MANAGING STRATEGIC CHANGE AT GEOTHERMAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY IN KENYA
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https://doi.org/10.47672/ijbs.35Keywords:
Strategic change, geothermal, leadershipAbstract
Purpose: This research project aimed at investigating the management of strategic change at Geothermal Development Company.
Methodology: This study adopted a case study since the unit of analysis was biased to one organization that is GDC. Face to face interviews were carried out. Permission from the organization was sought and consent from individual heads of divisions was also requested through a formal letter. The data obtained from the interview guide was analyzed qualitatively.
Results: From the study, the researcher found that GDC change management as a critical decision making for the institution. In addition leadership in GDC strongly influences change.
Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: Management should address the challenge of insufficient resources to facilitate strategy implementation. The management of GDC should also be forecasting on the long term strategic change and minimize creation of short term forecasts that requires change that will not take them to the forecasted long term objectives.
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