Factors Influencing Strategic Plan Implementation In The Newly Established Public Universities In Kenya

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Once excellent strategies are formulated, they must be effectively and efficiently

translated into action. The general purpose of this study was to examine factors that

influence implementation of strategic plans in newly established public universities in

Kenya. The objectives of the study were; to examine how the existing human resources

management practices, organizational culture and organizational leadership,

organizational structure & administrative systems, and effective communication and

consensus influence strategic plan implementation in the newly established public

universities in Kenya. The research design was a descriptive survey carried out in three

(3) Universities: - South Eastern Kenya University, Technical University of Kenya and

Technical University of Mombasa. The population of the study was the Vice

Chancellors, Deputy Vice Chancellors, Registrars, Finance officers, Procurement

Officers, Administrative officers, Head of departments and lecturers. The accessible

population was made up of 123 respondents from a target population of 1231

respondents composed of University Data was collected using interview guide schedule

and questionnaires as the main data collection instruments. The collected data were

analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics using the statistical package for

social scientist (SPSS). The key findings of this study revealed that majority (95%)

agreed that the existing human resources practices influences implementation of strategic

plans in newly established public universities in Kenya. In addition, majority (97.5%) of

the respondents agreed that, organizational culture and organizational leadership

influence strategic plan implementation .Further still,96.7% of the respondents, strongly

agreed that effective communication and consensus influence strategic plan

implementation in newly established public universities. It was established that 95% of

the respondents agreed that organizational structure & administrative systems influence

strategic plan implementation in newly established public universities. which is also

significant is a strong positive correlation r (120) = 0.884, p

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NYAKERIGA, C (2021). Factors Influencing Strategic Plan Implementation In The Newly Established Public Universities In Kenya. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/index.php/works/factors-influencing-strategic-plan-implementation-in-the-newly-established-public-universities-in-kenya

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NYAKERIGA, CHRISTINE "Factors Influencing Strategic Plan Implementation In The Newly Established Public Universities In Kenya" Afribary. Afribary, 07 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/index.php/works/factors-influencing-strategic-plan-implementation-in-the-newly-established-public-universities-in-kenya. Accessed 02 Feb. 2026.

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NYAKERIGA, CHRISTINE . "Factors Influencing Strategic Plan Implementation In The Newly Established Public Universities In Kenya". Afribary, Afribary, 07 May. 2021. Web. 02 Feb. 2026. < https://afribary.com/index.php/works/factors-influencing-strategic-plan-implementation-in-the-newly-established-public-universities-in-kenya >.

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NYAKERIGA, CHRISTINE . "Factors Influencing Strategic Plan Implementation In The Newly Established Public Universities In Kenya" Afribary (2021). Accessed February 02, 2026. https://afribary.com/index.php/works/factors-influencing-strategic-plan-implementation-in-the-newly-established-public-universities-in-kenya

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