EFFECTS OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT: A CASE STUDY OF KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Jilani Elizabeth Sidi - MBA Student, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya
Gichinga Lucy - Lecturer, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya
ABSTRACT
The rapid and discontinuous change taking place in the operational environment has a direct impact in the manner in which state corporations and organizations operate. The teams responsible for management are finding that old techniques for adoption to changes in the operational environment are no longer effective. These changes both in the operational environment as well as within the organization have an impact on the performance of these corporations hence management of these corporations need to be aware of these changes in order to adapt to them. The general objective of this study was to investigate the effects of strategic management practices on operational environment at KMFRI. The objectives of the study was to determine the strategic information technology Systems adaptation on corporation’s changes in operational environment, to establish the strategic human resource management practices adaptation on the corporation’s adaptation to the changes in operational environment and to establish the governing policies effect on the adaptation to the corporation’s adaption to the changes in operational environment. This study adopted a descriptive research design. The population of this study was composed of all the employees working at Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute. The research used stratified random sampling where the population was divided into three strata which comprised of top management, middle level management and other staff members. The study used questionnaire in order to collect data. The data was then be analyzed using SPSS. The findings of the study were presented using frequency distribution tables, percentages, pie-charts and discussions.
