Implementation of Strategies and Performance in Public Research Institutions in Kenya: Case of Kemri-Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kilifi County
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Date
2020
Authors
Mauncho, Nyanduko Cynthia
Shadrack, Bett
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Publisher
International Academic Journals
Abstract
This research project is on the
implementation of strategies and
performance of public research institutions in
Kenya in the case of the KEMRI-Wellcome
Trust Research Programme (KWTRP) in
Kilifi County. Implementation of strategy in
most of the donor funded institutions is
primarily driven by the availability of
financial resources yet this is just one of the
factors that affect implementation of
strategies and performance of these
organisations. The question that the study
sought to answer was to show how these
factors influenced strategy implementation
and performance in these organisations. The
study aimed to achieve four specific
objectives: To establish the extent to which
policy affected the implementation of
strategy and performance; To find out the
effect of resource management on
implementation of the strategy and
performance of the organisational; To
determine how skills and competencies
affected implementation strategy and
performance; and to examine the role of
culture on implementing strategy and
performance. Emphasis was put on how
much these factors affected the
implementation of strategy and the resulting
performance. Performance in the context of
this study comprises of the internal and
external working environment of KWTRP.
This research conceptualizes and develops
the dimensions of implantation of strategies
which include policy, resource management
competencies and organisational culture to
test the relationship of the indicators to
implementation of strategy and performance.
The study adopted a descriptive research
design to characterise the study variables.
Out of the study population of 800, 120
respondents were selected through a stratified
sampling technique. Primary data was
collected using a questionnaire which had
closed, semi closed and open-ended
questions. The study also used secondary
data from the organisation’s annual reports,
existing communication tools, research
journals and donor reports. The data was
analysed and presented in tables, and graphs,
using descriptive statistics analysis
conducted to establish the relationship
between the dependent variables and the
independent variables. The results show that
there is correlation between the
implementation of the strategy and
performance and that the four identified
independent variables have a significant role
to play in the performance of public research
institutions with Policy and resources
showing a greater influence. The study
recommends the review of the strategies to
focus on Policy and resources management to
improve the implementation process and
performance. Based on the findings, the
researcher also notes the significance role
played by the staff individually and at
corporate level. This study helps the
management of public institutions identify
and invest in the right factors of strategy
implementation. This includes a corporate
culture to support implementation which then
positively affect the strategy implementation
and performance It also helps support the
approaches to identifying focus areas in the
implementation process of strategy to
improve performance. Given specific issues
to deal with, the management will be able to
implement reviews to their strategy to address the factors affecting performance.
The study will help similar organisations
identify areas in which they can improve their
strategy implementation and performance.
Description
A research article published in International Academic Journal of Human Resource and Business Administration
Keywords
governance of health systems, management skills, organisational performance, organisation culture, policy, resource management, strategy, strategy implementation, skills and competencies
Citation
Implementation of strategies and performance in public research institutions in Kenya: Case of Kemri-wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kilifi County. International Academic Journal of Human Resource and Business Administration, 3(9), 195-214