Teresiah Njeri Kigo2025-08-052025-08-052025https://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/31124A Research Project Submitted to the School of Business, Economics and Tourism in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirement for the Award of Degree Master in Business Administration (Strategic Management) of Kenyatta University, April 2025. Supervisor Rosemarie WanyoikeOrganizational performance is a key parameter for institutions of higher learning and is a crucial basis for ranking them against global and local players. The institutions are continually being exposed to increased demands in enhancing their performance to produce excellent and compelling scholarly information and research as well as suitable graduates for the evolving job market. Organizational learning has proven to yield results in enabling firms adapt to change and improve on their productivity. This research was administered to assess the effect of organizational learning strategies at the different levels of learning on organizational performance with a focus on Kenya Institute of Management, which is a key player in the tertiary education in Kenya. The theories and models that directed the research were the knowledge-based theory, the organizational learning model, the balanced score card and the full range of leadership model. To undertake this research, a descriptive research design was utilized where performance was the dependent variable. The research’s independent variables were learning strategies at the individual level, learning strategies at the team level and learning strategies at the organizational level, which were combined to make up the organizational learning strategies variable. In addition, the research also examined whether organizational leadership moderated the effect of the predictor variables. The study population was 209 employees The sample size for the study was 50% of the target population (104 respondents). Stratified and simple random sampling techniques were used in the selection of the sample. Stratified sampling was used to select the sample from the various levels of employees and simple random sampling was used to select a sample from each of the category. The data for the research was gathered using structured questionnaires and were emailed to the participants of the research. The study results were modelled using multiple regression model for analysis. The research outcomes showed that learning strategies at the individual level had a favorably and substantially impacted organizational performance of KIM. Further, the research findings established that although the learning strategies at the team level positively influenced on performance, the effect was not substantial. The impact measured for learning strategies at the organizational level on the performance was negative and insignificant. Moreover, the research findings demonstrated that the prevalent style of leadership at KIM was transactional leadership style. The research outcomes illustrated that transactional leadership style significantly and negatively impacted performance of KIM. Further, the research findings showed that the leadership style did not moderate the impact of organizational learning strategies on the performance of KIM.enThesis