Effect of Organization Resources on Strategic Plan Implementation in State Corporation in Kenya: Case of Postal Corporation of Kenya

Abstract

Implementation of a strategy involves operationalization or putting into action the plans that the team has come up with for the sole purpose of driving the operations of an organization to a desired future position in terms of set goals. The attainment of predetermined position is important in the attainment business sustainability. Strategy implementation is basically administrative; therefore, it requires that the strategy is supported by appropriate organization resources that play a leading role in the implementation process. This study set to establish the effect of Organization Resources on strategic plan implementation in State Corporation in Kenya (Case of Postal Corporation of Kenya).Specifically, the study set to establish: the effect of organizational resource son strategic plan implementation at PCK, Headquarters, Nairobi. The study was anchored on the Resource Based View Theory. It utilized the descriptive research design and target population742 Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) drawn from all cadres in the organization. Stratified sampling technique was applied to ensure that all cadres were incorporated for all-inclusive data. A sample size of 260 staff was selected using Yamane (1967) formulae to obtain sample size. A questionnaire made up of structured and unstructured questions was adopted in collection of primary data. Validity and reliability of the instruments was assessed by conducting a pilot study that involved 26 respondents that were drawn from PCK headquarters, Nairobi. A Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 25 software helped ease the data analysis. The study showed that organization resources (β=0.583, p<0.05 &M=3.65) this means that organization resource have significant effect on strategic plan implementation. In conclusion, organizational factors have a positive and significant relationship and effect on strategic plan implementation. Finance Managers of PCK should formulate effective policies that facilitate effective and efficient utilization of the available financial resources for strategic plan implementation. The HR managers should provide training of all managerial staff on effective and efficient strategic plan implementation in the corporation. The present study was limited to effect of Organization Resources on strategic plan implementation in State Corporation in Kenya (Case of Postal Corporation of Kenya). Further studies should consider replicating this study in other Postal Corporation of Kenya in other counties and regions so as to enhance the generalization of findings.