ANALYSIS OF INFLUENCE OF STRATEGIC PLANNING PRACTICES ON
ORGANIZATION PERFORMANCE: A CASE OF BARINGO COUNTY
GOVERNMENT, KENYA
, ABSTRACT
Ever since the advent of globalization, the interest towards strategic management studies has
attracted the attention of academic scholars as well as business practitioners. The purpose of
carrying out the study will be to find out the influence of strategic practitioners planning
practices on the organization performance in Kenya. The objectives that will specifically
guide the study will include: examining how resource mobilization influences organizational
performance in Baringo County Government, finding out influence of resource allocation on
organization performance in Baringo County Government, to determining the influence of
leadership strategies on organization performance in Baringo County Government and to
establish the influence of risk management on organizational performance in Baringo County
Government. The study will be of value to the top management of Baringo County
Government, the policy makers at the Baringo County Government, the national government
and other researchers. The research design will be descriptive in nature. The 4178 staff of
Baringo County Government will be the target population of this study. The sampling
procedure in this study will be arrived at by use of Yamane formula and purposive sampling
thereafter due to the nature of the population. The sample size will therefore be 92 managerial
staff drawn from the County Government departments picked based on their knowledge of the
policies and expertise. Structured questionnaire will be used to collect data from the
respondents. Data analysis will be done by use of descriptive statistics and regression analysis
will also be used to determine the relationship of the variables. Presentation of findings will
be done in the form of figures and tables.
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION AND APPROVAL Error! Bookmark not defined.
DEDICATION ..............................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ...........................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................................ ii
TABLE OF CONTENTS ...........................................................................................................iii
LIST OF TABLES ..................................................................................................................... v
LIST OF FIGURES ...................................................................................................................vi
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS................................................................. vii
CHAPTER ONE......................................................................................................................... 1
INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 1
1.0 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 Background to the Study ........................................................................................................ 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem ....................................................................................................... 5
1.3 Purpose of the Study .............................................................................................................. 6
1.5 Research Questions ................................................................................................................ 7
1.6 Justification of the Study ........................................................................................................ 7
1.7 Significance of the Study ....................................................................................................... 8
1.8 Scope of the Study ................................................................................................................. 8
1.9 Study Limitations ................................................................................................................... 9
1.10 Delimitations of the Study.................................................................................................... 9
1.11 Assumptions of the study ..................................................................................................... 9
1.12 Operational Definition of Key Terms ................................................................................ 10
CHAPTER TWO ..................................................................................................................... 12
LITERATURE REVIEW ........................................................................................................ 12
2.0 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 12
2.1 Empirical Review ................................................................................................................. 12
2.1.1 Strategic Planning and Organization Performance ............................................................12
2.1.2 Resource Mobilization on Organization Performance .......................................................14
2.1.3 Resource Allocation on Organization Performance ...........................................................16
2.1.4 Leadership Strategies on Organization Performance .........................................................18
2.1.5 Risk Management on Organization Performance ..............................................................20
2.2 Theoretical Review ...............................................................................................................22
2.2.1 Strategic Management Theory ...........................................................................................22
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, 2.2.2 Resource Based Theory......................................................................................................23
2.2.3 Contingency Theory ...........................................................................................................25
2.3 Theoretical Framework .........................................................................................................26
2.4 Conceptual Framework .........................................................................................................26
2.5 Recap of Literature ................................................................................................................27
CHAPTER THREE ..................................................................................................................29
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.............................................................................................29
3.0 Introduction ...........................................................................................................................29
3.1 Research Methodology..........................................................................................................29
3.2 Research Design ....................................................................................................................29
3.3 Location of the Study ............................................................................................................30
3.4 Target population ..................................................................................................................30
3.5 Sampling Procedures and Techniques...................................................................................30
3.6 Sample Population ................................................................................................................31
3.7 Construction of Research Instruments ..................................................................................32
3.8 Piloting of Research Instruments ..........................................................................................32
3.9 Data Collection Methods and Procedures .............................................................................34
3.10 Data Analysis Techniques and Procedures .........................................................................34
3.11Ethical Considerations..........................................................................................................35
REFERENCES ..........................................................................................................................36
APPENDICES ...........................................................................................................................42
Appendix I: Introduction Letter ..................................................................................................42
Appendix II: Questionnaire .........................................................................................................43
Appendix III: Work Plan ............................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Appendix IV: Research Budget................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
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ORGANIZATION PERFORMANCE: A CASE OF BARINGO COUNTY
GOVERNMENT, KENYA
, ABSTRACT
Ever since the advent of globalization, the interest towards strategic management studies has
attracted the attention of academic scholars as well as business practitioners. The purpose of
carrying out the study will be to find out the influence of strategic practitioners planning
practices on the organization performance in Kenya. The objectives that will specifically
guide the study will include: examining how resource mobilization influences organizational
performance in Baringo County Government, finding out influence of resource allocation on
organization performance in Baringo County Government, to determining the influence of
leadership strategies on organization performance in Baringo County Government and to
establish the influence of risk management on organizational performance in Baringo County
Government. The study will be of value to the top management of Baringo County
Government, the policy makers at the Baringo County Government, the national government
and other researchers. The research design will be descriptive in nature. The 4178 staff of
Baringo County Government will be the target population of this study. The sampling
procedure in this study will be arrived at by use of Yamane formula and purposive sampling
thereafter due to the nature of the population. The sample size will therefore be 92 managerial
staff drawn from the County Government departments picked based on their knowledge of the
policies and expertise. Structured questionnaire will be used to collect data from the
respondents. Data analysis will be done by use of descriptive statistics and regression analysis
will also be used to determine the relationship of the variables. Presentation of findings will
be done in the form of figures and tables.
ii
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION AND APPROVAL Error! Bookmark not defined.
DEDICATION ..............................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ...........................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................................ ii
TABLE OF CONTENTS ...........................................................................................................iii
LIST OF TABLES ..................................................................................................................... v
LIST OF FIGURES ...................................................................................................................vi
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS................................................................. vii
CHAPTER ONE......................................................................................................................... 1
INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 1
1.0 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 Background to the Study ........................................................................................................ 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem ....................................................................................................... 5
1.3 Purpose of the Study .............................................................................................................. 6
1.5 Research Questions ................................................................................................................ 7
1.6 Justification of the Study ........................................................................................................ 7
1.7 Significance of the Study ....................................................................................................... 8
1.8 Scope of the Study ................................................................................................................. 8
1.9 Study Limitations ................................................................................................................... 9
1.10 Delimitations of the Study.................................................................................................... 9
1.11 Assumptions of the study ..................................................................................................... 9
1.12 Operational Definition of Key Terms ................................................................................ 10
CHAPTER TWO ..................................................................................................................... 12
LITERATURE REVIEW ........................................................................................................ 12
2.0 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 12
2.1 Empirical Review ................................................................................................................. 12
2.1.1 Strategic Planning and Organization Performance ............................................................12
2.1.2 Resource Mobilization on Organization Performance .......................................................14
2.1.3 Resource Allocation on Organization Performance ...........................................................16
2.1.4 Leadership Strategies on Organization Performance .........................................................18
2.1.5 Risk Management on Organization Performance ..............................................................20
2.2 Theoretical Review ...............................................................................................................22
2.2.1 Strategic Management Theory ...........................................................................................22
iii
, 2.2.2 Resource Based Theory......................................................................................................23
2.2.3 Contingency Theory ...........................................................................................................25
2.3 Theoretical Framework .........................................................................................................26
2.4 Conceptual Framework .........................................................................................................26
2.5 Recap of Literature ................................................................................................................27
CHAPTER THREE ..................................................................................................................29
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.............................................................................................29
3.0 Introduction ...........................................................................................................................29
3.1 Research Methodology..........................................................................................................29
3.2 Research Design ....................................................................................................................29
3.3 Location of the Study ............................................................................................................30
3.4 Target population ..................................................................................................................30
3.5 Sampling Procedures and Techniques...................................................................................30
3.6 Sample Population ................................................................................................................31
3.7 Construction of Research Instruments ..................................................................................32
3.8 Piloting of Research Instruments ..........................................................................................32
3.9 Data Collection Methods and Procedures .............................................................................34
3.10 Data Analysis Techniques and Procedures .........................................................................34
3.11Ethical Considerations..........................................................................................................35
REFERENCES ..........................................................................................................................36
APPENDICES ...........................................................................................................................42
Appendix I: Introduction Letter ..................................................................................................42
Appendix II: Questionnaire .........................................................................................................43
Appendix III: Work Plan ............................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Appendix IV: Research Budget................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
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