INFLUENCE OF ORGANIZATIONAL RESOURCES ON IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGIC PLANS IN PRIVATE PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN KIRINYAGA COUNTY, KENYA
David Karanja Maina - Masters of Business Administration, Business Administration, Kenyatta University, Kenya
Dr. Elias Njagi (PhD) - Lecturer, Department of Business Administration, Kenyatta University, Kenya
ABSTRACT
Planning has been identified as a critical component by which the organizations achieve rapid quality results in their operations. Empirical evidence reveals that over 60% of public primary schools in Kenya have strategic plans but do not fully implement them. According to Kirinyaga County Education Office, most private primary schools rarely implement strategic plans. The general objective of the study was to investigate the influence of organizational resources on implementation of strategic plans in private primary schools in Kirinyaga County, Kenya. The specific objectives were; to determine the influence of human resources, financial resources, information technology resources and organizational leadership on implementation of strategic plans in private primary schools in Kirinyaga County. The study was anchored on the Agency Theory, the Resource Based View and the Resource Advantage Theory. The study adopted cross sectional, explanatory and descriptive research designs. The study targeted 90 private primary schools in Kirinyaga County and focused on 270 members who comprised of 90 head teachers, 90 BOM chairmen and 90 PTA chairmen. The sample size of the study was 81 respondents who comprised of 27 head teachers, 27 BOM chairmen and 27 PTA chairmen. Primary data was collected through semi-structured questionnaires. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze quantitative data. The analyzed data was presented using percentages and frequency tables. The study established that human resources, financial resources, information technology resources and organizational leadership had a positive statistical significant influence on the implementation of strategic plans in private primary schools in Kirinyaga County. The study recommended to management the need to invest in human resources; strengthen and enforce policy on sourcing and use of funds, policy on procurement of ICT infrastructure and finally the management should strengthen and enforce policy on provision of strategic direction, communication and resource allocation as far as organizational leadership is concerned. The study will contribute to knowledge addition by revealing the effects of organizational resources on performance of private primary schools in Kenya.
