The urban public housing project, especially for low-income people, is essential to cater to the increasing urbanisation rate in Malaysia. This study aimed to gain an understanding of the project governance practices in urban public housing projects in Malaysia, which will lead to better project delivery and the successful outcome of the projects. A single case study was conducted on a public housing project or known as Projek Perumahan Rakyat (PPR) in Kuala Lumpur, and data for this study was gathered using semi-structured interviews with six (6) public officials, document analysis, and observation. The findings of this study indicate the positive interplay between project actors guided by the elements of trust, stakeholder management, empowerment, and collective decision making, which create value for the project. Hence, this article contributes to the dynamic understanding of how public officials practice project governance in conducting their works related to urban public housing projects. The findings of the study will enable related public organisations to reinforce the underlying project governance elements towards the strengthening of urban public housing delivery system. Case study research in different models of urban public housing could extend the discovery of other project governance elements while validating the findings of this study from different perspectives. The findings of the study are limited due to the use of a single case study related to the urban public housing project and its contexts.
The successful planning and implementation of poverty alleviation projects are crucial for establishing optimum benefits to its intended target groups in line with the Sustainable Development Goals charted by the United Nations. This chapter focuses on exploring the project governance practices in poverty alleviation projects from public officials' perspective through the lens of stewardship theory. Project governance is a framework and functions to guide project management activities to meet organisational strategic and operational goals, leading to project success. By investigating three (3) public poverty alleviation projects in Malaysia, it is discovered that project governance is practised and positively interplayed with several project governance elements throughout the project planning and implementation. Several insights and rationales of the decision-making process from the sustainability contexts are also explored where the target groups should be allowed to participate in decision making in the front-end of the project, while lessons learnt from previous projects are invaluable input that should be compiled and documented for future references. Although the fragmented nature of public projects is considered a point of weakness, project delivery success could be achieved by utilising project governance practices applicable in public poverty alleviation projects.
Rural public infrastructure projects are essential as a catalyst for balanced development between urban and rural as well as tools for enhancing the living standard of rural poor. This study focuses on the identification of factors that influence the governance practices in a rural road project in Malaysia. A single case study was conducted from the perspective of a stewardship theoretical lens on a rural road project in East Malaysia, and multiple sources of evidence were used for data collection. The study discovered four main factors, namely intrinsic motivation, altruistic empathy, effective leadership, and shared vision that influence project governance practices in this project. Thus, this article contributes to the understanding of interdependencies of these factors, which drives public officials in different project actors for effective delivery in this project context. The study findings are limited concerning the utilization of a single case study related to the rural road project and its contexts.
Poverty alleviation projects are implemented as part of the national development and prosperity agenda. This study aimed to gain an understanding of the factors that contribute to the project governance practices in poverty alleviation efforts for the rural poor in Malaysia, which will lead to better project delivery and the successful outcome of the projects. Multiple case studies were conducted on two public initiative housing assistance projects in rural areas of peninsular Malaysia. It explored how dealing with the rural poor influences public officials in conducting projects through stewardship-governance notion. A qualitative approach through multiple case studies was utilised in this study where multiple sources of evidence were used such as semi-structured interviews with 12 public officials, document analysis and observation. The study discovered five factors that contribute to project governance practices, namely altruistic empathy, intrinsic motivation, effective leadership, learning environment and shared vision where these factors interplay with each other towards the achievement of project outcome. Hence, this article contributes to the dynamic understanding of how public officials embraced motivational factors in conducting their works related to the rural poverty alleviation projects. Appropriate utilisation of project governance practices drives for better project delivery to the target groups.
Rural development projects are essential as a catalyst for balanced development between urban and rural areas as well as tools for enhancing the living standard of rural poor. This study focuses on the identification of factors that influence the governance practices in a rural road project in Malaysia. A single case study was conducted from the perspective of a stewardship theoretical lens on a rural road project in East Malaysia, and multiple sources of evidence were used for data collection. The study discovered four (4) main factors namely intrinsic motivation, altruistic empathy, effective leadership, and shared vision that influence project governance practices in this project. Thus, this article contributes towards a better understanding of the interplay of these motivating factors, which drives public officials in different project actors for effective delivery in this project context. The findings of the study are limited to the utilization of a single case study related to the rural road project and its contexts.
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