Management of Strategic Change at Shelter Afrique, Kenya
Abstract
This research looks at the management of strategic change in Shelter Afrique, Kenya, who are key financiers in the Housing Industry. The goal is to demonstrate the transformation of the organization from the laissez faire kind of style to a profit oriented business approach. The organization has had so much influence in terms of operation from the Government in terms of policy and governance and this influenced their way of operation for more than two decades. The aim of the research was to spell out the challenges experienced by the organization during the change process and the approach they used to manage the change. A questionnaire and interview approach was used to collect data from the senior managers and the middle level managers. The results of the research has outlined the challenges faced by Shelter Afrique during the change process, the step by step approach in the change management in which it adopted Kotter’s Eight Step Model of Managing Change. The conclusion can be drawn that the change process was successfully implemented and the organization was able to adapt to the new change as was anticipated.
Publisher
University of Nairobi
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