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    The determination of factors influencing construction project performance in public institutions : A case of Musoma & Butiama district council
    (Mzumbe University, 2019) Kazare, Buzana
    The aim of this study was to assess the determination of factors influencing construction project performance in public institutions which was carried out at Musoma and Butiama District Councils. The study comprises individuals from Musoma District Council and Butiama District Council. The study was guided by four objectives which are the effect of project planning on construction projects, the effect of relationship management on construction projects, the effect of institutional factors on construction projects in public institutions and the challenges affecting construction project performance in Tanzania public institutions. The study adopted explanatory research design were 114 respondents obtained through random sampling and purposive sampling. Explanatory research design employed to determine the relationships between variables. Data were collected through questionnaire and documentary review to supplement the study, both quantitative and qualitative approach was used. The collected data were analyzed using factor analysis, linear regression analysis and correlation analysis. The study found a significant relationship between project preparation, project schedule, trust, communication, political interference, project supervision and technical competency with project performance as all predicators were < 0.05. Furthermore, the study revealed that lack of technical staffs, delay of project completion and inadequate fund are the major challenges facing construction projects in public institutions. The dissertation concluded that construction project performance in Tanzania public institution is influenced by project planning, relationship management and institutional factors, and revealed that 63% of the respondents agreed that lack of technical staffs is the main challenges facing construction project in public institution. The study recommended that public institutions should ensure proper preparation of projects; also project schedule should be prepared by skilled personnel in order to ensure VfM in public construction projects. Also the government needs to ensure that project funds are available before commencement of the projects. Additionally, the government should make sure that the public institutions equipped with adequate, skilled, competency and knowledgeable practitioners in order the public institutions to achieve VfM in construction projects.
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    The determinants of information sharing and the performance of supply chain : A case of beverage manufacturing companies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
    (Mzumbe University, 2019) Kabelele, Deus P.
    Due to the increasing importance of information sharing in the supply chains towards better performances while there is lack of studies conducted in developing countries like Tanzania, trying to investigate the determinants of information sharing among trading partners and the impact of information sharing on the supply chain performance led to the conduction of this study so as to fill the empirical gap. The general objective of the study was to assess the determinants of information sharing and the performance of supply chain, where the first three specific objectives focused on ascertaining the influence of intra-organizational factors, inter-organizational factors and environmental factors on information sharing while the fourth and last one focused on ascertaining the influence of information sharing on the supply chain performance. The study was conducted at Dar es Salaam taking beverage manufacturing companies as a case. Resource based view (RBV), social exchange theory (SET) and network theory (NT) together with other empirical studies conducted in the developed countries were used as a basis for the development of the conceptual framework. Both quantitative and qualitative research designs were employed for findings triangulation purposes. The snowball sampling technique was used to collect data from 170 respondents using online survey while purposive sampling was used to collect data from 10 respondents through interviews. Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling were used to analyze quantitative data while explanation building process was used for qualitative data. The study findings indicated that for intra-organizational factors only information technology had significant contribution on information sharing while top management support had insignificant contribution; for inter-organizational factors only trust was significant while commitment, common vision and reciprocity were insignificant determiners; both of the environmental factors the competitive environment and environmental uncertainty were found to have significant positive influence on information sharing. Moreover, the study found that supply chain performance is significantly determined by information sharing. The study had several implications to various concerned stakeholders and suggested future studies to take into account the indirect effects of determinants of information sharing on the supply chain performance since they were ignored in this study.