Many organizations carry out their business tasks using the project-based approach. Realization of projects requires effective and diligent communication strategies which calls for communication management that has importance to the area of project management, and because of its impact on the...
The Ethiopian construction industry has been busy with building roads and construction ofrnnew buildings in the capital, Addis Ababa and across the country in the past decade or so, at arnlarge scale. These constructions are undertaken by both local and international contractors.rnHowever, it has...
Projects were hitherto evaluated, by and large, from the view point of implementation success. Currently, there is a growing recognition of project impact evaluation apart from implementation effectiveness. This is truer for development projects. This thesis deals with project impact evaluation...
This paper was conducted to assess project management maturity levels of Homa constructionrnPLC with specific of objective of measuring and identifying actual practice of the company onrnmanaging various projects. The scope of the study was limited to projects takes place in Homarnconstruction PLC....
Road construction in Ethiopia, like many other countries in the world, is an important sector due to its enormous contribution to the country’s economic growth and social development in terms of employment opportunities and its contributions to GDP. However, due to various reasons, many road...
The Study is conducted to assess the challenges of human resource managementrnpractice on Bole Lemi I Industry Park Project(BLIPP) to identify the challengesrnand to suggest possible solutions to solve the problems. The overall objective ofrnthe study is to assess the challenges of human resource...
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of procurement practices onrnperformance of projects implemented by Save the Children International Ethiopian Country Office.rnThe principle question to be addressed by this study was ‘How does procurement planning...
The main purpose of this study was to assess the effect of event sponsorship on purchase intention and to provide a better understanding of how event sponsorship is used at commercial bank of Ethiopia. The researcher employed questionnaire survey approach to see the attitude of the customers of...
The study mainly intends to explore the effect of determinants of customer perception on thernsatisfaction of corporate life insurance customers. To evaluate the effect of determinants ofrncustomer perception on the satisfaction of corporate life insurance customers EthiopianrnInsurance Corporation...
This research was conducted to examine the influence of consultative selling on patient satisfaction in chain pharmacies in Addis Ababa. The study was conducted on four chain pharmacies in the city and customers of these pharmacies participated in assessing the four consultative selling skills of...
Customer based brand equity plays a vital role in contemporary marketing. Firms with high brandrnequity have the privilege of having higher consumer preferences, high stock returns, greater loyalty,rnless vulnerability to competitive marketing actions, less vulnerability to marketing crises and...
When it comes to marketing strategies, most people spontaneously think about the 4P (Product, Price, Place, and Promotion). Market segmentation and the identification of target markets, however, are an important element of each marketing strategy. To achieve the objectives of this study descriptive...
The study was focused on the assessment of the project finance practices of Nib International Bank S.C. the study employed quantitative and qualitative research approach. Descriptive design was used to construct meaning from extracted data collected from primary and secondary sources particularly...
An essential feature of any successful organization is employees’ satisfaction. One of the most important challenges facing managers is therefore the creation of a context within which employee satisfaction is enhanced and sustained. This motivates employees to act effectively enabling the...
This thesis was conducted in Satcon Construction Company Head Office, Addis Ababa with the aim of assessing the practice and challenges of project planning. Data was collected from pro-ject managers of the company, Sponsors’ representatives, a few randomly selected clients and Project team...
For an organization performing its business in today’s competitive business environmentrninformation technology/information system is already considered as a critical factor. And, givenrnthe fact that IT system projects are one of the most costly investment decisions and one of a veryrnfew...
number of strategies to deal with raising efficiency and productivity. One of such strategies is to enter into mergers or acquisitions (M&A). However, it has been reported that many companies fail to meet the expected synergy value and it takes longer time to achieve better performances. It is also...
The Project ‘Effect of Agile Software Development Practices on Scope Management: The case of JSI (John snow Inc.)’ begins by raising the question how projects are managed at JSI. Due to cost and time constraints the scope of this study is delimited to JSI delivered projects only. The...
The aim of this paper is to analyze the factors that affect cost and time overrun of software projects in Ethiopia, particularly taking the case of Cybersoft Software Company. The methodology that was used here is comparative case study. Two case projects were selected based on their cost and time...
Project management systems are considered dynamic systems, similar to those in nature, which means they change over time and are hard to predict. Project management provides a framework to help accomplish goals, reduce operational costs and ensure timely delivery of projects. Therefore, this study...