Effect Of Strategic Management Practices On Performance In Kenya Prisons Service
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Date
2016Author
Mcharo, Anderson M
Type
ThesisLanguage
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In the last decade, there has been an acceleration of the magnitude and pace of change across the country. The Kenya Prisons Service (KPS) has not been left behind either. Strategic
management practices focus on complex issues arising out of non-clarity and non-routine
situations within the entire organization rather than a standalone challenge in a particular
function. The operational regime in Kenya Prisons requires involvement in strategic
management in order to execute its mandate. It is therefore necessary for the management to
be involved in the strategic management process of the organization. Various studies have
been done in the field of strategic management with the majority in the corporate
organizations and private sectors while a few focused in the Public sector, what are the
effects of strategic management practices on performance in Kenya Prisons Service? A case
study research design was adopted. The study employed face to face interview as a primary
data collection method. The data was analysed using content analysis. From the findings, it
was established that the strategy formulation process in the organization projects follows a
top-down approach while implementation process adopts a bottom up approach. The
strategy implementation process cannot be free of any challenges and it is mandatory for the
management to develop appropriate mechanism to reduce or eliminate the effect of these
challenges by engaging the employees on corrective actions. Effective monitoring and
evaluation of the strategies during implementation was found to be critical. The organization
should be able to put in place measures for tracking down progress and facilitating learning
and decision making in a quick manner and therefore increase the chances of achieving the
same strategies. The study recommends that the management of KPS should consider
changing the top bottom approach and embrace bottom top approach to enhance
communication and ownership of the strategic plan. The study established that KPS don’t
have a strategy for rewarding their employees. The study recommends that KPS should hire
the services of an external monitoring and evaluation expert so as to increase credibility and
trust within the organization.
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University Of Nairobi
Subject
Kenya Prisons ServiceRights
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