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2024-03-28T20:27:33ZSUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, GOVERNMENT POLICY AND PROCUREMENT FUNCTION PERFORMANCE IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, GOVERNMENT POLICY AND PROCUREMENT FUNCTION PERFORMANCE IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
Asande, Jared Okemwa
In every organization procurement function plays an important role. Due to competition and a fast
changing market environment many organizations have started implementing supply chain management
practices so as to survive in the long run. The study established Supply Chain Management Practices,
Government Policy and Procurement Function Performance in Kakamega County, Kenya. Specifically,
established the effect of Procurement Planning on procurement function performance in Kakamega
County Government, determined how supplier selection affects procurement function performance in
Kakamega County Government, ,assessed how buyer-supplier relationship affects procurement function
performance in Kakamega County, found out how information sharing affects procurement function
performance in Kakamega County, and determined the moderating effect of Government Policy on the
relationship between supply chain management practices and procurement function performance in
Kakamega county, Kenya. This study was guided by five null hypotheses. The review of the literature
consisted of theoretical review and empirical review. The study was guided by Network perspective
theory, Systems theory and principal-agent theory. The conceptual framework consisted of three kinds of
variables: independent variables, dependent variables and moderating variable. The study adopted a crosssectional
research design involving a target population of all staff members in the procurement
department. Census was used. Primary data was collected using questionnaires which was administered
through drop and pick method. The researcher used test re-tests method to test reliability of data collection
instruments. Pilot study was conducted in Samburu County. Analysis of data was done using descriptive
statistics. The study findings were presented in tables. Findings were; supplier selection, buyer-supplier
relationship and information sharing were strong predictors of procurement function performance.
Procurement planning indicated a positive but non-significant change in procurement function
performance. Government policy had non-significant moderating effect between supply chain
management practices and procurement function performance. Recommendation, the combined effect of
procurement planning, supplier selection, buyer supplier relation and information sharing on procurement
function performance in Kakamega county, was positive and statistically significant. Hence the study
recommends the application of all these variables be adopted to enhance procurement function
performance. In conclusion, County governments in Kenya can enhance procurement function
performance levels by embracing supply chain management practices and putting up infrastructure that
can help in the implementation of supply chain management practices.
2023-11-01T00:00:00ZEFFECT OF SUPPLIER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE OF COUNTY REFERRAL HOSPITALS IN WESTERN REGION, KENYA
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EFFECT OF SUPPLIER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE OF COUNTY REFERRAL HOSPITALS IN WESTERN REGION, KENYA
Owich, James Amere
According to World Bank, supply chain performance has declined at an alarming rate
resulting to a decrease in global GDP. This study sought to investigate effects of supplier
management practices on supply chain performance of County Referral Hospitals in
Western Region, Kenya. The specific objectives were to determine effect of supply chain
collaboration practices on supply chain performance of County Referral Hospital (CRHs) in
Western Region, Kenya; to assess effect of supplier selection practices on supply chain
performance; to examine effect of supplier risk management practices on supply chain
performance and to ascertain effect of lean supply chain practices on supply chain
performance of County referral hospitals in Western Region, Kenya. The study was guided
by relational theory, grey system theory, game theory and lean supplier competence model.
Descriptive survey was used in this study. The study was conducted in Western region
focusing on four County Referral Hospitals: Kakamega County Referral hospital, Busia
County referral Hospital, Bungoma County Referral Hospitals and Vihiga County Referral
Hospital. The study targeted 102 respondent and used Yamane’s formula to get a sample
size of 81 respondents. Stratified and purposive sampling techniques were used. Primary
data was collected using well-designed structured questionnaires and interview schedules. A
pilot study was done at TransNzoia county. Reliability was tested using cronbach alpha test
and as for validity, it was tested using content validity. Quantitative data was analyzed using
descriptive and inferential statistics. Descriptive analysis included; frequencies and
percentages while inferential analysis involved Pearsons product moment correlation
analysis, simple linear regression and multiple regression analysis. Qualitative data
collected from interviews was analyzed using content analysis. The data was presented in
form of tables and graphs. Supply chain collaboration practices were found to have a
positive and statistically significant effect on supply chain performance of CRHs in Western
Region (B=0.641,F=50.417, t=7.101). The supply chain performance of the CRHs, was
positively and significantly affected by supplier selection practices of the hospital (B=0.488,
F=40.739, t=6.383). The supply chain performance of the CRHs was found to be positively,
linearly and significantly impacted by supplier risk management practices (B=0.521,
F=52.648, t=7.256).The supply chain performance of the CRHs was found to be positively,
linearly and significantly impacted by the adoption of lean supply chain practices (B=0.491,
F=29.253, t=5.409). Thus supplier management practices had an effect on County Referral
Hospital's supply chain performance in Western Kenya. This study recommends that
the County Referral Hospitals should adopt the supplier management practices so as to
improve supply chain performance
2023-11-01T00:00:00ZORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTMENT AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE OF NON - ACADEMIC STAFF IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN WESTERN REGION, KENYA
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ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTMENT AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE OF NON - ACADEMIC STAFF IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN WESTERN REGION, KENYA
Malietso, Elina Imbotio
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2023-11-01T00:00:00ZEFFECT OF SELECTED MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES ON THE GROWTH RATE OF TOURISM SECTOR IN KENYA
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EFFECT OF SELECTED MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES ON THE GROWTH RATE OF TOURISM SECTOR IN KENYA
WEKESA, WANJALA COLLINS
Tourism has evolved into a vital sector of Kenya’s economy by contributing to employment, alleviation of poverty, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), foreign exchange earnings, and a balance of payments surplus. Tourism is a productive economic activity that needs a stable macroeconomic environment for continued growth. Kenya’s Vision 2030 highlighted tourism among the economic pillars that will spur its achievement. The vision posits an annual growth rate of 10%. However, since Kenya’s Vision 2030 formulation, the annual growth rate in the tourism sector has been below 10 percent; besides, the sector has experienced unstable and fluctuating growth. Thus, there was a need for a study to be conducted to examine whether levels of government expenditure and taxation are constraining the tourism sector’s growth rate. The study's main objective was to investigate the effect of selected macroeconomic variables on Kenya's tourism sector’s growth rate from 2012 to 2021. The study specifically sought to examine the effect of recurrent expenditure on the growth rate of tourism sector, investigate the effect of capital expenditure on the growth rate of tourism sector, determine the effect of taxation on the growth rate of tourism sector, and finally to establish the moderating role of currency exchange rate on the nexus between the selected macroeconomic variables and tourism sector’s growth rate. Using a causal research design with time series data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, the study employed EVIEWS software version 10 for descriptive statistics, correlational analysis, and multiple regression analysis. Correlation analysis indicated positive relationships between the tourism sector's growth rate and recurrent expenditure (0.5144), capital expenditure (0.3837), and taxation (0.0237). Augmented Dickey-Fuller test showed integrated levels at I(0) and I(1), while F-Bounds tests revealed no cointegration among variables. Multiple regression analysis confirmed the significant positive effects of recurrent and capital expenditures, as well as taxation, on the sector's growth rate, with coefficients of 0.4848, 0.8525, and 0.2415, respectively, at a 5% significance level. However, currency exchange rate was found to exert no moderating effect on the relationship between the selected macroeconomic variables and tourism sector’s growth rate. The post-estimation diagnostic tests indicated that data was normally distributed, autocorrelation did not exist, and the regression residuals were homoscedastic, and not serially autocorrelated. The CUSUM test demonstrated that the model was fit for policymaking. Based on the empirical findings, the study suggests that the Kenyan government should enhance its budget allocation for recurrent and capital expenditures, and consider expanding its taxation volume to stimulate the growth rate of the tourism sector.
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