| dc.description.abstract | Strategic management entails measures taken by managers to enhance organizational performance. In strategic management, managers establish an organization's long-term direction, set specific performance objectives, develop strategies to achieve these objectives in the light of all the relevant internal and external circumstances, and undertake to execute the chosen action plans. Strategic management involves analysis of both present and future environments. The organizational internal strengths are deployed to take advantage of external opportunities and enhance performance.
This was a case study whose objective was to establish the strategic management practices at the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority. KCAA is a state corporation under the Ministry of Transport, responsible for the civil aviation industry in Kenya. KCAA is the regulator of the civil aviation industry and provider of air navigation services in Kenya.
The study used both primary and secondary data for the study. The primary data was obtained through in-depth interviews with top management who comprised the chief planning officer, the human resource manager, the manager engineering services, the manager air navigation services and the senior planning officer while secondary data was obtained from utility articles of the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority, The qualitative data obtained was analyzed using content analysis to present the findings of the study.
The findings revealed that there was formulation of vision and mission statements, environmental scanning, and evidence of a strategic plan roadmap, objective setting and monitoring of strategy implementation. The implication is that many strategic management concepts and techniques can be adopted in the public sector and in not for profit organizations.
The limitation in the research study stemmed from beauracracy due to several approvals that had to be made for authorization to conduct research. There was time limitation due to respondents' busy work schedules and a lot of time was also required for content analysis.
The study recommends that the management at Kenya Civil Aviation Authority should fully induct its employees on the importance of the organizational strategic plan, formulate and implement formal succession plans in all its departments, accord equal priorities to both strategy formulation and strategy implementation and conduct regular monitoring and evaluation of strategic plans. The study also recommends further research on factors affecting strategic management at Kenya Civil Aviation Authority, the effectiveness of the 2005-2010 strategic plans at Kenya Civil Aviation Authority and the development process of the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority's strategic plans. | en_US |
