Beneficiary participation is an imperative, not an option, but does it really work in international development projects?

IF 7.4 1区管理学 Q1 MANAGEMENT

International Journal of Project Management Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ijproman.2024.102561

Alassane Bandé , Lavagnon A. Ika , Salmata Ouédraogo

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Abstract

Beneficiary engagement – external “nonmarket” stakeholder engagement in international development settings – can empower end-users to achieve project success. But we do not know what level of it (involvement/participation) influences short (project management success) and long-term project success (project impact). We examine the influence of beneficiary engagement levels on project success dimensions through stakeholders’ perceptions. Based on a quantitative analysis of 154 projects, we show both beneficiary involvement and beneficiary participation positively influence short and long-term project success. We find project characteristics such as beneficiary inputs do not significantly influence beneficiary engagement, but implementation context including beneficiary trust in project governance does. While some of these findings appear unexpected, they add to external stakeholder engagement literature, especially in low-and middle-income countries. We suggest a “one-size-fits-all” approach prevails in beneficiary engagement practice. Since beneficiary engagement is no longer an option, but an obligation, supervisors and managers should focus on increasing its beneficial impact.

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受益者参与是当务之急，而不是一种选择，但它在国际发展项目中真的有效吗？

受益人的参与--国际发展环境中外部 "非市场 "利益相关者的参与--可以增强最终用户的能力，使项目取得成功。但是，我们并不知道什么程度的参与（介入/参与）会影响短期（项目管理成功）和长期（项目影响）的项目成功。我们通过利益相关者的看法来研究受益人参与水平对项目成功维度的影响。基于对 154 个项目的定量分析，我们发现受益人介入和受益人参与都会对项目的短期和长期成功产生积极影响。我们发现，受益人投入等项目特征对受益人参与没有显著影响，但包括受益人对项目管理的信任在内的实施环境却对受益人参与有显著影响。虽然其中一些发现似乎出乎意料，但它们为外部利益相关者参与的文献，尤其是中低收入国家的外部利益相关者参与文献提供了新的内容。我们建议在受益人参与实践中普遍采用 "一刀切 "的方法。既然受益人参与不再是一种选择，而是一种义务，那么监督者和管理者就应将重点放在提高其有益影响上。

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International Journal of Project Management MANAGEMENT-

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12.30

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26.20%

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59 days

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