| dc.description.abstract | This study focused on examining how the Ministry of Finance has managed change as
regards management of change relating to reforms in the financial system and endeavored
to establish the challenges of managing change in the Ministry of Finance. To achieve
these objectives, interviews from four key departments involved in the financial reforms
initiative in the Ministry of Finance were undertaken to get an in-depth view. The study
can be of great significant interest to the corporate world in Kenya especially the Public
Sector and may have generated new information that can be used for policy formulation
by the ministry of finance, other government ministries, semi autonomous organizations,
autonomous organizations and the business world at large. The research also advanced
the work of previous scholars and academicians. Based on the research findings the study
concluded that the planned approach, which supported teamwork and ownership to the
change initiative, enabled the stakeholders to move in a common direction towards
attaining successful reforms. Integrating the different cadres and professionals through a
single senior manager improved the synergy, smoothened and ensured the change
implementation. Also precipitating the benefits and challenges of change initiative, acted
as a motivation force towards needed creativity and innovations that amplified more
change. The study anticipated and encountered confines in terms limited representation,
scarcity of available resources, personal bias and narrowed scope of study. | en |
