Abstract: This study was to establish the role of public private partnerships in procurement performance among state corporations in Kenya. The paper uses Geothermal Development Company as a case study. The research topic was purposely selected because whilst the Government of Kenya has sound procurement policies and state corporations have moved a step further by developing comprehensive procurement procedure, inefficiencies and irregularities in the administration of the procurement function has generated multi-billion losses. In this regard, the general objective of the study was to investigate the role of public private partnership on procurement performance among state corporations in Kenya. The specific objectives were to determine the influence of capital base on PPP, to find out if technological infrastructure affects performance of PPP, to assess if labor competence affects performance of PPP, and to establish if reliability and legitimacy of suppliers affect PPP among state corporations in Kenya. The study used descriptive research design through a cross-section survey within Geothermal Development Company. GDC has four departments namely: Finance, Human Resource, Supply Chain, and Drilling and Infrastructure. The target population for the study is the 650 employees of the company. Furthermore, the research used stratified sampling to narrow down from the 650 target population to 65 sample population. Primary and secondary quantitative and qualitative data was collected through questionnaire, interview, and online published documents. Quantitative data was analyzed using Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21. Result indicates a strong positive relationship between PPP variables and procurement performance. Capital base had the strongest correlation while supplier legitimacy had the weakest correlations with procurement performance.
Keywords: Public Private Partnership (PPP), Performance, Corporation.
Title: Role of Public Private Partnership on Procurement Performance among State Corporations in Kenya: A Case of Geothermal Development Corporation
Author: CHARLES RUTO, DR NOOR ISMAIL
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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