Analysis of Factors Influencing Formulation of Strategic Plans in Embu North District, Embu County, Kenya
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Date
2013
Authors
Njeru, N.E.
Muathe, Stephen M. A.
Muchemi, A. W.
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Publisher
Global Business and Economics Research Journal
Abstract
The issue of organisational direction for organisations worldwide has generated growing
interest in the recent past. As a result, formation of strategic plan by many organisations has
attracted growing concerns due
to environmental pursuit of organisational growth and
survival in the long run. This study explores the link between formulation of school strategic
plans with employee motivation, availability of funds, support by top school leadership,
government policy
and employee knowhow. The paper specifically analyses the factors that
influence the formulation of strategic plans in secondary schools in Embu North District,
Embu County, Kenya. The study was carried out in 24 public secondary schools in Embu
North Dis
trict, Embu County, Kenya. The following persons were involved; 24 Principals, 24
Chairpersons of Board of Governors and 24 Chairpersons of Parents Teachers Association in
all the schools. Data was collected primarily through structured questionnaire and a
nalysed
using spearman's rank correlation analysis. The findings at 0.05 significance level indicated
that employee motivation, availability of funds, support by top school leadership, government
policy and employee skills had a statistical relationship wi
th formulation of strategic plans in
public secondary schools in Embu North district.
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Formulation of Strategic Plan, Employee Motivation, Availability of Funds, Support by Top School Leadership, Government Policy and Employee Know how
Citation
Global Business and Economics Research Journal Vol 2., No. 5 (2013)