STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INDUSTRIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECTS IN MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN NAIROBI CITY COUNTY, KENYA
Keywords:
Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Identification, Stakeholder Involvement, Stakeholder ControlAbstract
Stakeholders largely accounts for the success of projects, especially industrial energy efficiency
complex projects. The purpose of stakeholder management is to achieve project success through
the persistent development of their interrelationships. Energy efficiency projects delays are a
common problem with an immeasurable cost to manufacturing firms. The industrial energy
efficiency projects in Kenyan manufacturing firms are characterized by late time delivery, over
budget constraints and abridged functionality as well as quality. The purpose of the study was to
examine the effect stakeholder management on implementation of industrial energy efficiency
projects in manufacturing firms in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The study was guided by the
following specific objectives; Establish stakeholder identification on implementation of
industrial energy efficiency projects in manufacturing firms in Nairobi City County, Kenya;
Examine the stakeholder communication on implementation of industrial energy efficiency
projects in manufacturing firms in Nairobi City County, Kenya; Assess the stakeholder
involvement on implementation of industrial energy efficiency projects in manufacturing firms
in Nairobi City County, Kenya; Investigate the stakeholder control on implementation of
industrial energy efficiency projects in manufacturing firms in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The
study is anchored to the stakeholder theory, Institutional Theory, Resource Based Theory and
Theory of Constraints. The study adopted a descriptive research design. The study’s target
population was 458 industrial energy efficiency projects in the manufacturing firms operating
within Nairobi County, Kenya. The sample size was 214 respondents established from Slovin
sample size determination formula. A pilot study was undertaken to check the validity and
reliability of the data collection instrument. A questionnaire was used to collect primary data and
consisted of both structured and open-ended questions to give qualitative and quantitative data.
Qualitative data was analyzed by the use of content analysis. Quantitative data was analyzed
using descriptive and inferential statistics in which frequencies and percentages were used. SPSS
was used to analyze the data and to determine whether the independent variables were related to
the dependent variable. Data was presented in tables and graphs. The study adopted a regression
analysis at 0.05 level of significance to determine strength and direction of the relationship of the
variables under study. Results revealed that all the stakeholder management dimensions had a
positive and significant relationship with implementation of industrial energy efficiency projects
in manufacturing firms in Nairobi City County, Kenya.