Challenges of strategy implementation in the scripture union of Kenya.

Abstract

The Scripture Union faces a number of challenges in implementing strategy. These arise mainly out of the organization's concurrent pursuit or profit and non-profit objectives. The Scripture Union's organizational structure is also unique. The board formulates strategy but does not oversee its implementation in day-to-day basis. This arrangement causes a serious disconnect between who is to and what is exactly implemented. This makes the board unable to offer guidance in the event of implementation bottlenecks. The study found that the Scripture Union has no standards of performance against which actual results can be measured. Thus, the organizational culture embraced by the Scripture Union directly works against strategy implementation. The Scripture Union's reward system is also a major obstacle to successful strategy implementation. The study recommends that successful strategy implementation a t the Scripture union can only be realized if the organizational culture is re-engineered with a view to adopting a competitive business-type model. If this is not done, serious challenges would continue to stand in the organization's way in implementing strategic initiatives