dc.description.abstract | Strategic management entails scanning the environment, formulating and implementing
strategies that would give the
organization a competitive advantage over other
organizations operating in the same industry.
This study sought to
identify the challenges
faced by agricultural research institutes in strategy implementation in Kenya.
The study
applied cross
-
sectional surv
ey.
Cross
-
sectional research design was chosen because it
appeals for generalization within a particular parameter. The data obtained was
standardized to allow easy comparison. The population of the study was 23 agricultural
research institutes in Kenya.
T
he study collected primary data using a questionnaire. The
questionnaire contained both open and closed ended questions.
Quantitative data
collected was analyzed by the use of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and
presented through percentages
, means, standard deviations and frequencies.
From the
findings,
the
top major challenge was lack of feelings of ownership of a strategy or
execution plans among key employees
followed by
p
oor communication in the
organization
.
Another major challenge was
whether problems requiring top management
involvement were communicated early enough
.
The researcher found out that a majority
of the respondents agreed that to a moderate extent, the indicated challenges affected the
various strategy implementations in th
e respective research institutes.
The study
recommends a participatory organization structure whereby employees are adequately
represented in policy making. This will ensure that they obtain a sense of ownership of
the strategy.
The agricultural sector bei
ng a significant contributor of the country’s GDP
and being the sector that employ
s
the majority of the country’s population, its
enhancement is crucial and highly welcomed. This study proposes that further studies
should be done in the processing and pack
aging of agricultural commodities to add on the
literature in agricultural sector.
The study should look at
how the strategies adopted
influenced the productivity and overall performance of the research centers | en_US |