Stakeholder participation and project performance: Insights from the Soroti Catholic Diocese projects in Teso region of Uganda
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Date
2025
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African Quarterly Social Science Review
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of stakeholder participation on project performance in Soroti Catholic Diocese in Uganda. The study was guided by the stakeholder theory and adopted a cross-sectional survey research design that involved a purely quantitative approach. Using the Morgan table, a sample of 100 respondents was selected using stratified sampling from a population of 132. Quantitative data was collected using structured questionnaires and analyzed using SPSS Version 25.0. Quantitative results in the form of descriptive statistics, correlations, and regressions were presented using tables. The results indicated that stakeholder participation had a strong positive influence on project performance (r = 0.721 and p = 0.00 ≤ 0.01). The study concluded that stakeholder participation significantly enhances project performance within the Soroti Catholic Diocese. When stakeholders are engaged throughout the project's planning, implementation, and monitoring phases, they contribute local knowledge, feedback, and innovative ideas, which enhances the quality of project outputs. The study recommends that the Diocese should strengthen and promote active stakeholder participation practices in order to achieve improved performance of the projects' outcomes.
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Project Performance, Stakeholder Participation, Soroti Catholic Diocese, Uganda
Citation
Alako, P. P., Tamwesigire, C., Kyabarongo, B., & Mwazuna, A. N. (2025). Stakeholder participation and project performance: Insights from the Soroti Catholic Diocese projects in Teso region of Uganda. African Quarterly Social Science Review, 2(4), 393-403.