Abstract: The rapid increase in population in Rwanda has resulted into increased rural urban migration as many graduates and rural dwellers move to the city of Kigali to search for jobs and set up businesses. This has resulted to rapid increase in demand of cheaper houses in Kigali than the supply. Adequate low cost housing is one of the short term sustainable development goals that Rwanda aims to achieve by 2020. The government rolled out a strategic plan in 2015 to attract investors in the housing sector in order to ease the pressure and provide quality and low cost housing for Kigali residents. However, houses are still in low supply for average income earner in Kigali and relatively expensive. Most of the houses are still under construction and the completed ones never meet the set duration i.e. are subject to delays. Therefore this study assessed the determinants of performance of housing projects in Rwanda with a focus on gated communities in Kigali City. The specific objectives of the study focused on the effects of stakeholder management, project team competency and project team motivation on the performance of housing projects in Rwanda. The study used descriptive survey design. A sample of 97 respondents was chosen from a population of 130 using simple random sampling design. Primary data was collected using structured questionnaires. Data collected was analyzed using SPSS version 20 and findings presented in form of tables and graphs. Regression and correlation techniques were used to establish an interaction between the independent and dependent variables. The findings indicated that stakeholder management, project team competency and project team motivation have a high positive significant effect on performance of housing projects explaining 64% of the variations in project performance. The study recommended project managers to adopt various motivational strategies, hire staff on merit and implement various stakeholder management strategies to realize better performance. The study is helpful to project managers in strategic decision making towards achieving their goal and to the government towards offering available, quality and affordable housing to the citizens.
Keywords: Stakeholder Management, project team competency, project team motivation, Project Performance, Gated communities.
Title: ASSESSMENT OF DETERMINANTS OF PERFORMANCE OF HOUSING PROJECTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN RWANDA: A SURVEY OF GATED COMMUNITIES IN KIGALI CITY
Author: Tunda Elijah Nyaosi, Dr. Jaya Shukla
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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