Strategic implications of donor support at the Kenya institute of public policy research and analysis
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2013-11Author
Hawkins, Nassir S
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Donor support is considered a key input in influencing far-reaching strategic implications
in both public and private organizations. In this study, the case of KIPPRA was
investigated using data collected from all the seven departmental heads. Data was
analyzed using content analysis. The study found that donor support was a key
performance component at KIPPRA and its technical and financial components yielded
significant strategic implications. Fundamentally, the donor inflows had remarkable
strategic implications in core areas such as output quality in research policy formulation,
institutional governance, finance and accountability, human resource capacity, and
summative performance. The output quality of research was enabled through positive and
value-adding donor motives and co-ownership in management. However, fragmentation
of donor aids and conflicting restrictions/conditionalities were noticeable hindrances to
intended goal-realizations. Governance was influenced through higher aid absorption
capacity, collective investment decision making, and insistence on conditionalities.
Financial accountability was enhanced through persistence on accountability standards
and KIPPRA commitment through co-financing arrangements. The institution’s human
resource strategy was considerably influenced by widened sharing of work experiences,
incorporation of expatriates, consultants, and implementation of discriminate wage levels.
The study recommended that primary partners in the funding arrangement collectively
plan on how to deal with negative restrictions and conditionalities that were found to
compromise aid absorption capacities. Also, to avoid disjointed programme
implementation and unnecessarily inflated costs, donors and recipients need to adopt a
dedicated and singular approach in view of maximizing efforts while minimizing
wastages. Based on an observed weak post-funding arrangement, there was also need to
strengthen relationships so that sustainability of finished projects is guaranteed.
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Hawkins,Nassir S.;November,2013.Strategic Implications Of Donor Support At The Kenya Institute Of Public Policy Research And Analysis.Publisher
University of Nairobi School of Business