Ethical Procurement Practices and Performance of Commercial State Corporations in Nairobi City County, Kenya
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https://doi.org/10.47941/ijscl.4106Keywords:
Ethical Procurement Practices, Accountability, Conflict of Interest Management, Commercial State CorporationsAbstract
Purpose: The general objective of this study was to assess the influence of ethical procurement practices on performance of commercial state corporations in Nairobi City County, Kenya. Specifically, the study sought to assess the influence of accountability on performance of commercial state corporations in Nairobi City County, Kenya and to evaluate the effect of conflict-of-interest management on performance of commercial state corporations in Nairobi City County, Kenya. This study was anchored on; Institutional Theory and Control Theory.
Methodology: This study used a cross-sectional survey design. According to State Corporations Advisory Committee (SCAC) (2024), there is a total of 46 commercial state corporations in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The study targeted a total of 92 respondents comprising of Procurement managers and their assistants. Due to small size of the target population, this study used census method hence the sample size was 92 respondents. This study used closed-ended questions to collect the data. The researcher collected questionnaires, coded them, and entered them into the Software Package for Social Sciences (SPSS version 26) for analysis. Data analysis was done through use of descriptive and inferential statistics. Pearson correlation coefficient was used for testing associations between the independent and the dependent variables.
Findings: The study concludes that accountability has a positive and significant effect on performance of commercial state corporations in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The study also concludes that conflict of interest management has a positive and significant effect on performance of commercial state corporations in Nairobi City County, Kenya.
Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: Based on the findings, the study recommends that commercial state corporations in Kenya should strengthen conflict of interest management by establishing and enforcing clear policies requiring board members, managers, and employees to disclose any personal or financial interests that may influence their official decisions.
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