Strategic Alliances And Strategy Implementation At Geothermal Development Company

Abstract

The objectives of the study were to establish role of strategic alliances in strategy implementation at GDC and challenges faced by strategic alliances during strategy implementation. The population of the study were the senior managers heading functional areas dealing with strategic alliances. Content analysis was used to analyse the collected data from the respondents. Interview guide was use to collect the data which was descriptive in nature. The findings of the study were that strategic alliance adopted by GDC are contractual, without equity in nature. Strategic alliance were found to have a significant influence on strategy implementation. Strategic challenges during strategy implementation were found to negatively impact on strategy implementation. The study recommends further research on the distinct dimension of strategic alliance and their influence on strategy implementation. The study found out that GDC activities are linked to the government strategic plan on energy. The objectives of GDC are aimed at implementing government strategic plan on geothermal energy.