Abstract: Strategic planning may sound similar to the business planning process, but differs in fundamental ways. The overall objective of this study was to analyze the implementation of the strategic plan in Public Sector taking a case of the ministry of lands in Kenya. The study delved the organization structure, organization culture, top management commitment to the management and communication as the key determinants of implementation. The study was based on organizational culture theory, communication theory, stakeholder theory and institutional theory. The respondents of the study were senior managers, top managers, heads of departments and heads of sections. This research study adopted a descriptive survey approach on a targets population of 365 management staff in the ministry of lands headquarters in Nairobi. The sample size consisted of 110 management staff in the ministry. Primary data was gathered directly from respondents and for this study; a semi-structured questionnaire was utilized. Secondary data was also collected for this study. The study concludes that commitment of top management effects strategic plan implementation in Ministry of lands and physical planning in Kenya. The study further concludes that Ministry of lands and physical planning in Kenya uses communication as a means of achieving strategic plan implementation. The study also concludes that organizational culture has an effect on strategic plan implementation in the Ministry of lands and physical planning in Kenya. The study also concludes that organizational structure influences strategic plan implementation at Ministry of lands and physical planning in Kenya.
Keywords: Communication, Organizational Culture, Strategic Implementation, Organization structure, Top management commitment, Organization Practices, Strategic plans.
Title: Influence of Organization Practices on Strategic Plans Implementation in the Public Sector, a Case of Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning in Kenya
Author: Ismail Nahow Jelle, Dr. Lucy Kavindah, Dr. J.K. Kilika
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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