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Community and public-private partnership projects in Uganda: community engagement, trust and performance

Isaac Wanzige Magoola (Department of Business Administration, Makerere University Business School, Kampala, Uganda)
Rogers Mwesigwa (Department of Business Administration, Makerere University Business School, Kampala, Uganda)
Ruth Nabwami (Department of Business Administration, Makerere University Business School, Kampala, Uganda)

Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy

ISSN: 1750-6204

Article publication date: 26 August 2021

Issue publication date: 8 March 2023

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to provide the initial evidence of the relationship between the community and public-private partnership (PPP) projects by focusing on community engagement, trust and performance.

Design/methodology/approach

This study is cross sectional and correlational and it uses project level data that were collected by means of a questionnaire from a sample of 47 PPP projects in Uganda.

Findings

Results indicate that trust and community engagement are significantly associated with the performance of PPP projects.

Research limitations/implications

This study was cross-sectional, and thus monitoring changes in behaviour over time was not possible. The study used a quantitative research approach and this limits respondents from expressing their feelings fully. The study was conducted in Uganda and it is possible that the results of this study can be generalized to developing countries with environments similar to that of Uganda.

Practical implications

The results are important for PPP projects to understand the role that trust and community engagement play in as far as the performance of PPP projects is concerned.

Originality/value

Whilst there have been a number of studies on the performance of PPP projects, this study provides initial empirical evidence on the influence of trust and community engagement on the performance of PPP projects using evidence from PPP projects of an African developing economy – Uganda.

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Acknowledgements

Great thanks to Faculty of Entrepreneurship and Business Administration – Makerere University Business School for supporting this study.

Citation

Magoola, I.W., Mwesigwa, R. and Nabwami, R. (2023), "Community and public-private partnership projects in Uganda: community engagement, trust and performance", Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, Vol. 17 No. 2, pp. 221-241. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEC-01-2021-0013

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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