The mediating role of Stakeholder Engagement on the relationship between Entrepreneurial Orientation and Agricultural Project Performance in Developing Countries

Abstract

The purpose of the paper is to develop a theoretical model that orchestrates the
relationship between stakeholder engagement, entrepreneurial orientation, and
agricultural project performance in developing countries. The paper adopts the
Med Graph and Sobel tests of mediation effect to develop a mediation model of
agricultural project performance. The study draws on quantitative and cross-
sectional research approaches.Random sampling technique was used to select
theagricultural projectsand purposive sampling was appliedto select the
respondents.Theresultsrevealthatstakeholderengagementand
entrepreneurial orientation are invaluable resources that significantly affect
agricultural project performance. The study empirically shows that stakeholder
engagementandentrepreneurialorientationaresignificantpredictorsof
project performance for agricultural projects in developing countries. This
study makes a contribution to knowledge through the provision of relevant
information that fills the practical gaps of agricultural projects in developing
countries and makes a theoretical contribution to the project management
discipline.Thisenablespractitionersandscholarstocomprehendand
legitimize decisions that foster sustainable agricultural project performance in
developing countries.

Keywords:AgriculturalProjectsPerformance,StakeholderEngagement,Entrepreneurial
Orientation and Developing Countries