Authors : Said Adan Abi; Mohamed Hussein Daahir

Volume/Issue : Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 9 - September

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/IJISRT24SEP1568

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Abstract : This study examined the challenges encountered in strategic management in Somaliland public sector institutions, specifically the study looked at how strategies are developed,implementation of strategy and its role in organizational performance, obstacles that hinder successful strategy implementation, and the role of evaluation of strategy in institutional success. The study employed a mixed-methods approach involving both quantitative and qualitative research approach. The population for this study was 5,000 employees from 38 public sector institutions in Hargeisa, Somaliland, with a sample size of 374. The primary data was collected through questionnaire distributed to 354 participants using online data collection tools such as Google form where 324 questionnaires were returned successfully, as well as conducting key informant interview with 16 top and senior managers and 15 lower staffs. The quantitative data was analyzed with a descriptive statistics using MS Excel and Statistical Packages for Social Science (SPSS), while the qualitative data gathered through the interview analyzed through content analysis. The findings showed that while there were strategy formulation process in place in Somaliland public sector institutions, they don’t have clear and consistent implementation throughout the different levels of employees. The major challenges encountered Somaliland public sector institutions in strategy implementations was as results indicated, insufficient allocation of resource, lack of adequate training of employee on strategy, poor leadership, inflexible and top-down approach as a major challenges in successful implementation of strategy in Somaliland public sector institutions. The research highlighted the vital role of systematic strategy evaluation in enhancing institutional performance, but existing practices in Somaliland public sector institutions deemedinadequate. The results showed that strategy evaluation is limitedto senior managers and there is poor stakeholder involvement in strategy evaluation. The study recommends in enhancing involvement of stakeholders during all the faces of strategic management, matching the budget and strategy objectives, improving communication and training, supporting adaptable leadership, and finally, implementing effective monitoring and evaluation mechanism to ensure the strategy objectives achieved to enhance strategic management in Somaliland public sectorinstitutions.

Keywords : Strategic Management, Public Sector, Implementation Challenges, Evaluation Mechanisms, Organizational Performance.

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