| dc.description.abstract | The main aim of the research was to establish the determinants of strategy
implementation in Mandera County Government. The goals of the research were: to
determine the influence of top management commitment, individual responsibilities
organizational culture and communication in of Mandera County Government. The
research was directed by The McKinsey 7-S Model, Co-Evolutionary Theory and
Mintzberg's Model. The target population included Senior Management Staff, Middle
Management Staff, and Lower Management Staff. Thus from the above the target
population composed of 58 respondents. The research used census technique; the data
collection instrument that was used to collect data from the selected respondents
includes the questionnaire. The data was organized, edited, analyzed and interpreted
using descriptive statistics. Study used the computer programmer SPSS version 23
and Regression model to analyze the data. The results were presented using frequency
tables, percentages and charts. The research findings indicated that top management
commitment, organizational culture, communication and individual responsibilities
would have a significant influence on strategy implementation in Mandera County
Government. The study recommended that leadership needs to support the strategy
implementation of the county government in order to enhance efficiency and improve
performance and that management offers financial support to increase implementation
of strategies which is crucial on improving performance. There is also need for the
management to be very keen in making strategic decisions necessary in improving the
county government in strategy implementation. The financial budget should be
allocated every year to implement various strategies that are necessary on the
improvement of county government performance. Lastly the study recommends that
there is need for increased involvement in decision making process at either the
departmental level or top management level to determine strategy implementation in
Mandera County Government. There is need for the county government to adhere to
the set out guidelines on strategy implementation necessary for the improvement of
strategy implementation. The staff should work intensively together with the
management to ensure that the staffs are motivated to realize the county governments’
strategies for improved performance. There is also need for the county government to
align its strategic plan with the organization mission and expected performance
targets.The study recommends that there is need for improved communication in
order to increase the strategy implementation in Mandera County Government by
ensuring that all are included in the communication process in order for easy
implementation of the County strategy. On the other hand there is need for the county
of Mandera to maintain an active and operational website and internet services in
order to strategically enhance communication for effective strategy implementation.
The county government needs to train its’ employees to enhance the employees IT
literacy for efficient, timely and effective service delivery. | en_US |
