EFFECT OF TEAMWORK ON PERFORMANCE OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS FUNDED PROJECTS IN RWANDA. A CASE OF VISION JEUNESSE NOUVELLE FUNDED PROJECTS IN RUBAVU DISTRICT
Journal Title: European Journal of Business and Social Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 6
Abstract
Teamwork is very important for the successful performance of projects. As elsewhere, NGOs in Rwanda are at the forefront of attempts to combat rural poverty and alleviating human sufferings. As their prominence grows, so too does the volume of debates concerning NGOs' performance. This study is a contribution to these debates. Its general objective was to assess the effect of teamwork on performance of Non- Governmental Organizations funded projects in Rwanda. The specific objectives were to measure the contribution of project team communication on the performance of projects funded by Vision Jeunesse Nouvelle; to assess how team members’ attitudes affect performance of projects funded by Vision Jeunesse Nouvelle, to assess the contribution of project team cohesiveness on performance of projects funded by Vision Jeunesse Nouvelle and finally to examine the effect of team stability on performance of projects funded by Vision Jeunesse Nouvelle. This study may be useful to different parties like project owners, project managers and future researchers. The study adopted descriptive survey design and a case study survey. The target population of this study was the staff members of Vision Jeunesse Nouvelle funded projects in Rubavu District of Rwanda which equals to forty three employees of the organization that has been all taken as sample. Data from this study were collected using questionnaires and analyzed quantitatively using percentages, frequencies and using linear regressions. The regression model that was used is Y= β0 + β1X1 + β2X2 + β3X3 + β4X4 + e. Statistical Package for Social Scientists was used to execute linear linear regressions. The research findings revealed that, the correlation between project team communication and project performance was at the rate of 0.803 meaning that project team communication influences Vision Jeunesse Nouvelle project performance at the level of 80.3%. The findings also revealed that the result of correlation between team attitudes and performance of project was at the rate of 0.903 meaning that the team attitudes influences performance of Visio Jeunesse Nouvelle funded projects at the level of 90.3% hence a significant relationship between team attitudes and performance of projects funded by Vision Jeunesse Nouvelle. The results of correlation between team cohesiveness and performance of projects funded by Vision Jeunesse Nouvelle was at the rate of 0.861 meaning that team cohesiveness is influencing performance of projects funded by Vision Jeunesse Nouvelle at the level of 86,1%. The study concluded the significant effect of teamwork on performance of projects funded by Vision Jeunesse Nouvelle and recommended the project managers and superiors to strengthen and facilitate the communication channels within and out of the organization to make the communication effective; the researcher also recommended the project managers and all project stakeholders to promote good attitudes among project team members.
Authors and Affiliations
Twahirwa Théoneste| Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kigali, Rwanda, Dr. Mbabazi Mbabazize| Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kigali, Rwanda, Dr. Jaya Shukla| Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kigali, Rwanda
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