Management of Strategic Change at International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya
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2013-11Author
Kimunguyi, John W
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The contemporary business environment is turbulent and fast changing. This turbulence
has the potential to create new opportunities or erode competitive advantage for existing
firms. To sustain their competiveness and profitability, companies have to undergo
change to renew their capabilities. The purpose of this research is to determine the nature
of Strategic Change Management practices adopted at International Livestock Research
Institute (ILRI), a non-profit organization. A case study was preferred to get in-depth
knowledge of the process by interviewing key members of the organization who
participated in the change process. Results show that ILRI responded to changes in its
business environment by reconfiguring its organizational structure to incorporate
institutions that effectively make the institute dynamic and then through innovation and
collaboration came up with an effective strategy to meet its new objectives. If well
implemented this strategy has the capacity to revolutionize the livestock sector, ensuring
food security and alleviation of poverty. However, due to the fact that the business
environment is continuously changing with new inventions/ innovations coming up, there
is need for continuous sensing of the business environment to seize any new
opportunities that open up. Given that the execution phase had just started, this research
would be more complete if further research is done to determine how the new strategy is
implemented and its impact.
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Kimunguyi,John W.;November,2013.Management Of Strategic Change At International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya.Publisher
University of Nairobi School of Business