Title:
INFLUENCE OF POLICY DEVELOPMENT ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN SUGAR COMPANIES IN WESTERN REGION KENYA

Authors:
Marita Ingutia Okutoyi and Barrack O. Okello

Abstract:
The sugar sector in Kenya is, however, beset by several governance and management challenges that are manifested in the way decisions are made and implemented by key actors on matters of sugar importation, privatization of sugar mills, negotiations on COMESA and other international agreements affecting the sub-sector. The study sought to assess the influence of policy development on organizational performance in sugar companies in Western region, Kenya. The study was guided by the Dynamic Capabilities Theory. The study was conducted using descriptive survey design and targeted the management of three sugar companies from the region from which a sample size of 54 respondents was drawn form a population of 54 using the census sampling technique. Questionnaires were used to collect data after pilot testing them in a sugar company in Bungoma County. The data was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistical methods. The correlation coefficient between policy development on organizational performance is 0.522. Policy development was found to have a positive relationship with organizational performance of sugar companies in Western region in Kenya. The study thus recommends that the sugar companies in Western Region in Kenya improve on the policy development characteristics in order to enhance their performance.