Strategy Implementation at the Ministry of East Africa Affairs, Commerce and Tourism, Kenya
Abstract
There is no one universal way to strategy implementation. Different organizations use
different approaches to implement their strategies. Determination of the most suitable
way to strategy implementation in an organization is done by the organization’s
management. Different scholars internationally and locally have established factors that
influence strategy implementation in different contexts. This study’s objective was to
establish factors that influence strategy implementation at the Ministry of East Africa
Affairs, Commerce and Tourism, Kenya. The study adopted a case study research
design and the unit of analysis was the Ministry of East Africa Affairs, Commerce and
Tourism. The researcher used primary data. An interview guide with open ended
questions was the research instrument used. The method of data collection used was
personal interview method. Content analysis was used to analyse data. The findings of
the study were established and comparison of the findings with the theories that
anchored the study was done. Comparison of the findings with other empirical studies
from literature review was also done. The study established that, stakeholders’
involvement, leadership style, strategy formulation, communication, training of
employees and monitoring and control systems influence strategy implementation at
the Ministry. The study findings concluded that internal factors have a very big
influence on strategy implementation at the Ministry. The study recommends the
Ministry to use these findings to make some improvements on the existing policy areas.
The findings of this study should also be used to monitor the implementation and
effectiveness of the policies already in use at the Ministry. One of the limitations of the
study was that the study focused only on the Ministry of East Africa Affairs, Commerce
and Tourism, Kenya. However, the findings of this study may not represent all
government Ministries in Kenya as they may help other government Ministries in
Kenya and in other countries to gain more knowledge on how the established factors
influence strategy implementation. Replication of this study should be done in different
contexts in order for researchers to make comparison on factors that influence strategy
implementation.
Publisher
University of Nairobi
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