Strategic Plan Implementation and Institute Sustainability: A Case Study of Sister Ministers of The Infirm of St. Camillus In Kenya
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2019-09
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Tangaza University College
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The practice of strategic planning and implementation has become an important aspect in organizations including the Church Institutions in the fast transforming environment. The Sister Ministers of the Infirm (MI) in Kenya is one of the religious Institutions faced with many challenges including sustainability as it endeavours to carry out its mission within its Charism. The purpose of this study was to establish the extent to which strategic plan implementation process was successful and hence its impact on the sustainability of the religious Institute of Sister Ministers of the Infirm (MI) in Kenya. The study was guided by the following objectives: to establish the extent of strategic plan implementation success influencing sustainability of the MI, to establish the critical factors affecting implementation of strategic plans, to assess the influence of leadership on implementation of strategic plan, and lastly, to analyze the extent to which resources availability and deployment influence implementation of strategic plan. This research study was also guided by two complementary theories namely Resource Based View theory and Upper Echelons Theory. The study adopted a case study design and employed mixed method approach skewing towards description in generating data. The questionnaire and Interview guide were employed. The interview guide was used for two top leadership members and other three members at the MI Institute in Kenya. The total population of the study was made of 35 respondents inclusive of the top leadership team, who lead different MI communities in Kenya. Primary data was collected by use of semi structured questionnaire and interview guide. The Data collected was analyzed by means of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and descriptive analysis. Data presentations were in form of pie charts, tables, frequencies, and percentages. The study findings revealed that the strategic plan implementation was successful and had a significant influence in enhancing Institute’s sustainability. Enhanced leadership, improved resources availability and deployment, new entrepreneurial projects, enhanced human capital and human resources were significant success factors to strategic plan implementation process in the MI Institute. In addition, the study revealed that inadequate financial resources and some critical human resource management skills; acted as hindrance to full implementation of strategic plans. The study therefore concluded that strategic plan implementation plays an important role in enhancing Institute’s sustainability. The study recommended that for an efficient, effective and full implementation of strategic plans to achieve Institute’s goal of sustainability, top leadership should be fully involved, inspire and provide direction to members, and be committed throughout the process. The top leadership of MI should seek to acquire more skills and knowledge for Institute’s strategic leadership. Also, the study recommended that the MI top leadership should focus on sound investment on the locally available resources, and deploy these resources appropriately for better strategy implementation. Finally, the study recommended that strategy implementation is a critical success process towards sustainability of the religious Institute of Sister Ministers of the Infirm in Kenya.
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Plan Implementation, Plan Implementation