Strategy implementation barriers and remedies in public sector organisations

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dc.contributor.author Eresia-Eke, Chukuakadibia E.
dc.contributor.author Soriakumar, A.D.
dc.date.accessioned 2022-01-28T10:44:01Z
dc.date.available 2022-01-28T10:44:01Z
dc.date.issued 2021-04
dc.description.abstract Public sector organisations play a critical role in many countries. Central to the performance of these organisations is the effort of strategy implementation that enables organisations fulfil their mandates and realise goals that generally lend themselves to societal improvement. The failures of such organisations due to poor strategy implementation, therefore have far-reaching consequences for a kaleidoscope of stakeholders, not least of all, the people. Curiously, strategy implementation studies are mostly descriptive and tend to focus on how it takes place rather than on issues that encumber the task. Moreover, strategy implementation studies are predominantly conducted in the context of the private sector rather than the public sector. Departing from this norm, this study investigates strategy implementation barriers and how these are overcome in selected South African public sector organisations. A qualitative research design based on a multiple case study approach was utilised for the study while data was gathered through semi-structured interviews. The study’s findings reveal that strategy implementation barriers emanate from both the internal and external environments of organisations. Specifically, identified barriers were primarily linked to resources, structure, culture, politics, stakeholders, infrastructure and government regulations. The study bears important lessons for management practice in public sector organisations as practical remedies deployed by the studied organisations to overcome some of the identified barriers are also expounded. en_ZA
dc.description.department Business Management en_ZA
dc.description.librarian am2022 en_ZA
dc.description.uri https://journals.co.za/journal/ajpa en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Eresia-Eke, C.E. & Soriakumar, A.D. 2021, 'Strategy implementation barriers and remedies in public sector organisations', African Journal of Public Affairs, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 46-62. en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 1997-7441
dc.identifier.other 10.10520/ejc-ajpa_v12_n1_a4
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/83514
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher African Consortium of Public Administration en_ZA
dc.rights African Consortium of Public Administration (ACPA) en_ZA
dc.subject Strategy en_ZA
dc.subject Implementation en_ZA
dc.subject Barriers en_ZA
dc.subject Remedies en_ZA
dc.subject Public sector en_ZA
dc.subject Management en_ZA
dc.title Strategy implementation barriers and remedies in public sector organisations en_ZA
dc.type Article en_ZA


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