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Title: Strategy Implementation and Organizational Performance of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority, Nairobi City County, Kenya
Authors: Christine Koros and Dr Sarah Kamau
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Christine Koros1,and Dr Sarah Kamau2 1,2. Department of Business Administration, School of Business, Economics and Tourism, Kenyatta University, P.O, Box 43844-0100, Nairobi, Kenya . Corresponding Author
MLA 8 Koros, Christine, and Dr Sarah Kamau. "Strategy Implementation and Organizational Performance of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority, Nairobi City County, Kenya." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 9, no. 10, Oct. 2024, pp. 4725-4752, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i10.044. Accessed Oct. 2024. APA 6 Koros, C., & Kamau, D. (2024, October). Strategy Implementation and Organizational Performance of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority, Nairobi City County, Kenya. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 9(10), 4725-4752. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i10.044 Chicago Koros, Christine, and Dr Sarah Kamau. "Strategy Implementation and Organizational Performance of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority, Nairobi City County, Kenya." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 9, no. 10 (October 2024), 4725-4752. Accessed October, 2024. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i10.044.
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ABSTRACT: Education and training are widely acknowledged as being essential to the growth of human capital. The Technical Vocational Education and Training serves as a conduit for human capital development, equipping students with practical skills that hold relevance in diverse occupational domains, industrial sectors, and entrepreneurial pursuits. Despite government investments in Technical Vocational Education and Training, the industry still faces constraints in areas such as improving online management information systems, training tools, human relations capacity and retention, and research and development. Therefore, this research was carried out to examine the strategy implementation and organizational performance of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority. The objectives were: effect of resource allocation, organizational culture, strategic leadership and organizational structure. Theories applicable to this research: institutional, resource-based view and balanced scorecard. A descriptive research design was used. The target population of the study was 70 employees of the Authority comprising the directors, senior level management and administrative staff; hence the respondents were 70 in number. A census technique was used in this research because the target population was small. Data was collected using primary and secondary data by both open-ended and closed-end questionnaires. A pilot study was done to check the reliability and validity of the questionnaire. Content Validity, construct and criterion validity were used to test the strength of the instrument and Reliability was done using Cronbach Alpha method to test its consistency. The study involved the utilization of descriptive statistics such as mean and standard deviation to analyze the data collected. Inferential statistics applied the multiple linear regressions to draw conclusions and make inferences from the data. The analysis outcomes indicated that resource allocation capabilities inversely affected performance insignificantly; organizational culture insignificantly and positively affected performance; strategic leadership affected performance of these organizations positively yet in an insignificant manner, while organizational structure displayed significant positive effect on Technical Vocational Education and Training Authority’s performance. The study recommended that the government should implement policies that prioritize the continuous assessment and refinement of the organizational structure. This policy should mandate evaluations of the current organizational framework to ensure that it aligns with the Authority's strategic goals and the evolving demands of the Technical Vocational Education and Training sector.

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