EFFECT OF ETHICAL PROCUREMENT PRACTICES ON PERFORMANCE OF STATE CORPORATIONS IN KENYA: A CASE OF KENYA PORTS AUTHORITY
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The aim of the study was to determine the effect of ethical procurement practices on performance in Kenyan state corporations. The target population for the study was 249 employees of Kenya Ports Authority from respective departments. The sample size was 153 which was arrived at by using Slovin’s formula from the target population. Data analysis and interpretation was based on descriptive statistics as well as inferential statistics mainly regression analysis and Pearson correlation which was employed during analysis of data. Data presentation was done through frequency distribution tables. The study results indicated that ethical procurement practices (measures of procurement integrity, professionalism, confidentiality and transparency) had significant and positive influence on the performance (in terms of cost reduction and quality). The study recommended that procurement managers and other key players in the procurement doctrine in terms of top corporate policy makers in the organization should be able to emphasize the value of integrity in procurement organization activities across to all staff and other related departments through providing adequate trainings and seminars on code of conducts and ethics in the organization which are underlined in the public procurement and Asset Disposal Act (PPADA) 2015. The study recommended that top corporate leadership in the organizations have a vital role of ensuring that all procurement staff and other staff in other departments follow and practice the transparency ethic especially when undertaking the procurement activities. This can be achieved by providing amicable workshops and other learning sessions to the staff which makes them to improve the organization performance. The study aimed at exploring the ethical procurement practices on performance in Kenyan state operations.
Key Words: Procurement Integrity, Procurement Professionalism, Procurement Confidentiality, Procurement Transparency
CITATION: Kyalo, J. K., & Kitheka, S. (2020). Effect of ethical procurement practices on performance of state corporations in Kenya: A case of Kenya Ports Authority. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 7(2), 205 – 221.
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