| dc.description.abstract | In Kenya, strategic planning in various government institutions including those in the county
government are formulated in order to address strategic issues that will enable better service
delivery. Vihiga County strategic plan is driven by the County's Integrated Development Plan
(2013- 2017). Many projects had been set by the county to ensure successful strategic plan
implementation however, the projects are yet to be completed. The failure is affiliated to
institutional factors such as stakeholders' involvement, financial resources and communication
systems according to Vihiga County 2015 Annual Report, hence situated the study of strategic
plan implementation and how it relates to stakeholders involvement, financial resources and
communication system in Vihiga Count Government. The main objective of this study was to
assess institutional factors influencing implementation of strategic plans in Vihiga County
Government, Kenya. The Specific objectives were to: determine the relationship between
stakeholders' involvement, financial resources and communication systems with strategic plan
implementation in Vihiga County Government. The study was based on the resource based view
theory using a self-conceptualized framework in correlational research design. The study target a
population of 1182 employees out of which a sample size of 290 was determined using Fishers
formula and stratified into strata using stratified sampling technique. The study used primary
data which was collected using structured questionnaires. The collected data was analyzed using
both descriptive and correlation analysis. Ten respondents were used to pretest the instrument.
Validity of the instrument was attested by expert and its reliability determined using Cronbach
alpha where coefficient of a = 0.917 was obtained against a threshold of a = 0.7. Pearson product
moment correlation results established that there was a significant and positive relationship
between stakeholders' involvement, financial resources and communication system, and strategic
plan implementation with coefficient of (r=0.190, p=O.OOI),(r=0.334, p=O.OOO)and (r=0.349, p
==0.000)respectively, meaning as stake· holders are involved, financial resources availed, and
communication system are put in place strategic plan implementation is likely to be enhanced in
Vihiga County Government. The study concluded that there is a relationship though not strong
between stakeholders' involvement, financial resources and communication system with
strategic plan implementation. The study recommends that all stakeholders be involved, adequate
funds be allocated, well established and proper communication system in place to enhance
strategic plan implementation in Vihiga County Government. The results may be used to inform
policy formulation and decisions as well as enrich literature on concepts relating to
implementation of strategic planning. | en_US |
