RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND PERFORMANCE OF HOUSING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN KIAMBU COUNTY, KENYA
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Housing construction projects are essential for fulfilling basic human needs and generating revenue for developers, drawing significant attention in nations like Kenya. The construction of commercial housing projects is often fraught with challenges such as scope reduction, poor quality, and project delays. A notable example is the auctioning of 25 completed apartment buildings in Thindigua and along Mirema Drive due to excessive finishing costs. Additionally, in March 2022, a five-story building collapsed in Kinoo, Kiambu County. Further tragedies occurred in Ruaka and Seasons Kasarani in November 2022, resulting in loss of life. Structural issues have also been identified as recurring problems. These events prompted an investigation into how different resource alloction impact the successful completion of commercial housing projects in Kiambu County. Between 2019 and 2022, a descriptive research approach was employed to examine 120 completed housing complexes across 12 sub-counties in Kiambu. The majority of the survey participants, 92%, were professionals such as architects, engineers, designers, builders, and subcontractors. The projects were chosen using a stratified random sampling process. To better understand how to optimize projects and manage resources, this study used the frameworks of Resource-Based Theory. Graphs and tables were used to display the outcomes of the data analysis, which included both descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings revealed that resource allocation significantly influence the performance of housing projects. Key recommendations include the adoption of efficient human resource strategies. Proposed future studies was to expand beyond Kiambu County to explore additional resource management factors affecting project outcomes.
Key Words: Human Resources, Financial, Material, Resource Allocation
CITATION: Kibagendi, J. A. & Sang, P. (2024). Resource allocation and performance of housing construction project in Kiambu County, Kenya. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 11 (4), 1108 – 1120. http://dx.doi.org/10.61426/sjbcm.v11i4.3145
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