RESOURCE MOBILIZATION AND TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION ARE STRATEGIC TO PERFORMANCE
Abstract
County governments were established in all the 47 counties after the March 2013 general elections. The county names are listed in the first schedule of the constitution where Bomet is number 36. Since establishment, county governments have faced several performance challenges. These are; failure to complete projects on time, poor quality of services, lack of accountability, lack of transparency, inefficiencies, and ineffectiveness. The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of resource mobilization, and technology adoption on performance of County Government of Bomet in Kenya. Cross-sectional research design was utilized. The target population was 141 employees of the County government consisting of executive committee members, county chief officers, directors of various departments, and administrators. Yamane's formula was used to compute the sample size and 106 respondents were selected using stratified random sampling technique. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data which was then analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Content validity of the survey instruments was determined in a pilot study. Cronbach's alpha method was used to determine the coefficient of reliability with the aid of statistical package for social sciences software. The results showed that mobilization of resources and adoption of technology had significant effect on performance.
Keywords: Resource Mobilization, Technology, Strategic, Performance
CITATION: Ng’etich, E. K., & Kipkorir, C. S. S. (2023). Resource mobilization and technology adoption are strategic to performance. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 10 (2), 368 –382.
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