Influence of Organizational Culture on Project Performance in Rwanda. A case of Community Empowerment and Sustainability Project in Karongi District, Rwanda
Patience Masengesho & Samuel Wabala
University of Kigali
https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3600-8656
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Abstract: This study investigated the influence of organizational culture on project performance, specifically within the context of community empowerment and sustainability projects. Data was collected from 101 employees of community empowerment and sustainability project working in departments, and they were chosen by using the census sampling technique. The data analysis utilized quantitative and qualitative methods, presenting the findings of respondents through mean and standard deviation. The results revealed that if all organizational culture variables are held constant at zero, the community empowerment and sustainability project performance will reach 67.5 percent. Additionally, a unit increase in leadership would enhance Community empowerment and sustainability project performance by 75%, while a one percent increase in diversity would improve performance by 64.2%. Furthermore, a one percent rise in team cohesion and collaboration would lead to a 25% increase in Community empowerment and sustainability project performance, and a similar increase in reward and recognition system would result in a 12.5% improvement. Overall, leadership had the most significant impact on Community empowerment and sustainability project performance, followed by diversity, team cohesion and collaboration, and reward and recognition system. At a 5% significance level and 95% confidence level, leadership showed a significance level of 0.000; diversity also had a significance level of 0.000; team cohesion and collaboration were at 0.001; and reward and recognition system was at 0.041. Therefore, these findings suggest that organizations should maintain strong leader support and resource provision to inspire teams, promoting a sense of belonging and regularly assessing team dynamics and maintaining its focus on team recognition and fair rewards.
