Organizational factors influencing strategy implementation in the Anglican church of Kenya: the case of Kirinyaga Diocese, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorKagumu, John Gitau
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-22T10:48:37Z
dc.date.available2016-08-22T10:48:37Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionResearch Papersen_US
dc.description.abstractThere is a vast knowledge on strategic planning practices and strategy implementation that have been put forward by many researchers. Most of researches have been done in strategic planning practices for profit or business organizations; there are very few researches that have been done on planning practices and strategy implementation on not-for-profit organizations. Out of the few that have been done on not for profit making organizations only a few dealt on churches. This study therefore sought to fill that existing research gap by carrying out a study on organizational factors influencing implementation of strategies in the Anglican Church of Kenya, Kirinyaga Diocese. It explored alternative approaches that could be adopted to facilitate effective implementation of the strategic plans. The study investigated the influence of resources, leadership, church culture, and church structure on the implementation of strategic plans. Both primary and secondary data were used for this study. To obtain the primary data semi-structured questionnaires were distributed to 73 respondents out of a population of 367. These were drawn using stratified random sampling from the senior clergy, departmental heads, Vicars, and vice-chairpersons of local church councils. A simple random sampling procedure was used to identify the respondents. The return rate was quite high as 70 questionnaires were collected out of the 73 distributed, which was a 98% response rate. The secondary data included the already documented materials such as the strategic plans and annual reports of the diocese and various departments among other published materials. The qualitative data collected was analyzed through content analysis while the quantitative data was analyzed using SPSS in order to establish the relationship between the variables. The analyzed information was presented in form of reports, frequency tables, graphs, and percentages. The study showed that the structure correlate well with the strategy implementation. The leadership, resources, organizational structure, and organizational culture also relate well with the strategies implementation. This was well proved through the correlation analysis done in chapter four. From the study it is clear that the members’ satisfaction is a major factor in the church. The respondents who were in agreement were 25.1%. These submitted that members satisfaction makes them embrace the implementation of the strategies that also finally leads to loyalty among the church members. The study also revealed that resources availability and their allocation is the main factor influencing implementation of strategies in the Anglican Church of Kenya Kirinyaga Diocese at 75% compared to the other factors such as leadership, structure, and cultureen_US
dc.identifier.citationCITATION: John Gitau Kagumu (2016) Organizational Factors Influencing Strategy Implementation in the Anglican Church of Kenya: the Case of Kirinyaga Diocese, Kenya. International Journal of Current Business and Social Sciences, 1 (5), 350-385en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/14890
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.titleOrganizational factors influencing strategy implementation in the Anglican church of Kenya: the case of Kirinyaga Diocese, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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