Browsing by Author "Tadele, Tsion"

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    Assessing the Importance of Leadership Qualities of Project Managers for Project Success: The Case of Meserete Kristos Church – Relief and Development Association (MKC-RDA)
    (Addis Ababa University, 2019-06) Tadele, Tsion; Chane, Abraraw(PhD)
    This study assessed the importance of leadership qualities of project managers for project success. The specific objectives of the study were to assess the importance of the PM’s personal trait, emotional intelligence, technical and soft skill for the success of Meserete Kiristos Church-Relief and Development Association (MKC-RDA) projects. Descriptive research design was adopted for this study. The study targeted a population of 78 project managers of MKC-RDA and census is used. Data was collected by use of questionnaires. The study concluded that there is a significant relationship between project manager’s leadership qualities and project success; project manager’s soft skill had the greatest effect on project success. The findings of the study are of great importance to policy makers in designing policies with an aim of improving project leadership. The findings of this study will also add to the body of knowledge on key project manager’s leadership qualities. The study recommended that top management should be aware of the imperative importance personal traits, emotional intelligence, soft and technical leadership skills when selecting a PM for an improved project success. The study suggests that further research should be carried out to establish the other factors that attributes to project success, since the current study only examined four project management leadership aspects which are personal trait, emotional intelligence, technical and soft skills.
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    Food Security Status and Determinates Of UPSNP Beneficiaries in Addis Ababa
    (Addis Ababa University, 2019-06) Tadele, Tsion; Tilahun , Temesgen (PhD)
    The Ethiopian government and other stakeholders have developed food security enhancement strategies. Urban Productive Safety Net Program (UPSNP) is one of these strategies. The main objective of the study is to assess and examine the implementations, challenges, identify the determinants of food security and insecurity experience and prospects of UPSNP beneficiaries in Worda 08, Arada Sub city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Primary and secondary data collection method were employed in this study. The study also used Household Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) model to analyze food insecurity experience of UPSNP beneficiaries in the Woreda. Based on the survey conducted and the nature of the dataset at hand, tobit regression model was employed to identify determinants of households’ food insecurity experiences. The study also analyzed determinants of food security status using binary logic regression model. The main findings of the study is that UPSNP has contributed to some extent to the food security status of the beneficiaries (households) in Woreda. However, it is not bereft of challenges. The major challenges were selection problems including inclusion and exclusion, challenges in relation to institutional arrangement, challenges of transparency and political intervention, lack of coordination among partners, lack of awareness about project implementation manual, and low and delayed financial payment problems. Accordingly, once these challenges are addressed, UPSNP will have a bright prospect. However, if the aforementioned challenges are not addressed as soon as possible and well, UPSNP may have gloomy prospects as the challenges overshadow the benefits expected from UPSNP. In this context, the most prominent recommendations are determination, political willingness, and commitments are needed from the government in addressing the aforementioned challenges. Regular monitoring, evaluation, learning, and accountability (MEAL) of UPSNP is crucial. The support and service component of UPSNP must be strengthened and experience sharing of UPSNP of different Woredas and Cities to identify best practices, lessons learned in order to address challenges are timely and pertinent. Keywords: UPSNP, Challenges, Opportunities, Determinants, Food Security, Food Insecurity, Prospects and Addis Ababa