Assessment of Factors Influencing the Implementation of Strategic Plans in Public Secondary Schools (A Case of Nakuru North Sub County)
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Date
2015
Authors
Nayianoi, Beatrice
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Kenyatta University
Abstract
Despite the evidence of the existence of strategic plans in learning institutions in Kenya,
the greatest impediment to successful use of these strategies in education has been failure
by institutions to implement them. Public secondary schools in Kenya are facing the
problem of successfully implementing their strategic plans amidst the ministry of
education's demand for written strategies as well as stiff competition from private
schools. The study stemmed out to determine the factors that affect the implementation of
strategic plans in public secondary schools. It sought to determine the effects of
organizational structure, leadership style, resource allocation and communication on
implementation of strategic plans in public secondary schools. The study adopted a
descriptive survey research design. The Nassiuma formula was used to obtain sample of
212 teachers from a total population 217 Principals, deputy principals and HoDs in the 24
secondary schools. Structured questionnaires were used for data collection. The
instruments were validated through consultation with the supervisors and research
experts. Reliability was ensured through a pilot study conducted in two secondary
schools in the neighboring Nakuru Town Sub-County. The variables gave an average
Cronbach's coefficient alpha of 0.823 which is > 0.7 and thus was accepted. Both
qualitative and quantitative methods were adopted during data analysis, facilitated by use
of SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science) computer package Version 21.0.
Pearson's Correlation analysis was used to test the nature of relationship between the
independent variables and dependent variable. The results were presented in tables. The
study findings are significant to school managers' principals, Ministry of Education, and
scholars. The study concluded that organizational structure (r= 0.752), leadership styles
(r=0.749) and resources allocation (r= 0.753) influence the implementation of strategic
plans in secondary school with the later having the greatest influence. The research
recommends that the school management need to establish an organizational structure
that promotes the formulation and successful implementation of the strategic plans, adopt
leadership style that emphasize team work and collaboration which are essential
components in implementation of strategic plans and that adequate resources should be
allocated to the process of implementation of strategic plans
Description
A Report Submitted to the School of Business in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of Degree in Masters of Business Administration (Strategic Management) of Kenyatta University November, 2015. LB 2970 .K4N3