Table 4.
Presence of enablers and barriers to effective resource allocation
| |
|
% (#) |
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N= | Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neither agree nor disagree | Agree | Strongly agree | Mean, out of 5** | |
| Resource allocation is closely aligned with other key processes, e.g., strategic planning, budgeting |
92 |
2.2 (2) |
8.7 (8) |
9.8 (9) |
54.3 (50) |
25.0 (23) |
3.82 |
| We have a learning culture |
92 |
1.1 (1) |
9.8 (9) |
14.1 (13) |
58.7 (54) |
16.3 (15) |
3.79 |
| We have strong leadership, including the presence of a champion for resource allocation processes |
92 |
2.2 (2) |
7.6 (7) |
16.3 (15) |
59.8 (55) |
14.1 (13) |
3.76 |
| Management personnel have appropriate skills, knowledge, and capacity to implement the resource allocation process as intended |
91 |
2.2 (2) |
11.0 (10) |
22.0 (20) |
54.9 (50) |
9.9 (9) |
3.59 |
| We have effective process management/facilitation |
92 |
2.2 (2) |
9.8 (9) |
33.7 (31) |
51.1 (47) |
3.3 (3) |
3.43 |
| ‘Politicking’ among participants, unwillingness to engage in ‘honest’ argumentation, efforts to ‘game the system’, [etc.] are [rare]* |
92 |
3.3 (3) |
23.9 (22) |
27.2 (25) |
28.3 (26) |
17.4 (16) |
3.33 |
| There is […] trust among stakeholders* |
92 |
0.0 (−−-) |
22.8 (21) |
33.7 (31) |
33.7 (31) |
9.8 (9) |
3.30 |
| The process is […] perceived as fair by affected stakeholders* |
89 |
0.0 (−−-) |
24.7 (22) |
33.7 (30) |
32.6 (29) |
9.0 (8) |
3.26 |
| There is […] buy-in from key internal stakeholders* |
91 |
0.0 (−−-) |
29.7 (27) |
31.9 (29) |
31.9 (29) |
6.6 (6) |
3.15 |
| Time and resource commitment required for our resource allocation process are manageable |
90 |
5.6 (5) |
26.7 (24) |
20.0 (18) |
44.4 (40) |
3.3 (3) |
3.13 |
| We guarantee that no part of the organization will suffer disproportionate losses |
92 |
1.1 (1) |
37.0 (34) |
38.0 (35) |
23.9 (22) |
0.0 (−−-) |
2.85 |
| We [have] sufficient data to make evidence-informed decisions* | 92 | 13.0 (12) | 34.8 (32) | 20.7 (19) | 27.2 (25) | 4.3 (4) | 2.75 |
*=reverse coded.
** One to five scale, where 1=strongly disagree and 5=strongly agree.