E-Procurement Adoption Strategy in the Kenya Public Sector
| dc.contributor.author | Mohamed, Abdullahi Ahmed | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-11-05T13:08:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-11-05T13:08:22Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.description | A Research Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirement for the Award of the Degree of Master of Commerce | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | E-procurement is continuously receiving interest from both public and private sectors. Analysts believe that adoption of e-procurement will lead to efficiency in the procurement process. The objective of this study was to establish e-procurement adoption strategy in the Kenya public sector. The study was conducted in government ministries within Nairobi County between November 2012 and January 2013. The study covered one e-procurement officer and one ICT officer from each of the sampled ministries totaling 42 respondents. This research adopted a descriptive design and it applies a quantitative and qualitative approach. The study was a purposive targeting the key informants; heads of procurement and ICT. The study established evidence to suggest that the Kenya public sector undertakes some forms of e-procurement because it is believed that certain cost reductions and benefits will arise. Results from the study also revealed that all the ministries have an e-procurement strategy in place, most of which are in the implementation stage- basically ‗‗wait and see‘‘ strategy. Further results indicated that 25.93% of the respondents strongly agreed that the strategies that are in place are adequate for the implementation of e- procurement within ministries, with a majority 55.56% of the respondents agreeing. This study could have implications within other organisations considering adopting e-procurement. This study recommends areas of further research to include study on other government agencies on and their levels of e-procurement adoption, a comparative study on the public sector and private sector on the adoption of e-procurement. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11071/2315 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Strathmore University | en_US |
| dc.subject | e-procurement | en_US |
| dc.subject | procurement | en_US |
| dc.subject | Kenya public sector | en_US |
| dc.title | E-Procurement Adoption Strategy in the Kenya Public Sector | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |