Influence of External Organizational Environment on Performance of Community-Based HIV and Aids Organizations in Nairobi County, Kenya
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Date
2014
Authors
Njuguna-Kinyua, Jane
Munyoki, Justus
Kibera, Francis
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Publisher
European Scientific Journal
Abstract
As the external organizational environment continue to be turbulent,
affecting activities for both profit and non-profit organizations, organizations
are becoming more concerned with their performance so as to ensure that the
available but limited resources are utilized efficiently and effectively. Over
time, attention has been focused on profit-making organizations with little
emphasis on performance of community-based organizations (CBOs)
especially those located in Sub-Saharan Africa. Theoretically, scholars in
management discipline indicate that the external environment of an
organization influences its performance. Thus, an organization’s level of
performance is dependent on dynamism and complexity of the external
environment, heterogeneity as well as capacity and domain consensus of the
existing organizations. This paper examines the impact of the external
organizational environment on performance of community-based HIV and
AIDS organizations in Nairobi County, Kenya. The authors empirically
assess the predicted relationship using survey data from 163 Community
Based HIV and AIDS Organizations, in Nairobi County, Kenya between
January and March 2013. The study findings indicate that the external
environment of an organization has an impact on an organization’s
effectiveness, efficiency, relevance and financial viability with higher
impacts on the relevance performance indicators. External environment was
evaluated from dimensions of uncertainty, domain consensus, heterogeneity,
capacity and dynamism. The findings of this study indicate statistically
significant positive relationship between external environment and CBOs
external environment and effectiveness (beta 0.541, p-value=0.000), efficiency (beta 0.695, p-value=0.000), relevance (beta 0.707, pvalue=0.000) and financial viability (beta 0.578, p-value=0.000) leading to
an argument that proper scanning of external environment influences all
activities of an organization from planning to implementation. However,
extra attention should be paid to external environment in program
identification and planning as this shapes implementation. This study has
important implications for managers of CBOs on the relevance of proper
scanning of external environment as it influences all activities of an
organization from program conceptualization to implementation
Description
A research article published in European Scientific Journal
Keywords
External environment, Performance, Community-based organizations
Citation
Jane, N. K., Justus, M., & Francis, K. (2014). Influence of external organizational environment on performance of community-based HIV and aids organizations in Nairobi County, Kenya. European scientific journal, 10(28).