EFFECT OF SELECTED MANAGERIAL ASPECTS ON SUSTAINABILITY OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN ENDEBES SUB COUNTY, TRANS NZOIA COUNTY

Abstract

This research was conducted with the intention of determining the effect that certain management factors have on the sustainability of community development projects in Endebes Sub County. The following objectives served as the foundation for the research: to determine the influence that strategic leadership, strategic competency, integrity, and culture have on the long-term viability of community development programs. Fiedler's leadership contingency theory and distributives theory served as the study's guiding theoretical frameworks. This study took an explanatory approach to its research strategy. The research utilized a census approach in order to collect 165 different responses. The validity of the instruments was evaluated based on how clearly they presented their material and presented themselves. The reliability test was carried out using a cutoff of 0.7 for the Cronbach alpha coefficient. A questionnaire that was designed to include both open-ended and closed-ended questions was used to collect the data. With the aid of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, the data was then examined using both descriptive and inferential statistics (SPSS). Tables were used to present the analysis' findings. Strategic leadership (β=0.143, p0.05), strategic competency (β=0.329, p0.05), integrity (β=0.210), and culture (β=0.34, p0.05) were found to be statistically significant and to have an impact on the long-term viability of community development programs in Endebes. The model's executive summary states that specific management criteria accounted for 74.7% of the variation in the level of sustainability. The study's findings suggest that some management factors have a good impact on the long-term sustainability of community development initiatives. According to the study's conclusions, it was advised that for the administration and sustainability of community projects, good governance, knowledge, and decision-making are crucial. Additionally, the study suggested that information, training, and communication with project stakeholders are necessary for the success of any project.