PARTICIPATORY APPROACH IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPEMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Sustainable development is the core agenda item of the 21st century to be addressed simultaneously by societies, businesses, and academia. Likewise, sustainability research in the project context is fragmented and still at a nascent stage with less attention directed towards the key antecedents particularly in developing countries. Using institutional theory, this paper analyzes the role of normative and mimetic isomorphic pressures as external enablers for integrating sustainability in project processes. Additionally, it aims to empirically validate a structural model for predictors of sustainable project management (SPM). Data were collected from 146 large construction firms in Pakistan which were then analyzed using the partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) technique. The results show that mimetic isomorphic pressures assert more influence than normative pressures in predicting the sustainability performance of construction projects. The inferred implications suggest that large construction firms will tend to improve their sustainable performance under isomorphic pressure from professional bodies and from those competitors who are early adopters of sustainable project practices. This paper contributes to the literature by explaining the role of non-coercive isomorphism as an important enabler of SPM in developing countries. The model presented will enrich our current understanding of SPM by studying its juxtaposition with institutional theory and sustainable development research.

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Stakeholder impact analysis of infrastructure project management in developing countries: a study of perception of project managers in state‐owned engineering firms in Vietnam

Construction Management and Economics ◽

10.1080/01446190903280468 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 27 (11) ◽

pp. 1129-1140 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

Nhat Hong Nguyen ◽

Martin Skitmore ◽

Johnny Kwok Wai Wong

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Project Management ◽

Impact Analysis ◽

Project Managers ◽

Infrastructure Project ◽

Engineering Firms

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Adopt Effective Competitive Strategies in Response to Environmental Challenges for National Public Broadcasting Corporation in Developing Countries: A Participatory Approach

Open Journal of Business and Management ◽

10.4236/ojbm.2022.101011 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 10 (01) ◽

pp. 175-191

Author(s):

Mumeka Walumweya ◽

Jackson Phiri

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Participatory Approach ◽

Public Broadcasting ◽

Competitive Strategies ◽

Environmental Challenges

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Power Tillers for Demining: Blast Test

International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems ◽

10.5772/5690 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 28 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Emanuela Elisa Cepolina ◽

Manjula Udayanga Hemapala

Keyword(s):

Shock Wave ◽

Developing Countries ◽

Large Scale ◽

Cutting Tool ◽

Participatory Approach ◽

Humanitarian Demining ◽

Core Module ◽

Different Types ◽

Preliminary Version ◽

Power Tiller

Power tillers are very simple and versatile machines with large scale diffusion in developing countries, where they are commonly used both for agriculture and for transportation purposes. A new integrated participatory approach that makes use of and improves local end-users knowledge has been used to design a new robotic system for humanitarian demining applications in Sri Lanka, using power tiller as core module. A demining machine composed by a tractor unit, a ground processing tool and a vegetation cutting tool is here presented together with results obtained from the first blast test on the preliminary version of tractor unit armouring. Different breakable connections between wheels and axle have been designed to cause physical detachment and interrupt the transmission of the shock wave released by the explosion of a mine under one wheel. Effects of explosions on different types of wheels and on the chassis have been recorded and commented.

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Using design-based research to explore the influence of context in promoting pedagogical reform

EDeR. Educational Design Research ◽

10.15460/eder.4.2.1427 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Rhonda Di Biase

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Best Practice ◽

Participatory Approach ◽

Quality Of Education ◽

Design Based Research ◽

Local Contexts ◽

Pedagogical Reform

Many developing countries are seeking to improve the quality of education by promoting the use of learner-centred pedagogy as part of system wide reform. Yet many studies reveal a gap between what is envisaged in policy and what happens in practice and the inherent limitations of uncritical adoption of 'best practice' from elsewhere into local contexts. Therefore design-based research (DBR), as an interventionist approach, was selected to investigate the conditions under which the innovation of learner-centred education can be implemented in the authentic setting of a Maldivian island school. The paper elaborates the rationale underpinning this choice and a discussion of the defining features of DBR as they applied in this study: acknowledging the importance of context; facilitating collaboration between researcher and participants; and attending to a theoretical output of the research. The participatory approach which underpinned how DBR was utilised in the study and its implications for enhancing the context-appropriateness of and teachers' engagement with the reforms is also discussed. In so doing, the paper illustrates the ways in which the defining features of DBR respond to the call for better attention to context as a means for enabling greater success of global reform efforts.

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An overview of the Necessities, Challenges & Outcomes of Building Information Modeling (BIM) Framework used in Project Management

Journal of Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies ◽

10.26710/jafee.v6i3.1422 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 873-883

Author(s):

Shahid Iqbal ◽

Muhammad Saad ◽

Masab -Bin -Shahid ◽

Wajeeha Batool

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Life Cycle ◽

Project Management ◽

Research Study ◽

Building Information Modeling ◽

Effective Communication ◽

Information Modeling ◽

Management Support ◽

Building Information ◽

The Cost

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is gaining attention worldwide due to its assistances during the entire building’s construction life cycle covering all phases of project from commencement to accomplishment. BIM integrates different disciplines by effective communication, analyzes the project systems for constructability, estimates the cost and time of projects at any time using quantity takeoffs. Notwithstanding that fact Pakistan like other developing countries is lagging in Building Information Modeling (BIM) adoption. To facilitate the adoption of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the AEC industry, the purpose of this research study is to identify the important factors for BIM adoption among construction engineers of Pakistan to carry out the awareness. It is found statistically that Building Information Modeling (BIM) capability is most important factors for the adoption of BIM among the construction engineers in Pakistan having the factors of motivation and management support which positively effect on BIM adoption in Pakistan. The trainings are very important to increase the BIM adoption in the industry.

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Ontology Development and the Role of Knowledge in E-Government Project Management

International Business ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-9814-7.ch023 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 475-496

Author(s):

Bongani Ngwenya

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Project Management ◽

Critical Role ◽

Ontology Development ◽

Government Project ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Management Approaches ◽

Services Implementation

The literature suggests that the elaboration of ontology contributes to the standardization and classification of concepts and terminologies, and it has been happening in some sectors, such as software engineering, e-Government services implementation, and project management. In the area of e-Government, knowledge plays a critical role in the development of e-Government transformation project management ontology, which aims at adopting and customizing the existing project management approaches according to the specific challenges encountered in the e-Government environment. It is in this context that this chapter presents an ontological representation of the concepts of e-Government project management in one of the developing countries in southern Africa. The chapter further intends to collaborate in the excellence and productivity of the management of the e-Government project process. This will also enable the interoperability and knowledge reuse between all factors and stakeholders related with the implementation of such types of projects as a lesson for developing countries. The data was collected by use of an interview protocol or schedule, and the researcher interviewed relevant employees of the two ministries, the Ministry of Information Technology and the Ministry of Information and Communication. The data was then analyzed qualitatively to draw a model that the Zimbabwean government is adopting.

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