| dc.contributor.author | Kemei, Nomelif | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ong’eta, Jackson Oyaro | |
| dc.contributor.author | Biru, Sara | |
| dc.contributor.author | Omondi, Omondi Richard Mc'Otieno | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-04-22T16:49:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-04-22T16:49:46Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-08 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2321–2705 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.ueab.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/46 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Faith – based organizations in Kenya have grown in
terms of their operations and systems. This growth has
necessitated the establishment of various strategic business units
aimed at improving their performance and productivity. One of
the key strategic business units that has been adopted by most of
these organizations is the procurement units. The procurement
function is considered as one of the key functional areas of any
organization. This is due to its strategic position in enhancing the
performance of the organization both in terms of improving their
financial performance as well as managing the quality of service
and products by the organizations. This study by adopting the
descriptive research design and involving procurement staff and
committee members from 18 institutions, and by using self –
constructed survey questionnaire aimed at evaluating the
performance effectiveness of the procurement methods and
practices as used in the faith-based organizations in Kenya by
addressing the following research questions: What is the place of
procurement in the operations of the organizations?; What are
the procurement methods used in the organizations under the
category of Competitive methods and Non-competitive methods;
What is the level of effectiveness of the procurement practices
used in the organizations based on Costs of procurement, Quality
of procurement and Risk mitigation ability; Is there a significant
relationship between the place of procurement in the
organization and the level of effectiveness of procurement
practices and Is there a significant relationship between the
assessment of the relationship between the organization and its
suppliers and the place of procurement in the organization and
the level of effectiveness of procurement practices. Descriptive
statistical tools including frequencies, percentages, means and
standard deviations were used to analyze the data. Additionally,
Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient was used in
testing the null hypothesis. The study established that
procurement is well placed, competitive procurement methods
are mostly used compared to the non-competitive methods.
There was a significant positive and moderate relationship
between place of procurement in the organization and the level of
effectiveness of procurement practices (r = 0.309; P = 0.012<0.05)
and the self-assessment of the relationship between the
organization and its suppliers (r = 0.355; P = 0.004<0.05). The
study concludes that competitive procurement methods are
mostly used as compared to the non-competitive methods, the
institution have procurement practices that are cost effective,
high quality and effective in risk mitigation. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Volume VII;Issue VIII | |
| dc.subject | procurement methods | en_US |
| dc.subject | procurement practices | en_US |
| dc.subject | faith – based organizations | en_US |
| dc.subject | performance | en_US |
| dc.subject | procurement cost | en_US |
| dc.subject | procurement quality | en_US |
| dc.title | Performance of Procurement Methods and Practices in Faith – Based Organizations in Kenya | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
