INFLUENCE OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE ON STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION AMONG PENSION SCHEMES IN KENYA

Monicah Ngetich

Abstract


Organizational structure refers to the formal system of task and reporting relationships that controls, coordinates, and motivates employees so that they cooperate to achieve an organization's goals. This study investigated the influence of organizational structure on strategy implementation among pension schemes in Kenya. The specific objective of the study was to access organization culture management on strategy implementation among pension schemes in Kenya. The research study applied a descriptive research design. The target population for the study was 237 operation managers, finance mangers and pension administrators. The study adopted stratified random sampling to select the study sample. The sample size of the study was 149 respondents. The researcher used questionnaires as data collection instruments for the research distributed through drop and pick later method. Data collected was purely quantitative and was analyzed by descriptive analysis. The descriptive statistical programs such as Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 24.0 helped the researcher to describe the data and determine the extent used. The researcher used SPSS to generate statistics like percentages, frequencies, means and standard deviations. The findings were presented using tables and charts. The researcher conducted multiple regression analysis to make inferences. Statistical inferences using an ANOVA table indicated that a high reliability was achieved by the data collection instrument with Cronbach’s alpha coefficients. Organization culture had a negative significance influence on strategy implementation among pension schemes in Kenya. This enabled a conclusion to be made that only organization culture all affected the strategy implementation among pension schemes in Kenya. Summarily the study recommended that a positive organization culture to be enhance as this would contribute significantly to strategy implementation pension schemes in Kenya. [1]

[1] Ngetich, M., (2023). Influence of Organizational Culture on Strategy Implementation Among Pension Schemes in Kenya. International Journal of Social Science Management and Entrepreneurship, 7(2023), 249-257

 


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