DETERMINANTS OF SUCCESSFUL TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IMPLEMENTATION IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN KENYA: A CASE OF KENYA URBAN ROADS AUTHORITY
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Road construction industry plays a major role in development and achievement of goals of the society. Construction is one of the largest industries and contributes to the gross national product (GNP) in industrialized countries. The literature abounds with studies that have attempted to devise prescriptions for effective implementation of technological innovation. The purpose of the study was to establish the determinants of effective implementation in road construction projects in Kenya. The study adopted descriptive research design and targeted 100 projects. The census survey design was used and primary data was collected through the use of questionnaires. Secondary data was obtained from published documents. Data was analyzed with help of SPSS version 21 and Excel and presented in charts and graphs to facilitate comparisons and conclusions. The study variables were regressed at 5% level of significance to establish the strength and direction of their relationship. The study established that all the four independent variables significantly and positively influenced successful implementation of technological innovation in road projects. It is notable that there exists a strong positive relationship between the indepedent variables and depedent variable as shown by R value (0.788). The study concluded that that effective leadership in the project team facilitates implementation effectiveness, influence budgetary allocation for implementation of the technological innovation and involved and decision making on planning, promotion training and pilot testing of the technological innovation. The leadership increases the number of equipment for use for the technological innovation especially on the funding. The study revealed that the logical framework increase the number of trainings for project team using the technological innovation as development of plan, development of milestones, development of budgeting and project control. The study recommends that the top management support especially on the leadership need to be enhanced to enhance successful technological innovation implementation in road projects. There is need to enhance government funding. Further, study contributed to the body of knowledge by establishing that resources allocation, monitoring and evaluation, projects culture and top management support affect successful implementation of technological innovation in road projects.
Key Words: Top Management Support, Resources Allocation, Monitoring and Evaluation, Organizational Culture
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