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Journal of Project Management

ISSN 2371-8374 (Online) - ISSN 2371-8366 (Print)
Quarterly Publication
Volume 6 Issue 3 pp. 157-170 , 2021

An investigation into the factors causing international development project failure in developing countries: Focus on Afghanistan Pages 157-170 Right click to download the paper Download PDF

Authors: Nasir Ahmad Shafiei, K. Puttanna

DOI: 10.5267/j.jpm.2021.2.002

Keywords: International Development Projects (IDPs), Failure Factors, Relative Importance Index (RII), Developing countries

Abstract: This study aims to identify and evaluate the perception of major stakeholders on factors causing International Development Project (IDP) failure in the context of Afghanistan. The study adopts a quantitative cross-sectional survey research design. Thirty significant IDP failure factors included in the questionnaire were identified and shortlisted through literature reviews and validated by experts and IDP management practitioners. The survey was conducted using a structured questionnaire to investigate the most significant IDP failure factors, and various statistical tools were employed to evaluate the perception of the survey respondents. RII was used to examine the relative importance index of each failure factor. The failure factors were then grouped into five categories: Financial constraints, Ineffective recruitment, External forces, Project leadership, and Project management practices using EFA. The findings of the study will help the international development community and their IDP implementing partners, INGs and project management practitioners manage IDPs proactively and mitigate the risks of project failure. It will also contribute to the IDP management body of knowledge. The research is the first of its kind to examine the possible factors causing IDP failure in Afghanistan.

How to cite this paper
Shafiei, N & Puttanna, K. (2021). An investigation into the factors causing international development project failure in developing countries: Focus on Afghanistan.Journal of Project Management, 6(3), 157-170.

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