International Journal of Innovative Research and Development

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In Kenya, the inefficiency and ineptness of overall implementation of procurement performance in many state corporations contributes to loss of over KES. 50 million annually. In addition, in over 50% of state corporations, the quality and quantity of procured goods and services do not meet the raised specifications during tendering and the actual procurement expenditure is normally higher than the budgeted procurement funds. Procurement expenditure could be minimized through effective implementation of procurement performance. The study used primary data which was collected through the use of questionnaires with respondents as the Procurement, Finance and line managers of Kenya Ports Authority. The specific objectives were to determine how procurement policy, procurement planning and procurement staff competitiveness affect state corporation procurement performance. The research design was descriptive in nature. Stratified random sampling method was used. The study targeted 6,476 employees of KPA working in the various departments and the sample size was 195. A modified Likert scale questionnaire will be developed divided into three parts. A pilot study was carried out to refine the instrument. The quality and consistency of the study was further assessed using Cronbach's alpha. Data analysis was performed on a PC computer using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS Version 22) for Windows. Analysis was done using frequency counts, percentages, means and standard deviation, regression, correlation and the information generated was presented in form of graphs, charts and tables. From the findings, majority of respondents have bachelor’s degree with other professional qualifications like CIPS which enhances professionalism in the procurement department. On working experience, majority of respondents have worked for between 6-10 years. On which department respondents work in, majority of respondents work in the procurement department. On position held by the respondents, majority hold the position of middle level procurement staff. It’s a policy for the procurement department to implement the procurement plan. Timelines are strictly observed in procurement planning this enhance efficiency in the department and service delivery for the organization. Staffs are regularly trained on new trends in matters procurement and this make to be at par in delivering excellent services in the organization. Conducting procurement performance appraisal at least twice in a year which enhances evaluation of the whole procurement processes Correlation between independent variable and dependent variable was 0.493, 0.412 and 0.241 for procurement policy, procurement planning and procurement staff competency. The coefficient of determination was 0.524 of 52.4%. The overall P-value of 0.00 which is less than 0.05 (5%) is an indication of relevance of the studied variables, significant at the calculated 95% level of significance. This implies that the studied independent variables namely procurement policy, procurement planning and procurement staff competency have significant effect on procurement performance of KPA. The study recommended that: Procurement policies set out by the organization should be known by all staff in the organization; that procurement planning should be a continuous process and not a onetime event: That staff working in the procurement department should be well trained in all procurement processes.

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Strategic leadership on Strategy implementation has influenced almost every facet of life among the organizations. Strategic leadership on Strategy implementation has influence almost every facet of life among the organizations. Strategy implementation is the sum total of the activities and choices required for the execution of a strategic plan. Formulation of strategy by a firm’s management is a challenging task but the implementation and operationalization of the strategy is even more challenging. Leaders in all organizations are aware of the need to strategically plan the future of their organizations as well as to partake in the effective implementation of these crafted strategies. A leader is viewed in this study as a managerial employee who is tasked to oversee the successful execution of strategic initiatives. Leadership and specifically strategic leadership have been identified as one of the key drivers of effective strategy implementation. The leadership's role is all important because its agenda for action and conclusion about how hard or fast to push for change are decisive in shaping the character of the implementation and moving the process along. Strategic leadership is the ability to influence a group towards the achievement of goals, and successful strategy implementation thus depends upon the leadership skills of working through others, organizing, motivating, culture building, establishing strategic controls, and creating strong fits between strategy and how the organization does things to ultimately achieve organizational goals. This study was to examine the roles role of strategic leadership on strategy implementation in public universities in Kenya. The study was carried out at JKUAT Main Campus. To achieve this, the study focused on three main objectives that include; to examine the role of organizational culture, to find out the influence of strategic communication and to examine the influence of strategic direction in strategy implementation. This research adopted a descriptive Research design. Target population in this research were the JKUAT university management totaling to 98 respondents. The target population included Principles, directors, Dean of students and chairmen of departments. A sample size of 79 respondents was considered for the study. Data was collected with the help of questionnaires that were distributed to the respondents and later picked by the researcher. The research found out that strategic leadership plays a critical role in the effective implementation of strategy. It was found out that organizational culture affects implementation of strategy by- communication by- and strategic direction by - It is recommended that strategic leadership in public universities should be biased towards strategy implementation. In addition, strategic leaders should drive the public universities to strategy implementation success if these universities are to survive and create wealth for all stakeholders.

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