| dc.contributor.author | Francis, Gatobu Hasborn | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-06-15T09:14:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-06-15T09:14:43Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Gatobu, F. H. (2020). Influence of procurement process on the performance of public entities (A case study of Nairobi County Government). International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 10(4), 40-61. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.must.ac.ke/handle/123456789/892 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Globally public procurement plays a pivotal role in the provision of goods, works and services in every
economy. Enhancement in the performance of the public procurement system is key ingredient for
ensuring value for money is achieved in order to safeguard public funds particularly in the
implementation of economic pillars such as the “Big Four Agenda” and Vision 2030. This is the case
because 60% of Kenyan budget is spent through procurement contracts. This study sought to
investigate the influence of user departments on the performance of procurement process in Kenya.
Specific objectives of the study included: To examine the role of specification writing on the
performance of public entities in Kenya, To investigate the influence of procurement plan on the
performance of public entities in Kenya, To assess the effect of tender evaluation on the performance
of public entities in Kenya and To determine the influence of receiving procedure on the performance
the public entities in Kenya. The study will be guided by the following theories: resource based theory,
systems theory, Expectancy theory and institutional Theory.
Descriptive research design as well as quantitative research design were adopted using both
qualitative and quantitative approaches. The target population was 1000 employees of Nairobi
County government. The study adopted stratified random sampling to select the sample size of 100
respondents. Data was collected using questionnaires and oral interview . Descriptive statistics was
employed aided by statistical package for social sciences version 21 to compute the percentages.
Inferential statistics using regression and correlation analysis was applied to assist in examining the
relationship between variables. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences | en_US |
| dc.title | Influence of procurement process on the performance of public entities (A case study of Nairobi County Government) | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
