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Item Assessment Of Stakeholder Management Practices And Challenges In Construction Projects.(Addis Ababa University, 2019-06) Teshome, Mahlet; Assefa, Teklegiorgis(Associate Professor)The purpose of this study is to understand the level of stakeholder management practices in Ethiopian construction design and supervision works corporation, building and urban design and supervision works sector and examine the challenges the organization faces in stakeholder engagement. The objective of the study is to assess the key stakeholders of the sector, assess their respective roles, and assess the stakeholder management practice in the sector and finally the challenges or critical barrier factors for effective stakeholder management practice. The study used both qualitative and quantitative approach and data was gathered through structured questionnaires distributed to employees of the corporation and in depth key personnel interview. Analysis of the data revealed that the key stakeholders of the industry are client, consultant, contractor, government authorities and suppliers. Their respective roles ranged from funding the project, technical assistant to supplying the necessary equipment and material. The study revealed that the sector considered internal stakeholders as key stakeholders than external stakeholders. The level of readiness in the sector for stakeholder management practice was found to be level 2 or procedural and finally the challenges to effective stakeholder management were project planning and development, project set targets and Stakeholder management process.