Procurement Methods in Public Procurement and their effect on Sustainable Performance of State Corporations in Kenya

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of procurement methods on sustainable performance of state corporations in Kenya. The study was anchored on tendering theory and employed descriptive research design. This study focused on positivist Philosophy. The target population of this study included all 187 registered state corporations in Kenya. The study was a census survey of all the 187 state corporations. The sampling frame comprised of heads of finance and heads of procurement function in all 187 state Corporations in Kenya. The heads of finance and the heads of procurement function were purposively selected forming 374 respondents. The research questionnaire was used to collect primary data which was the main data for the study. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics was used supported by SPSS version 26 to facilitate data analysis and presentation. Descriptive statistics was used to summarize and present features of a data set collected which was presented in form of means, modes and standard deviations. Inferential statistics was done using Pearson Correlation Coefficient and regression model. Then inferential statistics through a regression model was used to test the research hypotheses. The study established that procurement methods had a significantly influence on the performance of state corporations in Kenya. The study concluded that the procurement methods had a significant influence on the sustainable performance of state corporations in Kenya and recommended that the management of the state corporations ought to embrace the appropriate procurement methods as a way of enhancing sustainable performance of the corporations.