GLOBAL SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL STATE CORPORATIONS IN KENYA
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The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of global sourcing on procurement performance of commercial state corporations in Kenya. The study was pegged on transactional cost theory. This study adopted cross-sectional research design. The target population comprised of 33 commercial state corporations in Kenya. The unit of analysis was commercial state corporations whereas unit of observation was the management level staff drawn from procurement, and supply chain departments. The study employed stratified sampling technique to divide the population in to functional strata then simple random sampling technique was adopted to choose sample proportion. The sample size was 100 arrived at using Slovin’s formula from the target population. The collected data was coded and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS version 29) tool. The data analysis techniques employed included descriptive statistics which measured mean and standard deviation and regression analysis which was conducted to test whether the strength of the relationship between the independent variable and the dependent variable was statistically significant. Analyzed data was presented using frequency and descriptive tables. Results showed that global sourcing had the strongest positive and significant influence on procurement performance. Respondents agreed it provides access to innovation and materials unavailable locally. The study concluded that all global sourcing is significant determinant of procurement performance among commercial state corporations in Kenya. The study recommended that commercial state corporations should expand their global sourcing capabilities through improved market intelligence, supplier vetting, and international procurement training.
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CITATION: Mwinga, M. M., Mukanzi, C., & Wanambisi, A. (2025). Global sourcing and procurement performance of commercial state corporations in Kenya. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 12 (2), 773 – 783. http://dx.doi.org/10.61426/sjbcm.v12i2.3245
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