TY - JOUR
T1 - Stakeholder participation in community development projects
T2 - An analysis of the quadripartite model of the International Centre for Enterprise and Sustainable Development (ICED) in Ghana
AU - Boon, Emmanuel
AU - Bawole, Justice Nyigmah
AU - Ahenkan, Albert
PY - 2013/2
Y1 - 2013/2
N2 - The increasing importance of stakeholders in project design, implementation, and evaluation requires mechanisms to ensure their effective participation to enhance project success. As a national non-governmental organisation (NGO) engaged in the design and implementation of community development projects, International Centre for Enterprise and Sustainable Development (ICED) adopts a quadripartite project participation model (QPPM) that facilitates the participation of project stakeholders. This article analyzes the model and its implication for managing community development projects in Ghana. The article adopts an action research strategy relying on the experiential knowledge of the authors in the application of the model. The results of the analysis indicate that although stakeholder participation in community development projects can be very challenging, the application of the model reduces the tensions that often characterize stakeholder participation. The model helps to spread project responsibilities, obligations, and rights equitably amongst project stakeholders.
AB - The increasing importance of stakeholders in project design, implementation, and evaluation requires mechanisms to ensure their effective participation to enhance project success. As a national non-governmental organisation (NGO) engaged in the design and implementation of community development projects, International Centre for Enterprise and Sustainable Development (ICED) adopts a quadripartite project participation model (QPPM) that facilitates the participation of project stakeholders. This article analyzes the model and its implication for managing community development projects in Ghana. The article adopts an action research strategy relying on the experiential knowledge of the authors in the application of the model. The results of the analysis indicate that although stakeholder participation in community development projects can be very challenging, the application of the model reduces the tensions that often characterize stakeholder participation. The model helps to spread project responsibilities, obligations, and rights equitably amongst project stakeholders.
KW - Ghana
KW - ICED
KW - community development
KW - project management teams
KW - quadripartite model
KW - stakeholder participation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84874532023&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/15575330.2011.651729
DO - 10.1080/15575330.2011.651729
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84874532023
SN - 1557-5330
VL - 44
SP - 38
EP - 54
JO - Community Development
JF - Community Development
IS - 1
ER -