Leadership and strategy implementation in the National Youth Development Agency
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2015-03-09
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Thiti, Thabiso L.
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The research purpose is to explore the relationship between leadership and strategy implementation in the National Youth Development Agency. The agency has been marred by challenges related to integrity, poor performance, financial mismanagement and political interference.
The first stage of the research is gathering information on the youth development agencies in the world, continent and Sub-Saharan Africa. The research also presents the different leadership theories and strategy formulation concepts. It further provides an appreciation of the importance of strategy implementation and leadership as a catalyst to strategy implementation. These are presented as a theoretical framework as well conceptual appraisal to provide research context.
The research is based on qualitative research methodology. The research is conducted through the semi-structured research questionnaire. The research opted for semi-structured interview to enable research participants to freely express their views on the leadership and strategy implementation in the context of organisational performance issues. This also deepened the understanding of the underlying leadership and strategy challenges in the NYDA.
The research reflects on both achievements and challenges in the NYDA. These range from underlying challenges like human resources, transitional issues, organisational development, mandate and regulatory framework.
The research makes recommendations on policy considerations in harmonizing leadership in the context of strategy formulation and implementation.
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Thesis (M.M. (Public and Development Management))--University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, School of Governance, 2014.