Strategic Implementation Influence on Organizational Performance: Case of Lake Victoria North Water Service Board, Kenya

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to establish strategic implementation influence on organizational performance of Lake Victoria North Water Service Board (LVNWSB) in Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to establish the relationships between strategic leadership; organizational structure; culture; and resource allocation with organizational performance. The target population of the study compromised of all the 977 employees and management of LVNWSB. A sample of 284 respondents was selected purposively for the study. Cross sectional research design and proportional stratified random sampling were adopted to obtain employees from each department. Descriptive and inferential statics were used to analyze data and the results indicated that strategic leadership and resource allocation had no significant influence on strategic implementation while organizational structure and culture had significant influence on strategic implementation at LVNWSB. The study recommended that experts be involved in regular reviews of adopted organizational structures, institutional management units take note of policies and procedures so that an absolutely new slate of practices is enacted and that management is sensitized on the significance of collective participation in formulating policies and procedures and value of the resulting synergy during implementation. Lastly, it is recommended that top managers undergo executive capacity building sessions to realize their corporate objectives through team work and not through just supervision and issuance of instructions.

Key Words: Strategy Implementation, Strategic Leadership, Organization Structure, Resource Allocation, Organizational Culture, Organization Performance, Lake Victoria North Water Service Board