Relationship between Strategic Planning and Business Continuity Management of Private Security Firms in Kenya

Abstract

The concept of business continuity management (BCM) has gained wide acceptance in recent years and it is key for the survival of any contemporary organization during crisis. However, some of the organizations have failed to reconsider the significance of creating awareness and being prepared for the unexpected. Companies must fully understand the importance of this concept and the impact it could have on the organization. Inadequate and ineffective actions and procedures have failed to address the organization's business continuity threats. Hence, the goal of this study is to examine the importance of adding business continuity management plan into a company's strategic planning. With 200 as the sample size from various security firms in Kenya the study sought to collect data using semi-structured questionnaires and interview guides. Descriptive statistics were therefore computed to obtain information thus; averages, frequency distributions and percentage distributions.