Abstract: The purpose of this research was to study the influence of strategic management process on performance in intergovernmental institutions; A survey of African Union in Nairobi, Kenya. The study was guided by the following specific objectives; the influence of environmental analysis, strategy formulation, strategy implementation, strategy evaluation on performance at African Union in Nairobi, Kenya. The study was conducted at the African Union agencies based in Nairobi. The study was anchored on the resource based view theory, contingency based theory, stakeholder theory and resource dependence theory. The study used a descriptive research design. For the purpose of this study the population comprised of all employees working at African Union agencies operating in Nairobi, Kenya in the year 2018 with convenience random sampling being used as the sampling technique. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics which included means and standard deviation. Further the inferential statistics to be drawn for analysis comprised the Pearson’s Correlation Analysis and multiple regression model which was used to show relationship between the study variables. From the findings, results indicated that all predictor variables; environmental scanning, strategy formulation, implementation and evaluation, were important determinants of organizational performance. Furthermore, the findings showed that environmental scanning, strategy formulation, implementation and evaluation positively associated with organizational performance. Regression findings indicated that all independent variables; environmental scanning, strategy formulation, implementation and evaluation were statistically significant predictors of organizational performance. It can be concluded that Environmental scanning did have an influence on organizational performance and that all independent variables; Furthermore, all independent variables; environmental scanning, strategy formulation, implementation and evaluation were positively linked to performance at the agency. The study recommends that African Union should source for more resources, work on its time constraints and negative attitude from some stakeholders and public when undertaking the process.
Keyword: Environmental Analysis, Strategy Formulation, Strategy Implementation, Strategy Evaluation.
Title: INFLUENCE OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PROCESS ON PERFORMANCE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS: A SURVEY OF AFRICAN UNION AGENCIES IN NAIROBI, KENYA
Author: Adeline Akinyi Oduor, Dr. Susan Were
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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