| dc.description.abstract | This study sought to investigate the influence
of institutional pressures on strategy
implementation in public secondary schools
in the four selected counties in Kenya. The
target population was all the public secondary
schools in the counties of Meru, Embu,
Tharaka Nithi and Isiolo. The Slovin’s
formula yielded a sample size of 250
secondary schools from the target population
of 672. Data was collected from the sampled
schools using a closed ended questionnaire.
The results indicate that schools rated
themselves moderately high in strategy
implementation success, (mean = 3.50, Sd =
.46). Further, the schools rated the strength of
the institutional pressures they experienced
as moderate (mean = 3.39, Sd = .40).
Spearman’s rank correlation analysis showed
moderate, positive and a statistically
significant relationship between institutional
pressures and strategy implementation in
public secondary schools in Kenya (ρ = .476, p < .001). The binary logistic regression test
for the hypothesis showed that institutional
pressures had a Positive and statistically
significant influence on strategy
implementation in public secondary schools
in Kenya {(Exp (B) = 4.433, p < .001}. The
study recommends that the various public
secondary schools stakeholders that are the
originators of institutional pressures should
play their roles effectively to ensure
successful strategy implementation in their
schools since these pressures have a
significant influence. | en_US |
