From strategy to action: A qualitative study on salient factors influencing knowledge transfer in project-based experiential learning in healthcare organizations in Kenya

Objectives Knowledge transfer is recognized as a key determinant of organizational competitiveness. Existing literature on the transfer of knowledge and skills imply diminutive return on investment in training and development due to the low application of learned knowledge to the work environment. Following devolution of health services provision to new counties in Kenya in 2013, Strathmore Business School designed an experiential facility improvement project-based leadership training programme for healthcare managers in the new counties. Selected healthcare management teams participated in the leadership training to improve health systems performance in the devolved counties in Kenya.Despite similar training, the projects implementation contexts were different, leading to different implementation completion rates. The aim of this study was to investigate the reasons for this disparity and then recommend solutions. Design A qualitative study using semi-structured interviews. A thematic ...