Procurement Governance and Procurement Performance of Small Medium-sized Enterprises in Nairobi Central Business District
Abstract
This study was set out to establish the effect of Procurement governance and
Procurement performance of SMEs in Nairobi CBD. To accomplish this, the study
set out five specific objectives which included; determining the effect of
Procurement planning, Procurement and Disposal procedures, Procurement Record
management, Procurement code of ethics and Complaints Review mechanism on
Procurement performance of SMEs in Nairobi CBD. The study adopted a
descriptive research design of a cross sectional type approach and sampled forty
(40) SMEs out of the total number of four hundred (400) SMEs in Nairobi CBD
through random sampling to take part in the research. The researcher used
questionnaires as the main data collection tool. The data was analyzed using the
SPSS (version 22). Mean and standard deviation was used to analyze the data
which was later on presented in the form of percentages, graphs and frequency
distribution tables. The study found out that, most of the respondents were
Marketing and Sales managers, with some being Procurement managers. Majority
had worked for more than 5 years in their designated roles, meaning that they had
enough experience concerning the topic of study. Regression analysis findings
revealed that Procurement governance has a positive effect on Procurement
performance with all the variables (Procurement planning, Procurement Disposal
procedures, Procurement Record management, Procurement Code of ethics,
Complaints Review mechanism) hence all these variables have a statistically
significant effect on Procurement performance. Based on the conclusion, this study
recommends all SMEs in Nairobi CBD to adopt Procurement governance practices
such as Procurement planning, Procurement Disposal procedures, Procurement
Record management, Procurement Code of ethics and Complaints Review
mechanism. This is because these practices improve Procurement performance
which in turn ensures that there are no loopholes through which public resources
can be misappropriated.
Publisher
University of Nairobi
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