dc.contributor.author | Kuria, George M | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-03-01T14:37:42Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-11 | |
dc.identifier.citation | MBA Thesis 2012 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/13140 | |
dc.description | Master Thesis | en |
dc.description.abstract | In the world of management, increasing numbers of senior managers are recognizing that
one of the key routes to improved business performance is the Strategic management best
practice. This applies even to the small and medium enterprises whose environment
dynamism in the current times is posing many challenges and thus calling for effective
strategic management best practice. All the attention paid to strategic management best
practice in general is therefore testimony to its potentially pivotal role in influencing
organizational performance and effectiveness.
The aim of this study was to determine the extent to which small and medium private
hospitals have embraced strategic management best practices as well as establishing
factors influencing best practices. The study was broad and hence the level of details
given to the two objectives was limited, while a more comprehensive study was
desirable, this could not is entirely possible in view of limited resources ant researchers
disposal .the other limitation was the study was based on a sample limited to Nairobi
and not the entire country. At the sometime references made are entirely based on studies
done on other countries and industries since no previous research has been done on this
topic in the Kenyan context. There is need to do a study in the entire country since the
study was limited to Nairobi. There is also a need to research on large private and
government hospitals in Kenya on strategic management best practices.
The study was a descriptive survey in nature where the researcher targeted all small and
medium private hospitals in Nairobi and sampled out 25 private hospitals that were
within Nairobi Province. Primary sources to collect the data was used which consisted of
a semi structured questionnaire comprising of both open-ended and close-ended
questions. Data collected from respondents was both quantitative and qualitative in
nature. Quantitative data was analyzed using the descriptive tools frequencies, mean
scores and the standard deviations.
From the findings, majority of the small and medium private hospitals are involved in
strategic management best practices. In particular, most hospitals have a mission and
vision statement and written objectives and they do prepare annual budgets for all
activities. Outsourcing and chain value management however are practiced to a little
extent. Based on the findings, the researcher recommends proper policies from the policy
makers to ensure challenges that hurdle strategic management best practices in small and
medium sized private hospitals are minimized including high administration cost,
improved company focus and high operational cost were the main reasons for
outsourcing in an organization. Employees should be motivated from time to time and
encouraged to change their technology so as to meet the organizations needs while
Political and legal development should not be considered when formulating strategies.
Moreover, Organizations should be encouraged to outsource the functions which require
a lot of administration cost and high operational cost. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | University of Nairobi | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | |
dc.subject | Strategic management, Best practices, Small and medium size hospital Private hospitals, Nairobi | en |
dc.title | Strategic Management Best Practices in Small and Medium Size Private Hospitals in Nairobi | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
local.publisher | School of Business, University of Nairobi | en |