Strategy Implementation at the Ministry of East Africa Affairs, Commerce and Tourism, Kenya

Abstract

There is no one universal way to strategy implementation. Different organizations use different approaches to implement their strategies. Determination of the most suitable way to strategy implementation in an organization is done by the organization’s management. Different scholars internationally and locally have established factors that influence strategy implementation in different contexts. This study’s objective was to establish factors that influence strategy implementation at the Ministry of East Africa Affairs, Commerce and Tourism, Kenya. The study adopted a case study research design and the unit of analysis was the Ministry of East Africa Affairs, Commerce and Tourism. The researcher used primary data. An interview guide with open ended questions was the research instrument used. The method of data collection used was personal interview method. Content analysis was used to analyse data. The findings of the study were established and comparison of the findings with the theories that anchored the study was done. Comparison of the findings with other empirical studies from literature review was also done. The study established that, stakeholders’ involvement, leadership style, strategy formulation, communication, training of employees and monitoring and control systems influence strategy implementation at the Ministry. The study findings concluded that internal factors have a very big influence on strategy implementation at the Ministry. The study recommends the Ministry to use these findings to make some improvements on the existing policy areas. The findings of this study should also be used to monitor the implementation and effectiveness of the policies already in use at the Ministry. One of the limitations of the study was that the study focused only on the Ministry of East Africa Affairs, Commerce and Tourism, Kenya. However, the findings of this study may not represent all government Ministries in Kenya as they may help other government Ministries in Kenya and in other countries to gain more knowledge on how the established factors influence strategy implementation. Replication of this study should be done in different contexts in order for researchers to make comparison on factors that influence strategy implementation.