Role of Change Management on the Performance of Africa Improved Food Business in Rwanda: A Case of AIF Rwanda Ltd

Mussa Mutsinzi, Wabala Samuel
University of Kigali
https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6882-9037
Email: mutsinzimussa13@gmail.com

Abstract: Researcher developed a need to conduct a study on the role of change management on the performance of Africa improved foods business in Rwanda. A case of AIF Rwanda Ltd. The study was target population was 537 AIF Rwanda employees where the sample size was undertaken to be 229 respondents, the researcher reviewed relevancy literatures aligned with these theories; Kotter’s Change Management Theory, The McKinsey 7S Model in as well as the empirical review to enable researcher obtain the coherence to the study .the study used descriptive statistics and inferential statistics, both qualitative and quantitative was used to analyze the data with assistance of SPSS software program version 25.0. According to the results, the correlation between change management planning, communication, Employee involvement and Monitoring &Evaluation was 0.962 0.890, 0.888 and 0.955 respectively. The results present the variables of Role of change management; change management planning was statistically significant with p value=0.000b, the communication was statistically significant with p value=0.000b, and the Employee involvement was statistically significant with p value=0.003b and monitoring and evaluation was not statistically significant with p value=0.072b. it is recommended that the government, particularly the Ministry of Agriculture (MINAGRI) and the Ministry of Trade and Commerce (MINICOM), engage citizens actively in the agro-processing sector.