dc.contributor.author | Kagiri, Anthony K | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-10T13:25:13Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-05-10T13:25:13Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2007-09 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/21472 | |
dc.description.abstract | Administrators of Kenya non-profit hospitals are often hesitant to adopt practices that
would lead to a drift from their core values and ethical objectives. This study presents
that over time, as the environment surrounding Kenyan hospitals becomes less
predictable, there is need for hospital administrators to adopt strategic management
practices. The focus of the study is on strategic management practices at Gertrude's
Garden Children's Hospital as outlined in the strategic management process. The areas
under research were vision and mission practices, environmental scanning, and general
planning practices, goal setting, strategy implementation practices, and evaluation of
strategies. In-depth interviews with the CEO and a representative of the hospital's senior
management team were conducted to establish what strategic management practices have
been adopted by the hospital administrators. The content of the interview was analyzed
and presented in relation to the objectives of the study. The findings show that there is
formulation of vision and mission statements, environmental scanning, formulation of
annual business plans, objective setting takes place at the hospital, evaluation of
strategies and objectives. This implies that the hospital has adopted a variety of strategic management practices. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | University of Nairobi | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.subject | Strategic management | en |
dc.subject | Healthcare industry | en |
dc.subject | Gertrude’s children's hospital | en |
dc.subject | Ethical objectives | en |
dc.subject | Core values | en |
dc.title | Strategic management practices in the healthcare industry : A case study of Gertrude’s garden children's hospital | en |
dc.title.alternative | A case study of Gertrude’s garden children's hospital | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
local.publisher | School of Business, University of Nairobi | en |