PROCUREMENT PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE OF STATE CORPORATIONS IN KISII COUNTY, KENYA
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This study endeavor & explore on procurement performance of state corporations in Kisii County, Kenya. The general objective of the study was to establish relationship between procurement planning and performances of state corporations in Kisii county, Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to examine influence of user needs identification and best procurement method on performance of state corporations in Kisii County, Kenya. The study adopted a correlational survey research design. The unit of analysis in this study was 7 state corporations in Kisii County. The unit of observation was procurement officers in the 7 state corporations in Kisii County. Therefore, the target population of this study was 105 staff working as procurement officers in the 7 state corporations in Kisii County, Kenya. The study used a census approach and hence the whole population will be included in the study. The study used primary data which will be obtained by use of semi-structured questionnaires. A pilot test was conducted to assess the validity and reliability of the research instrument as well as to address ambiguous, misinterpreted or misunderstood questions. The questionnaires generated both qualitative and quantitative data. Qualitative data was analyzed using thematic analysis, and outcomes will be presented narratively. Descriptive as well as inferential statistics were employed in analyzing quantitative data with assistance of statistical software known as Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 28. Descriptive statistics comprised of mean, standard deviation, percentages and frequency distribution. Inferential data analysis was carried out using Pearson correlation coefficient and linear regression analysis. The results were presented in tables and figures, such as bar charts and pie charts. The study concludes and recommends that there is need to implement procurement planning towards performance of state corporations in Kisii County, Kenya.
Key Words: Procurement Performance, State Corporations, Procurement Planning, User Needs Identification, Best Procurement Method
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