Factors Influencing Strategic Plan Implementation In The Newly Established Public Universities In Kenya

ABSTRACT
Once excellent strategies are formulated, they must be effectively and efficiently
translated into action. The general purpose of this study was to examine factors that
influence implementation of strategic plans in newly established public universities in
Kenya. The objectives of the study were; to examine how the existing human resources
management practices, organizational culture and organizational leadership,
organizational structure & administrative systems, and effective communication and
consensus influence strategic plan implementation in the newly established public
universities in Kenya. The research design was a descriptive survey carried out in three
(3) Universities: - South Eastern Kenya University, Technical University of Kenya and
Technical University of Mombasa. The population of the study was the Vice
Chancellors, Deputy Vice Chancellors, Registrars, Finance officers, Procurement
Officers, Administrative officers, Head of departments and lecturers. The accessible
population was made up of 123 respondents from a target population of 1231
respondents composed of University Data was collected using interview guide schedule
and questionnaires as the main data collection instruments. The collected data were
analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics using the statistical package for
social scientist (SPSS). The key findings of this study revealed that majority (95%)
agreed that the existing human resources practices influences implementation of strategic
plans in newly established public universities in Kenya. In addition, majority (97.5%) of
the respondents agreed that, organizational culture and organizational leadership
influence strategic plan implementation .Further still,96.7% of the respondents, strongly
agreed that effective communication and consensus influence strategic plan
implementation in newly established public universities. It was established that 95% of
the respondents agreed that organizational structure & administrative systems influence
strategic plan implementation in newly established public universities. which is also
significant is a strong positive correlation r (120) = 0.884, p
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APA

NYAKERIGA, C (2021). Factors Influencing Strategic Plan Implementation In The Newly Established Public Universities In Kenya. Afribary. Retrieved from https://track.afribary.com/works/factors-influencing-strategic-plan-implementation-in-the-newly-established-public-universities-in-kenya

MLA 8th

NYAKERIGA, CHRISTINE "Factors Influencing Strategic Plan Implementation In The Newly Established Public Universities In Kenya" Afribary. Afribary, 07 May. 2021, https://track.afribary.com/works/factors-influencing-strategic-plan-implementation-in-the-newly-established-public-universities-in-kenya. Accessed 08 Oct. 2024.

MLA7

NYAKERIGA, CHRISTINE . "Factors Influencing Strategic Plan Implementation In The Newly Established Public Universities In Kenya". Afribary, Afribary, 07 May. 2021. Web. 08 Oct. 2024. < https://track.afribary.com/works/factors-influencing-strategic-plan-implementation-in-the-newly-established-public-universities-in-kenya >.

Chicago

NYAKERIGA, CHRISTINE . "Factors Influencing Strategic Plan Implementation In The Newly Established Public Universities In Kenya" Afribary (2021). Accessed October 08, 2024. https://track.afribary.com/works/factors-influencing-strategic-plan-implementation-in-the-newly-established-public-universities-in-kenya