FACTORS INFLUENCING PROCUREMENT IN THE OIL INDUSTRY IN KENYA
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Sound public procurement is among the essential elements of good governance. The general purpose of this study was to investigate the factors influencing procurement process in the oil Industries in Kenya with a specific look at National Oil Corporation in Kenya. The study also sought to find out whether company policies, availability of finances, ICT adoption and procurement competencies affect procurement process at National Oil Corporation of Kenya Ltd. The study used a descriptive research design. The target population of the study was the 245 staff of all departments (Finance & Administration, Operations, Supply Planning, Procurement, ICT, Human Resources) of the national oil corporation headquarters located at Mamlaka Road, Nairobi. The researcher therefore considered 30% of the total target population 245 as appropriate for the study which yields a sample size of 74 possible respondents who were randomly be picked. The methods of data collection were through questionnaires as the main data collection instrument. The questionnaires were distributed through drop and pick later method with an enclosed self-addressed return envelope to help increase response rate. This was followed by the personal visit and phone calls. Content analysis was used to test qualitative data. The information was displayed by use of bar charts, graphs and pie charts and in prose-form where appropriate for ease of understanding. Quantitative data was analyzed by use of SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) to depict variable characteristics. In addition, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were used to analyze quantitative data. Descriptive statistics such as frequencies and percentages and augmented with measures of central tendency (means) and dispersion (standard deviation) were used. In addition, inferential statistics analysis was conducted. Pearson’s product moment correlation analysis was used to assess the relationship between the variables while multiple regressions was used to determine the predictive power of the factors on the procurement process.
Key Words: Company Policies, Availability of Finances, ICT Adoption, Procurement Competencies, Procurement Process
CITATION: Hussein, Y. A., & Moronge, M. (2020). Factors influencing procurement in the oil industry in Kenya. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 7(4), 509 – 526.
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