| dc.description.abstract | The environment in which organizations operate in the current business world is dynamic
and affects both the private and the public sector players. The constant changes in the
business and operation environment require organizations to continuously adapt so as to
address the challenges as they arise. This management research study focused on the
challenges of strategy implementation in the Parastatals within the Agricultural sector in
Kenya and determined the measures taken by these Parastatals to address such
challenges. To achieve the study objectives a cross sectional study design was adopted
where primary data was collected through a questionnaire administered to the senior
managers in the Parastatals within the Agricultural sector in Kenya and secondary data
from availed organizational documents and library sources. The respondents indicated
that the major challenges of strategy implementation encountered by Parastatals were in
compatible organizational structure, resources constraint, and commitment of top
management, external factors, technological advancements, management style, and
location of the Parastatals to the markets, teamwork and non adaptive organizational
culture. The measures taken to address these challenges include; organizational learning,
two-way communication, internal business processes, resource provision, customer focus,
financial controls, setting up policies, creation of horizontal structure, focused leadership
and culture- strategy alignment. The findings of the study are consistent with other earlier
studies on the related topics and serve to show that strategy implementation is indeed a
challenging and dynamic activity. The study recommends alignment of the organization
structure to strategic plan to ensure the achievement of fmancial stability, human resource
satisfaction, customer focus and overall enhanced profitability. In this regard therefore,
there is need for other research studies to be done emphasizing on the Parastatals within
other sectors so as to ensure comparative analysis and generalization of the findings of
the Kenyan and external Parastatals and establish a benchmark for performance targets
and strategic goals' realization through implementations. | en_US |
