| dc.description.abstract | Strategic management is the study area that deals with the big planned and unplanned
efforts made by management teams on behalf of the company to improve the efficiency of
companies in their external environments by using capital. Strategic management change
has become a perpetual phenomenon that should be addressed and handled appropriately
if an institution is to survive, according to public organizational managers.
Transformational changes in Kenya's public sector have necessitated strategic management
adjustments. The purpose of this research was to see how strategic change management
affected the performance of county development initiatives in Meru County, Kenya. The
study sought to achieve the following specific objectives; to determine the influence of
leadership on the performance of County Governments Development Projects in Meru
County, Kenya; to establish the influence of availability of financial resources on the
performance of County Governments Development Projects in Meru County, Kenya; to
Assess the influence of employee’s commitment on the performance of County
Governments Development Projects in Meru County, Kenya and to evaluate the influence
organizational policies on the performance of County Governments Development Projects
in Meru County, Kenya. The research was done descriptively. The research targeted total
of 139 respondents from nine Sub-counties in Meru County. They included members of
county assemblies (MCAs), sub-county departmental heads, project management
committee members and county chief officers. A sample of 103 people was selected from
the population to take part in the survey. Questionnaires were employed as the primary
research tool in this study. The data were gathered from the population using structured
questionnaires. The responses were coded so that they could be divided into different
categories. The information gathered was quantitative. Descriptive and inferential analysis
techniques were used to examine quantitative data. To assist the researcher in describing
the data and presenting using charts, tabulations, means, tables, and percentages, as well as
other central tendencies, the statistical package for social sciences (SPPS) was utilized. The
research utilized Karl Pearson's coefficient of correlation to evaluate the intensity of the
association between variables. This makes it easier to predict the strength of the link among
the factors in this study. The study found a positive and significant relationship between
leadership (r = 0.339, p 0.05), financial resources (r = 0.490, p 0.05), employee
commitment (r = 0.224, p > 0.05), organizational policies (r = 0.430, p 0.05), and the
performance of the County Government Development Project in Meru County, Kenya. As
per the report, the county administration should hire skilled managers to increase the
county development projects performance. The employees should be encouraged to
participate in the decision-making of the county government projects. There should be
there’s a high level of financial accountability in the county government for better
performance. Employees should be motivated to remain committed to their organization
for improved performance of county government. The policies under which the county
government operates should support its project performance. The county government is
performance policy-driven for improved service delivery. The projects in the county should
be guided by the policies laid down and this improves performance. | en_US |
