EFFECT OF RISK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AMONG FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN KENYA: A CASE OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF NGONG
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This study sought to analyze the effect of risk management practices on project implementation among faith-based organizations in Kenya. The study focused on the projects in the Catholic Diocese of Ngong. The study analyzed the effect of risk identification; risk response planning; stakeholder inclusion and organizational risk management policies on project implementation among Catholic Church construction projects in the Diocese of Ngong. Enterprise Risk Management, Contingency and stakeholder theories informed the foundation upon which the study variables were reviewed to establish their relationships. The study adopted a descriptive case design to analyze how risk management practices affect the implementation of projects in Catholic Diocese of Ngong. The target population involved 240 members that were drawn from the PPC and PEC. The sample size was 72 members whom were selected by simple random sampling and purposive sampling techniques to give each member in the population a chance of selection and ensure that only those with relevant information are involved in the study. A structured questionnaire aided in gathering primary data for the study. The questionnaires were issued to the respondents through a drop and pick method and data collected were analyzed with the help of statistical packages for social sciences (SPSS) version 23. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive analysis while qualitative data were analyzed through content analysis and data presented in frequency tables, pie charts and graphs. The study found a strong significant positive relationship between risk response planning, risk management policies and project implementation. The results also showed that there was a weak positive significant relationship between stakeholder inclusion, risk identification and project implementation though these had a direct link to a successful project implementation. The study recommended that organizations should formulate and put in place elaborate risk response plans to enable them succeed in their project implementation. The researcher further recommends for more studies to be conducted on risk management practices other than the ones the study concentrated as they only accounted for 57.8%.
Keyword: Risk Identification; Response Planning; Stakeholder Inclusion, Organizational Risk Management
CITATION: Mutula, P. K. O., Omwenga, J. Q., & Kimathi, D. (2023). Effect of risk management practices on project implementation among faith-based organizations in Kenya: A case of construction projects in the Catholic Diocese of Ngong. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 10 (2), 901–921.
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