| dc.description.abstract | The importance of use of e-purchasing practices in the modern business has been highly
recognized. The e-purchasing practices have gained visibility in procurement
management strategic planning in most organization. The researcher in this study, sought
to find out if commercial state corporations use e-purchasing practices and its effect on
operational performance. The study was guided by two objectives: to assess the level of
e-purchasing implementation among Commercial State Corporations in Kenya and to
establish the relationship between e-purchasing practices and operational performance of
Commercial State Corporations in Kenya. The study used descriptive research design in
analyzing the variables. A sample frame of 30 commercial state corporations was
selected from a population of 197. The primary data was collected using a self
administered questionnaire. The data was analysis using SPSS. The study found out that
e-purchasing practice which included e-reverse auctioning, e- collaboration, e-sourcing,
e-administration and e-tendering was used by commercial State Corporations at a
moderate extent. The study established that there is e-purchasing practiced and
operational performance had a positive relation of up to 61% of variability. The
researcher of the study recommended that commercial state corporation should increase
to very great extent the enhancement use of e-purchasing practices in their procurement
operations. The researcher recommended further research should be done involving the
government ministry and establishes to what extent they are using e-purchasing practices
and establishing why the uptake use of e-purchasing practices is slow in commercial
State Corporation in Kenya. | en_US |
