Assessment of Organizational Factors That Influence the Success of Research Projects in Armauer Hansen Research Institution
| dc.contributor.advisor | Wasihun Mohammed (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dureti Dereje | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-03-13T11:11:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-03-13T11:11:37Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Project success is a crucial subject in project management and one of the most contentious topics. The primary objective of this study was to assess the organizational factors that influence the success of selected research projects in Armauer Hansen Research Institute. To this end this study has investigated the effect of selected factors which are organizational culture, top management support, communication, and human resource aspects on the success of selected projects in AHRI. This research provided information on how organizational elements influence project success, which will be useful in refining and devising new strategies to promote research project success, commitment, and project sustainability at Armauer Hansen Research Institute. The research was conducted using explanatory research design. Questionnaires were prepared and distributed individually face to face and through email to collect primary data. A mixed approach was used. All team members of the selected four projects were the study population which was 51. Data from questionnaire was coded and entered to computer using Statistical Package for Social Science version (SPSS) 21. A descriptive data analysis, Pearson correlation and linear regression analysis was employed. The study found that organizational culture, human resource factors, communication and top management support has a positive effect on the success of the projects in Armauer Hansen Research Institute. Cumulatively organizational culture, human resource factors, communication and top management support explained 41.8% variation in projects success at Armauer Hansen Research Institution. At last the researcher recommends that the organization should conduct frequent training, improve the salary and incentives of the employees to retain highly qualified personnel. Future researches should be conducted by including the mediating external factor and additional internal organizational factors. Key words: project success, Human resource, Organizational culture, Communication, Top management support | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/2484 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | |
| dc.title | Assessment of Organizational Factors That Influence the Success of Research Projects in Armauer Hansen Research Institution | |
| dc.type | Thesis |