DIGITAL INNOVATION CAPABILITIES AND PERFORMANCE OF PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN NAIROBI CITY COUNTY, KENYA

Daniel Musyoka, Dr. Samuel Wabala

Abstract


The main objective of this study was to assess the influence of digital innovation capabilities on performance of private higher education institutions in Nairobi City County, Kenya. Specifically, the study focused on assessing the influence of top management support, and innovation culture on Performance of Private Higher Education Institutions in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The study employed a descriptive research design utilizing a quantitative survey method in line with a positivist paradigm. A random sampling method was utilized to recruit participant from the study’s target population, which comprised of the staff in IT departments, academic departments, registrar and in administrative units from the Private Higher Education Institutions in Nairobi City County as per the Ministry of Education and Commission for University Education. The participants were deemed ideal based on their familiarity with technology as users and have a significant role in decision-making related to digital innovation formed the unit of observation while the higher education learning institutions formed the unit of analysis. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select a sample size of 170 respondents from the 33 PHEIs in Nairobi City County, Kenya. Data collection was conducted using a structured questionnaire that was distributed online to the consented eligible participants. The study used questionnaires to collect primary data. The collected data was exported into the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 28 for coding, cleaning, and analysis. Descriptive statistics, including frequencies, percentages, mean, standard deviations, and graphical charts were used to summarize the numerical and categorical data while inferential analysis techniques, such as correlational and regression analysis technique were used to explore the relationship between the dependent and independent variable. The analysis findings revealed that influence of top management (r=0.860), and performance of private higher education institutions in Nairobi City County indicated a strong positive correlation which was statistically significant (p< 0.05). The multiple regression analysis findings indicated that for every, a unit change in adaptation of top management indicated a statistically significant increase in performance of private higher institutions by 0.308 units (β =.308, p= 0.005) and innovation culture (β = .435, p = 0.001). The performance of Private Higher Education Institutions is highly influenced by top management support and innovation culture, as demonstrated by correlation analysis. Overall, the results indicate that the digital innovation capabilities have greatly improved the performance of Private Higher Education Institutions in Nairobi City County.

 

Key Words: Digital Innovation Capabilities, Top Management Support, Innovation Culture, Performance of Private Higher Education Institutions


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