Factors Influencing Strategy Implementation of Water Supply Firms in Kenya (Case Study of Mombasa Water Supply and Sanitation Limited)
Keywords:
Implementation, Strategy, Leadership, Culture, Resources, StakeholdersAbstract
Strategy implementation is understood as one of the most difficult business challenges facing today
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