Browsing by Author "Atieno, Lucy Anne"

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    Effect of Strategic Change on Organizational Performance
    (International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, United Kingdom, 2017) Atieno, Lucy Anne; Kyongo, Joanes Kaleli
    The study sought to establish the effect of strategic change on the performance of Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and the corresponding hypothesis was formulated and tested. The study targeted 144 employees located at the head office in Nairobi, Kenya and 79 of them responded. The study adopted a descriptive research design and applied convenience sampling technique. SPSS Version 21 was used to analyze data using simple regression analysis. Research findings from the test of hypothesis established that strategic change significantly affects performance at Kenya Wildlife Service. The study findings support Lewin’s change management theory, which helps to identify the outcomes of strategic change and also control the negative outcomes in the early stages of strategic change implementation so as not to negatively influence organizational performance. The study makes a contribution to the existing body of knowledge by establishing a positive and significant effect of strategic change on organizational performance. The study recommends further research in other State Owned Corporations in Kenya and elsewhere.
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    Effect Of Strategic Change on Organizational Performance of State Owned Corporations in Kenya: A Case of Kenya Wildlife Services
    (Daystar University, School of Business and Economics, 2017-06) Atieno, Lucy Anne
    The aim of such strategic change is to overhaul the administrative systems of the government, so as to be proficient in providing services to both the citizens and government. In light of this, the study sought to establish the effect of strategic change on the performance of Kenya Wildlife Services. The study was driven by three objectives which were; to identify the strategic change, to assess the effect of strategic change on performance and to determine the challenges faced by Kenya Wildlife Services in the process of implementing strategic change. The study focused on 144 employees of KWS located at the head office in Lang'ata, Nairobi, Kenya. The study was able to establish that; 51% of the participants at the KWS confirmed that administrative strategic change had been embraced in the organization while 49% also confirmed that technical, strategic change had been embraced in the organization, the effect of strategic change on organizational performance at KWS is moderate with an R Square value of 18.3% and that the key challenge facing implementation of strategic change was poor communication as agreed upon by 49.4% of the respondents. Based on these key findings, the study recommended that; the organization should focus on championing the implementation of strategic change, the management of KWS should consider taking a comprehensive approach in looking into factors that may enhance organizational performance and that KWS should find appropriate ways of communicating the strategic change to its employees. The study finally proposed that researchers can research on the extent to which challenges affecting the implementation of strategic change affects the performance of the organization in relation to adaptability to the external environment, efficiency, and effectiveness in the organization in the future.