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This paper was published in International Journal Cywilizacja i Polityka Poland. 2022. ISSN 1732-5641. Volume 5 Issue 4, May-June 2021. ISSN: 2456 – 6470
Abstract
The authors conducted an assessment of strategic management is adopted in local governments Imihigo process in Rwanda. They assessed the level of awareness of strategic management steps and processes, evaluated the extent to which strategic management is considered while elaborating on the Imihigo process, and documented some challenges encountered while linking strategic Management steps and processes with the Imihigo Process which is nationally implemented in Rwanda among local government units. The study was conducted in 10 selected districts based on systematic sampling with an interval of 2.
The authors considered all the components of strategic management and linked them with the existing structure of the Rwandan economy. They found out that strategic management is fully embedded in the Local Government 's i>Imihigo Process. The Rwandan economy went beyond strategic management and integrated innovations brought from Rwandan culture. Gaps were found in different levels of local government and the authors offered recommendations to improve the adoption of strategic management in local government 's i>Imihigo process.
Introduction
Organizations should see strategic management as a bedrock for survival, economic stability, growth, and development because any Nation or Firm experiencing economic recession lacks strategic management (Sunday & Idodo,2016). The adoption of strategic management in the elaboration of the local government Imihigo process is seen as the art of formulating, implementing, and evaluating cross-functional decisions that enable an organization or government to achieve its goals and objectives. The implication of this is that Imihigo and strategic management focuses on integrating various departments such as marketing, personnel, finance, production, research and development, and information and communication technology to achieve organizational success. The current global situation demands that managers not only manage actions domestic to the firm/organization but must also adopt a strategy and lay down policies that will enhance its competitive position in the external environments of the firm.
The external environment constitutes a major threat to any business organization and managers must monitor the activities of the political, competitors, financial conditions, technological advancement, amongst others in the environment, all of these must be expected and monitored in the decision making process of a manager’s as the growth and profitability of firms depend largely on how well managers manage everything strategically using management techniques that will place the firm in its merit competitive position by utilizing and managing changes in its internal and external environment(Sunday & Idodo,2016).
The strategic management of government public policy is one of the basic tools for economic stability and development of Nigeria's Economy. Findings also reveal that strategic management of new government public policies enhances public self-reliance on the Nigerian leadership particularly when there is growing understanding on the part of many that policies have to be formulated through the vigorous participation of the concerned communities. A learned anointed professional would do better than unlearned, therefore experts that are knowledgeable about strategic management should be allowed to be at the forefront of strategic management of government public policies. Strategic Management deals with the discovery and description of the strategies that leaders or managers can take to realize improved competitive advantage and performance for their organization (Sunday & Idodo,2016).
