeconomic Indicators, Nairobi Securities Exchange, Auto-Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL).

Title: EFFECT OF MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS ON NAIROBI SECURITIES EXCHANGE PERFORMANCE

Author: MARTIN MUHIU GITHINJI, DR. J. OBWOGI

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Abstract: Organizations are embracing stakeholder management in their strategic operations in order to gain competitive advantage in business. Stakeholders have become an integral part in their different capacities as shareholders, customers, staff, government agents, the general public, suppliers and business partners. Involvement of stakeholders raises the chances of provision of better services and products. This study sought to establish the influence of stakeholder’s involvement in efficient public procurement process in road construction in Kenya. This is because public procurement process has an effect on the cost, time and quality of road construction in any country. Each road construction procurement process has its own peculiarity in terms of the pre-tender and post tender activities and processes, division of risks between client and contractors, and the effectiveness of monitoring and control. Specifically it looked at the influence of sources of capital, government policies and adoption of corporate governance practices policies in ensuring effective procurement practices on road construction projects in Kenya. The study adopted survey research design to enable the researcher collect and analyze data from external stakeholders who are numerous. The target population for this study was 8 constituencies in Nairobi County, where its focus population was project managers, procurement officers, committee chairpersons and committee members making a total of 158 target respondents.  The study used census of 158 respondents since it’s manageable. Questionnaire was used as primary data collection instrument. The data was collected and analyzed using descriptive statistics, using SPSS version 20. The representation of the findings were in tables, charts and graphs.

Keywords: stakeholder’s involvement, government policies, corporate governance, sources of capital and procurement practices.

Title: INFLUENCE OF STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT ON EFFICIENT PROCUREMENT PRACTICES OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN KENYA

Author: Leonard Mayende, Dr. Jane Omwenga

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Abstract: Despite the obligatory of Islamic knowledge upon Muslim believers, some Muslim students are facing challenges in understanding Islamic related course at university level due to respective reasons. Such challenges even caused some of the students to have less commitment in the study area, and thus developed having them as graduates of Islamic Related Course without focus, being incapacitated to deliver the expected services. Some of the respective challenges were found as a result of some factors either related specifically to students, or the learning process. Using both primary and secondary data, this paper gives a historical background of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto and further  identified some of the challenges facing some Muslim students in understanding Islamic Related Course with specific consideration to the Faculty of Arts and Islamic Studies, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, as a study area. The paper also identified some factors considered behind the challenges, and finally gives conclusion and recommendations as solutions to the identified challenges for consideration, adoption, and implementation accordingly.

Keywords: Challenges, Understanding, Islamic-Related-Course, Muslim, Students. 

Title: Challenges in Understanding Islamic Related Course by some Muslim Students: A Study of Faculty of Arts and Islamic Studies, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria

Author: Abdulrashid Musa, Umar Alhaji Umar, Abdulrasheed Ishiaku, Ibrahim Labbo

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Abstract: Accounts receivable constitute a significant portion of current assets in printing firms. Management in the printing firms therefore have to formulate strategies of effectively managing this important yet sensitive asset. The purpose of the study was to investigating the factors that affect Accounts receivables in printing Industries at Nairobi Industrial area. The study further established how credit policy affect accounts receivable in printing Industries at Nairobi Industrial Area, determined the effects of debt collection performance on Accounts receivables in printing Industries at Nairobi Industrial Area, determined how internal controls affect Accounts receivables in printing Industries at Nairobi Industrial Area and also established how documentation effects on Accounts receivables in printing Industries at Nairobi Industrial Area. The study was descriptive in nature and targets a population of 10 printing firms in Nairobi’s industrial area.  A sample of 50 respondents was selected using stratified random sampling in each of the printing industries there were five strata. The strata were that of key management staff, chief finance officer, finance staff, head of delivery and credit control staff where information was collected using semi structured questionnaire administered to the five respondents in the selected firms to collect both qualitative and quantitative information. Where necessary, personal interviews and documentary analysis ware conducted to enhance validity of information gathered using questionnaires. Data was analysed using descriptive statics where measures of central tendency and measures of dispersion were computed to give results. Charts, tables and graphs were used to report findings. The study findings indicated that there were credit policies and internal controls procedures that had been approved by the printing industry management in the management of accounts receivables. The results showed that printing firms maintained proper documentation of accounts receivable, and that the debt collection performance is closely monitored. It was concluded from the study that the credit policy in place should be followed to the letter as it influences accounts receivable management.  It was also concluded that strong internal controls measures in accounts receivables need to have a strong management strategy and employees in place. The study recommends to the printing firms management to ensure that proper documentation is also in put place and lastly it was recommended to the management to continuously review debt collection performance and have a record of the same for future follow up.

Keywords: credit policy, debt collection, internal Credit control, documentation and Accounts receivable.

Title: FACTORS AFFECTING ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES IN PRINTING INDUSTRIES AT NAIROBI INDUSTRIAL AREA, KENYA

Author: ESTHER MATHENGE, Dr. JANE OMWENGA

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Abstract: The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of using a bilingual dictionary (English-Arabic) for reading and writing in a Saudi high school and also to explore the Saudi Arabian students’ attitudes and EFL teachers’ perceptions toward the use of bilingual dictionaries. This study involves 65 EFL students and 5 EFL teachers in one Saudi high school in the city of AL Khobar. Mixed methods research is used in which both qualitative and quantitative data are collected. For participating students, pre-test, post-test, and surveys are used to collect quantitative data. For participating EFL teachers, in-person interviews are used to collect qualitative data. The findings show that the use of a bilingual dictionary has a significant effect on the reading and writing scores for both high and low proficiency EFL students. Other findings include that most EFL students feel that using a bilingual dictionary in EFL classrooms is very important to help them translate and learn new vocabulary words, and that both invoice and experienced EFL teachers agree that the use of a bilingual dictionary is important for learning word meaning and vocabulary, but they do not all agree about which grades should use bilingual dictionaries. The results of this study have a potential to alert Saudi policy-makers to the benefits of using bilingual dictionaries in the English curriculum through all grade levels in Saudi schools. 

Keywords: Bilingual Dictionary, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), L1, L2.

Title: The Impact of Using a Bilingual Dictionary (English-Arabic) for Reading and Writing in a Saudi High School

Author: Ali Almaliki

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Abstract: Project management plays the most critical role in the success and sustainability of any project. Project Management Soft skills are now being regarded as essential to all professional endeavors. The study sought to examine the role of project management soft skills on the sustainability of Enwealth Financial Services projects. Therefore, Specific objectives of the study were to determine the role of communication skills on the sustainability of Enwealth financial services projects; to examine the role of negotiation skills in the sustainability of Enwealth Financial Services projects; to find out the role of time management skills in the sustainability of Enwealth Financial Services projects, and to assess the role of leadership skills in the sustainability of Enwealth Financial Services projects.  These results are significant to the project managers as it assists them in exercising appropriate skills needed for successfully influencing the project sustainability. The study focused on Enwealth Financial Services projects. The study was guided by the resource-based view theory and development communication theory. This study adopted an explanatory research design, and the population of this study included all the 40 staff at Enwealth Financial Services. The entire population was examined since they are not many. Semi-structured questionnaires were used to collect data from the respondents. The data were analyzed and tabulated using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences. The researcher concludes that soft skills such as communication skills and leadership skills are essential in ensuring project success and sustainability through providing stakeholder participation and reduce resistance. Additionally, negotiation skills and time management skills play the role of resource mobilization and securing proper resource utilization that ensure project success. The researcher recommends that all project stakeholders should be involved from the initiation stage to completion of the project as well as proper allocation of resources to avoid underutilization. The Organization should introduce collaboration tools that allow fast and seamless communication like the use of social media platforms and build leadership capacity through learning and development to ensure effective implementation and sustainability of projects.

Keywords: Project Management, Sustainability, Sustainability, Stakeholder Engagement, Time management skills.

Title: ROLE OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFT SKILLS ON SUSTAINABILITY OF ENWEALTH FINANCIAL SERVICES PROJECTS

Author: Bancy Ngina Kaleli, Dr. Muchelule Yusuf

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