Effects of Organisational Culture on Strategy Implementation in Water Boards in Kenya

Organizational culture is central to the life of any organization. It is embedded in its practices and governs the relationships of all organizational members. Different organizations have different cultures which help to distinguish each from the other. The implementation of strategy is necessitated by the need for organizations to achieve certain objectives that give them a competitive advantage in a business environment that is constantly changing. Organizational culture can either facilitate or hinder the successful implementation of strategy. It facilitates the process when the values in the strategy being adopted are supported by those held and shared by organizational members. Lack of alignment between organizational culture and strategy is the main cause of failure in the implementation of strategy. The main objective of the research study was to determine the effects of organizational culture on success of strategy implementation in Water Boards in Kenya. Descriptive statistics data analysis method was applied to analyse data and presented in frequencies, percentage mean, standard deviation, and chi-square results. Finally, multiple linear regression model was employed to establish the significance of the independent variables on the dependent variable. The findings are presented using tables and charts. The study findings showed that overall, the organization culture influences 73% of change in strategy implementation in the water boards in Kenya. This means that there is a significant relationship between the strategy implementation and the culture of water-boards. Study recommends that, there is need for the water-boards management to encourage employees to work together and they need to involve employees in the decision making. Organizations need to create room for creativity and follow rules because although it gives results it also limits the employee’s decision-making capacity and there is need for employees to be encouraged to be creative and innovative in taking risks.