Abstract: Organizations formulate excellent strategies that must be effectively and efficiently implemented to ensure organizational success. The general purpose of this study was to evaluate factors affecting strategy implementation in Private Universities in Kiambu County, Kenya. The objectives of the study were; to determine the influence of management commitment and resource availability, e on strategy implementation in Private universities in Kenya. The study used a descriptive research design. The study had a sample size of 133 respondents. Stratified and simple random sampling techniques were applied in sample selection and data collected using questionnaires. Quantitative data was analyzed through descriptive statistics. The study applied both correlation and regression analysis to measure the degree of relationship between the study variables. The study established that management’s commitment was a positive signal for the organization to enhance strategy implementation and that the top management was responsible for making quick decisions required to manage any crises that arose during strategy implementation. The study also found that there was insufficient funding to support strategy implementation; use of information technology enhanced planning processes which were important in strategy implementation and that successful strategy implementation required clarity of duties and tasks to be done. The study recommends that the institutions should train its management to equip them with the right skills so that they are to cope up with the new roles of strategy implementation or hire competent management personnel that have the right skills, altitudes and capabilities to drive through their strategy implementation process.
Keywords: Privatization, Higher Education Institutions, Strategy, Strategy implementation, Management.
Title: Factors Affecting Strategy Implementation In Private Universities In Kiambu County, Kenya
Author: Mary Gachua, Dr. Doris Mbugua
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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