Empirical investigation on the influence of human resources and financial resources on implementation of strategic plans in private primary schools in Kirinyaga County, Kenya.

Abstract

Planning has been identified as a critical component by which the organizations achieve rapid quality results in their operations. Empirical evidence reveals that over 60% of private primary schools in Kenya have strategic plans but do not fully implement them. According to Kirinyaga County Education Office, most private primary schools rarely implement strategic plans. The general objective of the study was to ivestigate the influence of human resources and financial resources on implementation of strategic plans in private primary schools in Kirinyaga County, Kenya. The study was anchored on the Agency Theory and the Resource Based View. The study adopted cross sectional, explanatory and descriptive research designs. The study targeted 90 private primary schools in Kirinyaga County and focused on 270 members who comprised of 90 head teachers, 90 BOM chairmen and 90 PA chairmen. The sample size of the study was 81 respondents who comprised of 27 head teachers, 27 BOM chairmen and 27 PA chairmen. Primary data was collected through semi-structured questionnaires. Inferential statistics were used to analyze quantitative data. The study established that human resources and financial resources had a positive statistical significant influence on the implementation of strategic plans in private primary schools in Kirinyaga County. The study will contribute to knowledge addition by revealing the influence of human resources and financial resources on implementation of strategic plans of private primary schools in Kenya.