Title:
EFFECTIVE STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION: A LITERATURE REVIEW OF SUCCESS FACTORS IN PUBLIC SECTOR

Authors:
Bahati Nkone, Dr. Chacha Matoka and Dr. Charles Ngirwa, Tanzania

Abstract:
This study aimed to conduct a literature review of factors critical to strategy implementation in public sector from empirical studies conducted between 2015 and 2024 with the objective to identify and establish such factors to enhance effective strategy implementation in public sector. Scholarly articles on the subject matter from 2015 to 2024 which were available under open access were well-thought-out and afterward carefully selected from notable scholarly publications using scholarly database search engines, namely; Emarald, Research Gate and Google Scholar. After initial search, screening and thorough review, thirty-eight articles were included for further analysis in relation to the context of this study. In the order of frequency of appearance; the study has found that leadership, communication, skills availability, alignment, organization structure, organization culture and engagement carry much weight in enabling successful strategy implementation in public sector. The findings of this study therefore provide theoretical contribution on the development of a model for effective strategy implementation in public sector, and further assist public sector practitioners by providing them with the focus areas should they wish to experience successful implementation of their strategies. Since this study was only a literature review of empirical studies to identify and establish critical factors for successful strategy implementation in public sector, future studies may be conducted on how the identified success factors fit into a complete strategy execution model to effectively address strategy implementation gap in the public sector.