INFLUENCE OF MANAGEMENT FACTORS ON HEALTH PROJECTS IMPLEMENTATION; A CASE OF COMMUNITY STRATEGY PROJECT IN BUNGOMA COUNTY
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This study focused on management factors influencing community strategy projects implementation in Bungoma County. It was guided by these specific objectives; to establish and determine the influence of financial competency, the influence of community involvement in decisions, top management commitment and the influence of adherence to procurement procedures on community strategy health project implementation in Bungoma County. The theories under the study were implementation theory, stakeholder theory and theory of constraints. The study utilized simple random sampling technique to select the sample. The target population was from Bungoma County community strategy projects employees. A sample size of employees was selected. Structured questionnaire was used for data collection. The study generated data from questionnaire and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software and the findings analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequencies and percentages. It was anticipated that the findings of the study would be replicated to other County governments in Kenya for project implementation. The response rate was 89.39%. The study found positive and significant relationship between the independent and dependent variables and concluded that financial competency, community involvement in decision making, top management commitment and adherence to procurement procedures strategically enhance community project implementation, enhancing timely and satisfying projects completion in the communities of Bungoma County. Based on the findings of the study, the researcher recommended that the relationship between management factors and project implementation is elaborate. Hence for any project to achieve its goals and objectives, the staff involved should have financial competency to encourage good utilization of the funds provided for the project.
Key Words: Financial Competency, Community Involvement, Top Management Commitment Procurement Procedures, Community Strategy
CITATION: Lavusa, E. O., & Juma, D. (2020). Influence of management factors on health projects implementation; A case of community strategy project in Bungoma County. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 7(4), 319 – 341.
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