Browsing by Author "Muthoka, Miriam"

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    Effect of change management driver on performance of the tourism state owned corporations in Kenya
    (European Journal Of Business And Strategic Management, 2017) Obonyo, Levi; Muthoka, Miriam; Oloko, Margaret
    Purpose: This study sought to provide an opportunity to test effect of management change driver on performance of the Tourism state owned corporations in Kenya. Methodology: The study employed descriptive and cross-sectional research designs. The target population comprised all the Tourism state owned corporations in Kenya with the management of these firms being the respondents. A census study was carried out due to small nature of the target population. Data collection involved the use of questionnaires which attracted both quantitative and qualitative responses. The questionnaires were administered through drop and pick method. The respondents were all the Chairmen, CEO, managers and assistant managers of all Tourism state corporations in Kenya. The quantitative data was analyzed using regression analysis. ANOVA test was carried out to test the significance of the model. Results: The findings of the study indicated that change management driver affects performance of most tourism state corporations in Kenya. The study further found out that positive organization culture, change execution and consistency in change vision affected performance of the Tourism state corporations in Kenya to a great extent respectively. Having consistency in change vision, consensus in decision making and practicing positive organization culture were positively and significantly related to performance of the Tourism state corporations in Kenya. The findings of the study further indicated that change management driver was positively correlated to organization performance and it explains 17% of the changes in performance of the organizations. The regression model results indicated that the coefficient for change management capability was significant at 5% level of significance which indicated that change management capability has a significant effect on performance in the Tourism state corporations in Kenya. Policy recommendation: Tourism state corporations in Kenya should embrace and practice positive organization culture, change execution and consistency in change vision since they influences performance positively.
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    Organizational Leadership Driver Affect Performance of the Tourism State Owned Corporations in Kenya
    (European Journal Of Business And Strategic Management, 2017) Muthoka, Miriam; Oloko, Margaret; Obonyo, Levi
    Purpose: This study sought to provide an opportunity to test organizational leadership driver on performance of the tourism state owned corporations in Kenya. Methodology: The study employed descriptive and cross-sectional research designs. The target population comprised all the Tourism state owned corporations in Kenya with the management of these firms being the respondents. A census study was carried out due to small nature of the target population. Data collection involved the use of questionnaires which attracted both quantitative and qualitative responses. The questionnaires were administered through drop and pick method. The respondents were all the Chairmen, CEO, managers and assistant managers of all Tourism state corporations in Kenya. These data was analyzed using content analysis for qualitative data. The quantitative data was analyzed using regression analysis. ANOVA test was carried out to test the significance of the model. Results: The results showed that most organizations give room for contingent rewards to its employees. Further results indicated that indicated that Individual characteristics, Idealized influence, Inspirational motivation, Intellectual stimulation and command and Control affect performance of the organization to a great extent. The results also showed that individualized influence, intellectual stimulation and practicing command and control are positively and significantly related to performance of tourism organizations. The regression results indicated that organizational leadership driverwas positively correlated to organization performance and it explains 29.1% of the changes in performance of the organizations. Organizational leadership driver was established to have a positive and significant effect on performance in the Tourism state corporations in Kenya. Policy recommendation: The study recommended that Tourism state corporations in Kenya should have measures to adopt Individual characteristics, Idealized influence, Inspirational motivation, Intellectual stimulation among their leaders and command and Control.
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    Strategic Management Drivers And Performance Of The Kenya Owned Toursim State Corporations The Mediating Role Of Strategy Implementation
    (European Journal Of Business And Strategic Management, 2017) Muthoka, Miriam; Oloko, Margaret; Obonyo, Levi
    Purpose: This study sought to provide an opportunity to test the strategic management drivers of performance and the mediating role of strategy implementation by looking at information technology driver, strategic planning driver, change management driver, organizational leadership driver and the mediating role of strategy implementation. Methodology: The study employed descriptive and cross-sectional research designs. The target population comprised all the Tourism state owned corporations in Kenya with the management of these firms being the respondents. A census study was carried out due to small nature of the target population. Data collection involved the use of questionnaires which attracted both quantitative and qualitative responses. The respondents were all the Chairmen, CEO, managers and assistant managers of all Tourism state corporations in Kenya. These data was analyzed using content analysis for qualitative data. The quantitative data was analyzed using regression analysis. ANOVA test was carried out to test the significance of the model. Results: The findings of the study indicated that information technology drivers, strategic planning drivers, change management drivers and Organizational leadership drivers have a positive effect on performance in the Tourism state corporations in Kenya Policy recommendation:. The study also recommended that Tourism state corporations in Kenya should develop smart goals and objectives, have and enact sustainable action plans and formulate clear initiatives and consensus building because of their positive effect on performance. Further studies can be done to ascertain the effect of strategic management drivers and the mediating role of strategy implementation in other state corporations in Kenya other than the tourism sector