Analysis of the Barriers to Effective Strategy Implementation

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An analysis of the barriers to effective strategy implementation in local government authorities in Zimbabwe. A case study of Bulawayo City Council (BCC) CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Today’s organizational environment has become very competitive, increasingly uncertain and fast changing and hence, organizations need to plan and be flexible enough to accommodate the ever changing environment. Organizations operate in an open system where they are affected by the external environment hence they need to engage in strategic management to formulate their goals that will act as a basis for monitoring and evaluating their performance. Formulating a consistent strategy is a hard task for any organization, implementing it throughout the organization is an even more cumbersome task (Hrebiniak, 2006). According to Pearce (2003), strategic management is a set of decisions and actions resulting in formulation and implementation of strategies designed to achieve the objectives of an organisation. Pearce and Robinson (2011) define strategic management as a set of decisions and actions that result in the formulation, implementation and control of plans that are desired to achieve organization’s objectives, mission and vision within the environment the business operates. At the core of the strategic management process is the development and implementation of strategy. Wheelen and Hunger (2011) assert that, strategic management is a set of managerial decisions and actions that determine the long-run performance of a corporation. It includes environmental scanning (both external and internal), strategy formulation (strategic or long range planning), strategy implementation, and evaluation and control. The study of strategic management therefore emphasizes the monitoring and evaluating of external opportunities and threats in light of a corporation’s strengths and

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