WOLAYTA SODO UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES

MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

ADVANCED STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT (MBA 526)

INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT OF
ARTICLE REVIEW

The article Written By: The Article reviewed By:

Antony Sije and Pamela Awuor Ochieng Getahun Terefe ID NO. PGR/51023/13
Department of Commerce and Economic Studies Wolayta Sodo University School of Gradute Studies
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Masters of Business Administration
Nairobi, Kenya. Submitted to:
Alubel K. (Assist.Prof)
Title of the Article
Strategic Planning and Formulation
In Public Secondary Schools, Kenya:
An Empirical Study of Selected Public Schools
In Homa-Bay Count

February, 2022
Introduction
The article was developed on the relationship that exists between effective strategic planning and its
formulation in public secondary schools in Homa – Bay County, Kenya. The researchers used both
primary and secondary data which were analyzed and results were gotten. The study established that
there is strong relationship that exists between strategic planning and its formulation.
Objective
The general objective of the study was to determine the relationship between strategic planning and
formulation in public secondary schools in Homa –Bay County, Kenya.

Methodology
The researcher used both qualitative and quantitative methods.

Finding
The category of the school had not significant impact on formulation of strategic plans.
Most of the executives of the schools in Kenya do not have the minimum University education and
hence the lack of this knowledge is a great problem
Academic qualification of the board chairperson played a critical role in strategic planning.

The strong and the weak sides of the study

The strong sides
The smart selection of the title
Using both the qualitative and quantitative methods of the research
Descriptive way of data analysis
The weak sides
Stating unclear abbreviation i.e. BOG
Considering only questionnaires are the major tools of data collection for the primary data in the study.
The researcher didn’t mention the total number of secondary schools in the country

Conclusion
The article discussed a clear overview of factors that contribute significant impact on formulation of strategic
plans. And, also provides some notable lesson for the improvement of the formulation of strategic planning. Thus, it
gives a substantial amount of information for further research.