| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of the study was to establish the determinants of strategy
implementation in Kenyan public universities with particular reference to
Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology. The objectives of the
Study were to: establish how strategy formulation influences strategy
implementation; asses how leadership style influences strategy
implementation; establish how financial resources influence strategy
implementation; and assess how communication influences strategy
implementation. Descriptive survey design will be used in the research. The
target population of 685 was drawn from the teaching, non teaching staff and
top management of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology
using stratified random sampling and purposive sampling respectively. A
sample size of 205 respondents was selected from the target population
through simple random and purposive sampling techniques. The research
instruments used in the study were questionnaires and interview schedule.
Both content and construct validity of the research instruments was obtained.
This included scrutiny of the instruments by the supervisor and other lecturers
of the University of Nairobi. Qualitative data was recorded verbatim,
transcribed and recorded in themes and sub-them. Questionnaires were used to
gather data from the teaching and non- teaching staff while top management
involved the use of interview schedule. Pilot testing of the study instruments
was conducted at Moi University. Cronbach’s Alpha of Co-efficiency of at
least 0.7 was obtained. From the analysis, the research instruments obtained an
Alpha of co-efficiency of at least 0.868 which was within the minimum
recommended in social sciences. Data analysis involved the use of statistical
package for social sciences, SPSS, version 20. Both descriptive and inferential
statistics was used in data analysis. Descriptive statistics included the use of
frequency, percentages and mean while inferential statistics included the use
of correlation standard deviation and multiple regressions. Data was presented
in the form of tables and cross tabulation. Data analysis was done at 95%
confidence level and 0.5% significance. The study found out a statistically
significant positive effect between strategy formulation and strategy
implementation (β1 = 0.557), leadership style had a statistically significant
positive effect on strategy implementation (β2 = 0.610), financial resources had
a statistically significant positive effect on strategy implementation (β3 =
0.835), while communication had a statistically significant effect on strategy
implementation (β4 = 0.605). The recommendations of the study include
participation of all stakeholders in strategy formulation, empowerment of staff
in decision making, fair allocation of resources for strategy implementation,
and recruitment of communication experts. The findings of the study form a
base for future reference by interested parties in the field of academia and any
other interested parties in future. | en_US |
