HYBRID PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study examined the effect of Hybrid Project Management on Environmental Sustainability in Enugu State, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to examine the effect of Blended Project Management on Environmental Sustainability and evaluate the effect of Adaptive Project Management on Environmental Sustainability in Enugu State, Nigeria. A descriptive cross-sectional research design was adopted for the study. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire design with a five-point Likert scale and analyzed using SPSS version 26.0. Simple linear regression analysis was employed to test the study's hypotheses. The result revealed that Blended Project Management has a significant positive effect on Environmental Sustainability with a p-value of (0.019 < 0.05), and Adaptive Project Management has a significant positive effect on Environmental Sustainability with a p-value of (0.024 < 0.05), in Enugu State, Nigeria. The study concluded that Hybrid Project Management has a significant positive effect on Environmental Sustainability in Enugu State, Nigeria. The study recommended, among others, that Government ministries, development agencies, and private project organizations in Enugu State should formally integrate Hybrid Project Management (HPM) frameworks into their operational strategies.