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ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES FACING HUMANITY THROUGH RESEARCH AND INNNOVATION

Date
2015
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kabarak university
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Article
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en
Authors
Karani, Lucyann
Nyoike, Esther
Langat, Lydia
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Matchingstructuretostrategyrequiresmakingstructurecriticalactivitiesandorganizational unitsthemainbuildingblocksintheorganization.Coordinationisoneofthecriticalactivitiesin anyorganizationalstrategyimplementation.Internalorganizationofeachcompanyissomewhat peculiar,theresultofmanyorganizationaldecisionsandperformance.Thisstudywasto determinetheeffectofcoordinationonstrategyimplementationinmanufacturingfirmsin Kenya.ThetargetareaofthestudywasNakuruMunicipality.Thestudypopulationincluded15 randomlypickedmanufacturingfirmsinthemunicipalityofwhichhavebeeninexistencefor notlessthan10years,soastoadequatelydeterminethemagnitudeofstrategyimplementation. The120respondentswhowerethemanagersandsupervisorsinthefirms’departmentsprovided informationregardingtheextentoftheuseofresourcesharingbetweendepartments,informal contactsofemployeeinthefirmsandfirmshavinggoalswhichhavebeenmutuallyagreed upon.Thestudyemployedasurveydesign.Descriptivestatisticswasusedtoanalysethedata. upon.Thestudyemployedasurveydesign.Descriptivestatisticswasusedtoanalysethedata. ResultsofCorrelationandchi-squareanalysisshowedthatcoordinationshownosignificant effectonstrategyimplementationinmanufacturingfirms.Therefore,manufacturingfirms shouldensurethatcoordinationispracticed. Hypothesisthatguidedthestudywasthatcoordinationhasnosignificanteffectonstrategy implementation

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Coordination, Strategy implementation, Manufacturing firms
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