ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES FACING HUMANITY THROUGH RESEARCH AND INNNOVATION

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2015
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Karani, Lucyann
Nyoike, Esther
Langat, Lydia
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Abstract
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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