ELECTRONIC PROCUREMENT PRACTICES AND PERFORMANCE OF LEVEL FOUR HOSPITALS IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY GOVERNMENT, KENYA
Keywords:
Electronic Procurement Practices, Performance of Level Four Hospitals, E-Sourcing, E-AwardingAbstract
This study was establish the relationship between electronic procurement practices and performance of level four hospitals in Kakamega County government, Kenya. The specific objective were: E-sourcing and E-Awarding and performance of level four hospitals in Kakamega county government, Kenya. This study was anchored on different theories relevant to the specific variables in this study. The research design was descriptive research design. The target population was 144 respondents from all senior managers in Kakamega County. This study preferred a census survey meaning purposive sampling techniques was used. The research instruments was both open and closed ended questionnaire. The researcher’s collected data by dropping questionnaire and picking the same after two weeks. 10 % of the respondents were pilot tested from the entire study. The collected data was analyzed with the help of Statistical Package for Social Science version 28 and the same is now presented in a form of tables and figures. The pilot result was over 0.7 for reliability and 0.5 for content validity. The study concludes and recommend that the new knowledge to be used in implementing the results in all level four hospitals in Kenya.
Key Words: Electronic Procurement Practices, Performance of Level Four Hospitals, E-Sourcing, E-Awarding
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