Project governance, stakeholder engagement and sustainability performance of public infrastructure projects in Teso sub-region.
| dc.contributor.author | Eteru, Moses | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-10-21T08:38:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-10-21T08:38:29Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2026 | |
| dc.description | Dissertation | |
| dc.description.abstract | Project sustainability performance remains a major challenge for development projects in Uganda despite substantial investments by government and development partners. This study examined at how development initiatives in Uganda's Teso subregion performed in terms of sustainabilitystakeholder engagement, and project governance. In particular, the study looked at how project governance and sustainability performance are related, as well as how project governance and stakeholder engagement are related, how stakeholder engagement and sustainability performance are related, and how stakeholder engagement mediates the relationship between project governance and sustainability performance. The study was anchored on institutional theory and stakeholder theory and adopted a cross-sectional research design using a quantitative approach. A standardized questionnaire was used to collect data from 234 projects (90.7%) of the 258 projects that were targeted. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation analysis, hierarchical regression analysis and mediation analysis. The findings revealed that project governance has a significant positive relationship with sustainability performance. The study further established that project governance significantly and positively associated with stakeholder engagement. In addition, stakeholder engagement was found to have a significant positive relationship with sustainability performance. Further analysis revealed that stakeholder engagement partially mediates the relationship between project governance and sustainability performance. The study concludes that robust project governance and meaningful stakeholder engagement are complementary drivers of sustainable project outcomes. The study recommends that government agencies, development partners, district local governments, and project implementing organizations institutionalize transparent governance systems that promote accountability, continuous monitoring, regulatory compliance, meaningful stakeholder participation, information sharing, and consultation throughout the project lifecycle. The study contributes to the existing body of knowledge by extending the application of institutional theory and stakeholder theory to rural development projects in a developing country context and by providing empirical evidence on the mediating role of stakeholder engagement in the relationship between project governance and sustainability performance, thereby addressing both contextual and mediation gaps in the project management literature. Keyword: Project governance, stakeholder engagement, sustainability performance, public infrastructure, Teso sub-region | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Prof. Elizabeth Bwanga ; Dr. Joash Robert Alex Watema ; Busitema University | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Eteru, M. (2026). Project governance, stakeholder engagement and sustainability performance of public infrastructure projects in Teso sub-region. [Unpublished dissertation]. Busitema University. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://bdears.busitema.ac.ug/handle/123456789/11327 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Busitema University | |
| dc.title | Project governance, stakeholder engagement and sustainability performance of public infrastructure projects in Teso sub-region. | |
| dc.type | Other |