Browsing by Author "Mesfin Getachew"

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    Assessment of Stakeholder Management Practice in Multi-stakeholder Dialogue Projects: The Case of Destiny Ethiopia Project
    (Addis Ababa University, 2022-06) Mesfin Getachew; Bahran Asrat (PhD)
    Empirically assessing Stakeholder engagement practices of the Destiny Ethiopia project, understanding how the diverse stakeholders may try to influence the project and understanding the response strategy enacted to respond to the stakeholder’s pressure are the primary objectives of this study. The study is limited to the stakeholder management knowledge area in donor-funded project in Ethiopia. The study applied a case study methodology and uses a qualitative research approach. The entire project team of seven employees were the study population. Primary data was collected using a structured pre-determined interview guide and the transcribed verbatim narrative text was thematically analyzed together with the secondary information obtained from the project and other publications. The findings shown project team utilizes a combination of methods to identify stakeholders which include Brain storming, expert’s opinion, stakeholders’ forum, and snowballing. The stakeholder analysis largely use the power interest stakeholder Analysis Matrix. Based on the analysis a communication strategy which uses face to face, electronic, written and different media engagement formats was developed, implemented and monitored. The stakeholder related challenges faced by the DE project was largely related to unclear or unreasonable stakeholders. Stakeholders used directly putting conditions on usage of resources, lobbying, letter-writing campaign, and organizing other stakeholders, to shape their salience. The project at the same time enacted largely acquiescence and compromise and sometimes defiance as a response strategy. And the approach taken was a mixture of reactive and proactive approaches. The study concluded that the stakeholder management practice of DE is largely consistent with practices outlined on different project management literatures therefore it is done very well. The stakeholder analysis could be improved using additional tools. The influence strategies used and the response strategies enacted call for higher level of pro-activeness which can be achieved by having a separate unit to manage stakeholders. A separate unit for stakeholders management, a more robust identification mechanism, a more dynamic analysis approach and tools which can capture the dynamism in stakeholders position and a more proactive engagement were recommendations given for the betterment of stakeholder management in similar projects. Keywords: Project management, stakeholders, stakeholder management, Destiny Ethiopia project
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    Examination of Abyei Arbitration Award
    (Addis Ababa University, 2017-06) Mesfin Getachew; Mohammad Habib(Associate Professor)
    South Sudan attained independence on 9 July 2011, from the Sudan, through the Referendum. Unfortunately, the Referendum left some issues unresolved. The status of the Abyei Area was one of such unresolved issues and, consequently, it has still remained to be a bone of contention between the new born the Republic of South Sudan and the Republic of Sudan. Historically, northern and southern Sudan was administered by one colonial authority with distinct geographical, cultural entities, despite the fact that the Sudan existed as one single state. Thus, the Abyei Area had been one of the areas of contentious during the two bloody intra-state conflicts that took place after independence of the Sudan in 1956. After the formal separation and attainment of independent statehood by the South Sudan in July 2011, the long-standing dispute over the Abyei Area became an inter-state dispute. It may be worth mentioning that the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed between the GoS and SPLM/A in 2005, consisting of six protocols, including the one intended to serve as a basis for subsequent settlement of the outstanding dispute of over the Abyei Area. Thus, the CPA had provided the mechanisms how to ensure conclusive delimitation and demarcation of the Abyei Area between South Sudan and the Sudan. Accordingly, the Abyei Protocol established Abyei Boundary Commission (ABC) to define and demarcate the contested Abyei Area. The ABC has delivered its final and binding report in 2005. However, the GoS had rejected the Report of ABC on the ground that the ABC had exceeded its mandate, whereas the Southern Sudan, as represented by the SPLM/A, had accepted the Report as final and binding. The dispute over this Report was lasted more than three years and resulted in eruption of war in the Abyei Area that caused massive displacement and loss of innocent lives. In an effort to avoid further conflict, the Parties agreed to take their dispute to the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at The Hague for final and binding decision. On July 22, 2009, the PCA has issued its final and binding decision over the intra-state boundary dispute. However, the decision of Abyei Arbitration Award not yet been enforced and the final status of Abyei Area is not yet determined. Therefore, this thesis examines why Abyei Arbitration Award fail to be enforced and proposes an alternative solution to enforce the Award and determine the final status of Abyei Area.