Strategic change management practices of intrenational Non- govermental Organizations in Kenya
Abstract
Strategic change management is part of strategic management that is also referred to as change
control and strategists tend to see change in general as a challenge and particular changes as
desired objective. The aim of the study was determine strategic change management practices
adopted by international non-governmental organizations in Kenya. Research objectives were; to
establish the strategic change management practices adopted by international non-governmental
organizations in Kenya and also to determine the challenges faced by international nongovernmental
organizations in managing strategic change. A cross sectional survey was
conducted by the researcher. The population of the study included a sample of the international
non-governmental organizations in Kenya that either serves the interest of Kenya or the
neighboring countries. The study intended to collect data from at least 37 organizations that have
been in existence for more than five years. Data for the survey relied on the primary data by the
use of a questionnaire. The study involved Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) for
preparation of the collected data coding-, editing, cleaning and for analysis purposes. The
findings of the study recommended that international non-governmental organizations in Kenya
should build an overall strategic system of the organization which legitimizes change
programme. Strategic change management therefore should also ensure that organizations are
headed to the right direction as all organizations need to align themselves to changes in their
environment. The results of the finding therefore concludes that most respondent said that they
apply the practices to a great extent except on change process took more time than originally
allocated who revealed that they applied this to a moderate extent and that they encounter
challenges to a great extent in managing change in the organization.
Citation
Master Of Business Administration (mba), School Of Business, University Of Nairobi,2013Publisher
University of Nairobi, School of business,