Abstract: The general objective of the study was to assess the influence of organizational culture on performance contracting in public secondary schools in Kenya focusing majorly on Muranga county. The study concentrated on all Public Secondary Schools in Kandara Sub County. The field studies covered all public secondary schools in the five zones in the sub county which are Ithiru, Githumu, Gaichanjiru, Muruka and Kagundu zones. The theoretical framework in this study was; Geert Hofstede Culture theory, Max Weber Bureaucratic theory and Situated Learning or Cognition theory. The study employed descriptive and inferential statistics. In this study, the targeted population were 55 secondary school head teachers and 55 deputy head teachers in Kandara Sub County, Murang’a County a total of 110. Since the population size is too small the study involved a census survey where all the 55 secondary heads and 55 deputies were issued with questionnaires. Primary data was collected through the use of questionnaires with the pilot study conducted in Gatanga Sub County on 38 respondents. Data analysis involved both quantitative and qualitative procedures with descriptive and inferential statistics procedures in application. The statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) Computer software Version 22 was used in data analysis. The data was presented in form of tables, percentage bar graphs and pie charts. The study found out that organization culture was significant in predicting performance contracting. The study therefore concluded that key policy makers and policies emanate from the political wing of the government. Politicians rather than professional policy makers are the ones wielding the power to chart the future direction and performance of public entities.
Keywords: Organizational Culture, Performance contracting, Public Secondary Schools.
Title: INFLUENCE OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE ON PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KENYA A CASE OF MURANGA COUNTY
Author: Georgina Wanjiru Mathangani, Antony Sije
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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