Challenges of implementing strategic management at public organizations of Nepal

Most of the organizations face significant difficulties in implementing the strategies as the strategies fail to produce the desired performance in the organization due to the poor implementation. It is often found that there are difficulties in most of the public organizations to accept and own the strategic plan for planning of the organizational activities due to which there is comparatively less research publication found in this area. In this context, the study was done to determine the underlying challenges in the implementation of strategic management in public organizations of Nepal. The study adopted the researchers understanding based on the review of documents, interviews with the officers at strategy implementation position at Nepal Administrative Staff College and Lalitpur District Court. The analysis was done on the basis of the commonalities of the challenges shared by the officials during the process. The information was analyzed using qualitative method and case was prepared. This study was based on Kurt Verweire strategy - commitment and alignment model. From the finding of this study it is understood that clarity in strategy is directly dependent on experience or involvement of organization in formulation and implementation of the strategy and inherent of organizational value in strategy. The study established that inadequate funding and untimely disbursement of resources was hindrance to the effective implementation of strategies at both organisations. The analysis of the study presented that although there was participation and involvement of all level of employee in strategy formulation and action plan preparation, the implementing level employees are not well informed about the amendments and review process which had created the information gap among employees and decrease the level of ownership towards the strategic plan implementation. However, there was never issue of commitment in the top level management at both the public organizations. The dedication of all employees are equally important for alignment of the strategy and commitment in this study model.