PROCUREMENT PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT IN COMMERCIAL BANKS IN KENYA

Authors

  • Eva Ngina Kariuki University of Nairobi
  • Dr. Josiah Aduda University of Nairobi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47672/ijbs.37

Keywords:

Procurement performance, commercial banks, staff training, internal processes

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to procurement performance measurement in commercial banks in Kenya.

Methodology: The study used descriptive survey design with all the commercial banks operating in Kenya as the units analysis. The study used primary data which was collected through use of questionnaires with respondents as the procurement managers in the 43 commercial banks. The data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics.

Results: The results indicated that procurement performance measurements in banks are adequate. ANOVA statistics presented indicate that the overall model was statistically significant. There is a positive relationship between procurement performance measurement and internal processes, staff training, ethics and culture which through regression analysis had beta coefficients.

Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: Procurement professionals should make recommendations of improving the training curriculum of procurement professionals in order to capture the important findings of the study. This will enable the inclusion of issues related to ethics and integrity into the syllabus.

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Author Biographies

Eva Ngina Kariuki, University of Nairobi

Post Graduate student

Dr. Josiah Aduda, University of Nairobi

Lecturer

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Published

2016-10-11

How to Cite

Kariuki, E. N., & Aduda, D. J. (2016). PROCUREMENT PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT IN COMMERCIAL BANKS IN KENYA. International Journal of Business Strategies, 1(1), 10–25. https://doi.org/10.47672/ijbs.37

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2016)

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