The Role of National Culture on International Development Projects Performance: Evidence from GIZ and JICA Projects in Ethiopia
| dc.contributor.advisor | Yitbarek, Takele Bayiley (Ph.D.) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Eden, Yewondwosen | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-02-04T12:48:01Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-04T09:37:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-02-04T12:48:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-04T09:37:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-10 | |
| dc.description | A Thesis Submitted to College of Business and Economics at Addis Ababa University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Master of Business Administration | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The thesis aimed to analyze the influence of National culture on international development projects performance. The study followed a quantitative research method/approach, questionnaire as a data collection instrument and explanatory research design to explain relationships between national culture dimensions and project performance. It also employed Hofstede’s Cultural Framework as a theoretical lens to capture the prevailing national cultures and development aid evaluation standard of OECD/DAC to measure IDP performance. Both primary and secondary data were used to gather data. Professional and managerial international employees of GIZ and JICA established the study setting while secondary source of data included extensive review of literature. Data was collected from 89 professional and managerial employees currently participating in the management of development projects at the two international development organizations. Results revealed collectivism, femininity, uncertainty avoidance, and long-term orientation positively influence IDP performance while power distance has a negative influence. When presented in order of their influence, uncertainty avoidance, long term orientation, femininity, power distance, and collectivism dimensions of the donors’ country national culture, respectively assumed greater influence in the performance of IDP. The thesis concludes national culture influences the performance of international development projects. Finally, the study recommends promoting collectivism, femininity, uncertainty avoidance, and long-term orientation cultural dimensions in IDP and suppressing power distance, masculinity and individualism cultural dimensions to achieve a better performance in the management of international development projects. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/24980 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | A.A.U | en_US |
| dc.subject | Hofstede's cultural Dimensions | en_US |
| dc.subject | International Development Projects | en_US |
| dc.subject | National culture | en_US |
| dc.subject | Project Performance | en_US |
| dc.title | The Role of National Culture on International Development Projects Performance: Evidence from GIZ and JICA Projects in Ethiopia | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |