Abstract: The purpose of the study was to examine the determinants of e-procurement strategy implementation in state corporations in Kenya: a case study of Kenya National Highway Authority (KENHA).The study aimed to establish how information technology, Skills, Government policies and availability of resources affected implementation of e-procurement strategy in KENHA. A questionnaire was used where all the 80 staff in all departments was issued with. Data was collected using self-administered questionnaires to collect data. The data collected is analyzed using descriptive statistics, regression and correlation analysis for quantitative data and content analysis for qualitative data. The study found and concluded that information technology, skills, government policies and availability of resources played critical roles in enhancing E-procurement strategy implementation in KENHA. From the correlation analysis, the study confirms that there were significant positive relationships between the independent variables (information technology, skills, government policies, resource availability) and dependent variable (E-procurement strategy implementation). The regression analysis further revealed that the four factors that were studied, explain 71.2% of e-procurement strategy implementation with resources availability contributing most to the E-procurement strategy Implementation followed by information technology, skills and government policies respectively.
Keywords: Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Management, E-procurement.
Title: EFFECT OF PROCUREMENT PRACTICES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF E-PROCUREMENT IN THE GOVERNAMENT PARASTATALS IN KENYA, A CASE OF KENYA NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY (KeNHA)
Author: KIBET LANGAT, DR. SAMSON NYANG’AU PAUL
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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